hi!
i just got a new windows pc (because my macbook died). i'm new to making music on windows (10) so i'm having troubles with my VSTPlugins folder. at first i installed the plugins (jazz drums, upright bass, sax) with the download manager / installer in the default folder, but ableton (live 10) couldn't find the plugins, (i scanned them), so i deinstalled them and then installed them again in a new folder i created and it worked, but i want the plugins to be installed in the default folder, so i deinstalled them again. unfortunately i couldn't find the default folders so i looked up the steinberg site (https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/de/articles/115000177084-Speicherorte-von-VST-Plug-ins-unter-Windows-) and made these folders (shouldn't those already exist, or are they hidden?):
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VSTPlugins
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VSTPlugins
but when i choose one of those folders, the installer says "validation - folder is not writeable"
what can i do here? and how do i choose different folders for the VST3 / VST2 plugins and for 64bit and 32bit?
or how do i reset the installer to install the plugins in the default folder? (which then will hopefully work with live 10). i want all my VSTPlugins to be located in the default folders.
thanks for your answers! greets LP