Pete Gates has announced PT Prefs 2 v2.1.1 of his excellent free Pro Tools Preferences Trasher tool. We have the details.
What Is PT Prefs 2?
PT Prefs is a utility program for macOS which can delete / backup / restore various preference and support files. What is often referred to as ‘Pro Tools preference trashing’.
It doesn't delete any essential system files. They are all just settings, which, at worst, can be manually re-entered. Sometimes Pro Tools can benefit from having these files cleared out, for example: after a crash. Once ‘trashed’, Pro Tools remakes them with default settings the next time you run Avid’s DAW.
If you are unsure which options to check, it is safe to check them all. In fact, if you are running this software as the result of a problem rather than running it as preventative maintenance, it is recommended that you trash all preferences, as it's more likely to solve the problem.
What’s New In PT Prefs V2.2.1
Pete says this on the thread in the DUC…
“Hopefully fixed the date sorting issue on other systems, which ended up being quite complicated. Also, you can now scan AU/VST/VST3 plugins. The type is displayed (and saved with Excel export).”
What’s New In PT Prefs V2.1.1
Pete Gates has posted on the thread in the DUC…
“You can now do searches in the plugin list. The search is a simple case-insensitive partial search of the Plugin Name/Version/Manufacturer fields. The search will clear any custom column sorting applied.”
What’s New In PT Prefs v2.0.11
Double-clicking an entry in the plugin list will take you to the plugin bundle. The only exception for this is if you double-click in the manufacturer column. The app will take you to the manufacturer's website when you do this. Pete has also added mapping for some manufacturer names, which don’t match the websites.
What’s New In PT Prefs 2.0.10
For Pro Tools Carbon users, Pete has added the option to trash the Carbon pio files - Pro Tools_Carbon.pio and Pro Tools_Carbon Expanded.pio.
What Changed When PT Prefs V2 Was Released
It's a Universal Binary, so it runs natively on Intel & ARM64
It requires macOS 10.10 Yosemite minimum
Plugin reporting now only reports active plugins
Plugin reporting now only reports AAX plugins
Plugin reporting now reports plugin architecture - Intel/ARM/Universal
Plugin reporting can now export an Excel of the installed AAX plugins
The main window is resizable - for the plugin list
It only supports 64-bit Pro Tools installations now
If you want to learn more, then check out our article Free PT Prefs App Now Apple Silicon Compatible.