DigiDesign Mbox 2 Academic, Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 4: Mac Configuration 29
Audio MIDI Setup (AMS)
(Optional)
If you plan to use any MIDI devices with
Pro Tools Academic, configure your MIDI setup
with the Apple Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility.
See Appendix B, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X
Only)” for details.
Backing Up your System
Configuration
After configuring your system and Pro Tools,
you should save an image of your system drive
using a backup utility such as Bombich Carbon
Copy Cloner. By doing this, you can quickly re-
store your system configuration and settings if
you encounter any problems.
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.
Removing Pro Tools
If you need to remove 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.
For details on Administrator privileges in
Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X docu-
mentation.
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:
USO
RESTRITO