Setup guide

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 35
Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools HD Installer disc includes a demo
session that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working. The demo session for
Pro Tool HD is named Meant To Be.
To install the demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools HD Installer disc into your
DVD drive.
2 On the installer disc, in the Additional Files
folder, locate and open the Pro Tools Demo Ses-
sion Installer folder.
3 Double-click the HD Demo Session Setup.pkg
file.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation.
5 When prompted, select your audio drive as
the install location and click Continue to begin
the install.
6 Click Install.
7 When installation is complete, click Close.
The demo session can be opened by double-
clicking the Meant To Be.ptf file found in the
Pro Tools Demo Session folder.
Uninstalling Pro Tools
If you need to uninstall Pro Tools software from
your computer, use the Uninstaller application.
To remove Pro Tools from your computer:
1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-
tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed.
2 Go to Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/
Pro Tools Utilities and double-click the
“Uninstall Pro Tools” file.
3 Click Continue to proceed with the uninstall.
4 Choose the type of uninstall you want to per-
form:
Safe Uninstall Leaves certain plug-ins and sys-
tem files needed for compatibility with some
Avid products.
Clean Uninstall Removes all Pro Tools files, in-
cluding system files, Digidesign plug-ins, and
MIDI patch names.
5 Click Uninstall.
6 Enter your Administrator password and click
OK.
7 Click Finish to close the Installer window.
Before installing the demo session to your
audio drive, make sure the drive is config-
ured as described in “Formatting an Audio
Drive” on page 76.