Mac: the plugin asks for activation again, or presets don't saveUpdated 36 minutes ago

Use this article on a Mac when the browser says activation worked but the plugin keeps asking to activate, or when your settings and presets aren't saved.

Do not delete the Rapid Flow folders. They hold your presets and, for Zensphere, the factory samples.

1. Remove the damaged license file

1. Quit the DAW.
2. In Finder, open your home folder, then Library, then Rapid Flow. If you don't see Library, hold the Option key and click Go in the menu bar.
3. Open the folder for the plugin that keeps asking.
4. Delete only the file license.mb.
5. Open the DAW and activate the plugin again.

If it activates and stays activated, you're done.

2. Let the plugin write to its folders

If activation still doesn't stick, or presets aren't saved, the Rapid Flow folders may belong to another user account, or be locked. These steps only change who owns the folders and whether they can be written. They don't delete anything, and they are safe to run even if nothing is wrong.

1. Quit the DAW.
2. Open Terminal (Applications, then Utilities).
3. Paste the line below and press Return. Type your Mac password when asked. Nothing appears on screen while you type it.

1for d in ~/Library/"Rapid Flow" ~/Library/"Application Support/Rapid Flow"; do [ -e "$d" ] || continue; echo "Fixing $d"; sudo chown -R "$USER" "$d" && sudo chflags -R nouchg "$d" && sudo chmod -R -N "$d" && sudo chmod -R u+rwX "$d"; done

4. Paste this line to check the result. If it prints nothing, the folders are fixed.

1find ~/Library/"Rapid Flow" ~/Library/"Application Support/Rapid Flow" \( ! -user "$USER" -o ! -perm -u+w -o -flags +uchg \) -print 2>/dev/null

Open the DAW and activate again. If the check printed file paths, reply to us and paste what it printed.