How do I go back to 8.0?

[Dan Worley]

I'm not comfortable with DP 8.02 and I would like to go back to 8.0. It worked just about flawlessly for me since it was released. I never used 8.01 because I heard of some problems early on that I wanted to stay away from, and like I said, 8.0 just worked for me.

When I installed DP 8.02 it installed over 8.0. Hmm. So what do I have to do to get back to 8.0 with my 8.0 preferences intact? I do use Time Machine.

Thanks for any advice.

[Radiogal]

I suggest to uninstall DP 8.02 and do a reinstall of DP 8.0
Before you upgrade next time to DP 8.01 or higher, make a copy of the DP8.0 program icon in the Application folder and rename it to DP 8.0 or something else than just "DP8" cuz DP8 will be overwritten by the update. That way you can always go back to your copied icon.

[buzzsmith]

I suggest to uninstall DP 8.02 and do a reinstall of DP 8.0
Before you upgrade next time to DP 8.01 or higher, make a copy of the DP8.0 program icon in the Application folder and rename it to DP 8.0 or something else than just "DP8" cuz DP8 will be overwritten by the update. That way you can always go back to your copied icon.

What she said.

Another way (I think) is to drag a copy to a drive other than your primary drive. I'm not sure if there is any way to go back to your 8.0 preferences, etc., however.

Buzzy

[Dan Worley]

I suggest to uninstall DP 8.02 and do a reinstall of DP 8.0
Before you upgrade next time to DP 8.01 or higher, make a copy of the DP8.0 program icon in the Application folder and rename it to DP 8.0 or something else than just "DP8" cuz DP8 will be overwritten by the update. That way you can always go back to your copied icon.

Thanks!

Unfortunately, I messed this up all sorts of ways. What a putz.

I threw out the DP 8.0 DMG about a month ago, thinking I could always download it from MOTU. But now it's not available on MOTU's site. But all is not lost for me. I used Time Machine and restored 8.0, keeping both it and 8.02. So far that is working very nicely. It got rid of the graphics problems I was experiencing in 8.02. So I'm working in 8.0 but with 8.02's preferences and application support files.

Now I'll wait and see what 8.03 has to offer.

Thanks again.

[Dan Worley]

This just kills me. I went to download 8.0 from MOTU's site. This is what I found:

Digital Performer 2.72 Patch
DP3 Demo Project
DP3 version 3.02 update patch
DP 3.1x Japanese Help File
Digital Performer 3.11 Update (English)
Digital Performer 3.11 Update (Japanese)
DP 4.12 Update Install (OSX)
DP 4.52 Update Install for OSX
DP 4.61 Update Install for OSX
DP 5.01 Update Install for OSX
DP 5.11 Universal Binary Update Install for OSX
Digital Performer Key Bindings
DP 5.12 Universal Binary Update Install for OSX
DP 5.13 Universal Binary Update Install for OSX
DP 6.02 Update Install
DP 6.03 Update Install
DP7 Guitar FX Update
DP 7.12 Update
DP 7.24 Update
Where is it?
DP 8.01 Update
DP 8.02 Update for Mac

I notice they don't have any .0 releases up there at all.

[buzzsmith]

Wouldn't the X.0 releases be a paid upgrade? If so, that's probably why they aren't available for a free download.
I bet if you called MOTU, they could accommodate you in some manner.

Just my thoughts!

Buzzy

[Radiogal]

Yes DP8.0 is a paid BOXED upgrade that was never made available from their download section.

[Dan Worley]

Ah, I see. Yes, that makes sense.

Thanks!