The instructions are to verify that the files associated with the AudioBox VSL driver are completely uninstalled. Therefore, some files may not appear upon installation. Be sure to first remove the application and bring it to your Trash before continuing below.
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion
(Snow Leopard users: Please Scroll down to next section.)
PLEASE NOTE: Power off or disconnect your AudioBox interface before removing the AudioBox software. If the AudioBox VSL application running then you'll need to Quit the application before proceeding.
1) Delete the following files:
- /Applications/AudioBox VSL
- /Library/Application Support/PreSonus/Devices/audioboxdevice.bundle
- /System/Library/Extensions/PreSonus_AudioBox_VSL.kext
- /System/Library/Extensions/PreSonus_AudioBox_VSLdsp.kext
2) Right-Click on Finder, select "Go To Folder" or select Go > Go To Folder on the Mac toolbar
3) In the pop-up window type:
- ~/Library
4) Delete the following files:
- ../Preferences/PreSonus/AudioBox VSL
- ../Preferences/PreSonus/AudioBox VSL(x64)
5) Right-Click on Finder, then select "Go To Folder" or select Go > Go To Folder on the Mac toolbar
6) In the pop-up window type: /private/var/db/receipts
7) Delete the following files:
- com.presonus.abvsl.bom
- com.presonus.abvsl.plist
- com.presonus.driver.audiobox.vsl.KernelDriver.bom
- com.presonus.driver.audiobox.vsl.KernelDriver.plist
- com.presonus.driver.audiobox.vsldsp.KernelDriver.bom
- com.presonus.driver.audiobox.vsldsp.KernelDriver.plist
- com.presonus.pkg.AudioBoxVSL.bom
- com.presonus.pkg.AudioBoxVSL.plist
PLEASE NOTE: This is a list of all files that could be present. Some of these files may not be present on your particular installation.
8) Empty the trash and reboot your computer.
9) Repair Disk Permissions
- Go to Applications > Utilities and open Disk Utility
- Select your System drive from list on the left
- Click “Repair Disk Permissions”
- Once your Disk Permissions have been repaired, Shut down your Mac
10) Reset PRAM
- Disconnect all external devices from your Mac before doing this.
- Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously
- Turn on the computer
- Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
- Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
- Release the keys. At this point, your computer should be completely zeroed out and you can reinstall.
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OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Only
NOTE: Power off or disconnect your AudioBox interface before removing the AudioBox software. If the AudioBox VSL application running then you'll need to Quit the application before proceeding.
1) Delete the following files:
- /Applications/AudioBox VSL
- /Library/Application Support/PreSonus/Devices/audioboxdevice.bundle
- /System/Library/Extensions/PreSonus_AudioBox_VSL.kext
- /System/Library/Extensions/PreSonus_AudioBox_VSLdsp.kext
- /Users/Username/Library/Preferences/PreSonus/AudioBox VSL
- /Users/Username/Library/Preferences/PreSonus/AudioBox VSL(x64)
- /Users/Username/Documents/Presonus/AudioboxVSL
2) Right-Click on Finder, then select "Go To Folder" or from the Finder menus select Go > Go To Folder
3) In the pop-up window type:
- /private/var/db/receipts
4) Click “Go”
5) You will be taken to a hidden folder on your Mac, delete the following files:
- com.presonus.pkg.AudioBoxVSL.bom
- com.presonus.pkg.AudioBoxVSL.plist"
6) Empty the trash and reboot your computer.
7) Repair Disk Permissions
- Go to Applications > Utilities and open Disk Utility
- Select your System drive from list on the left
- Click “Repair Disk Permissions”
- Shut down your Mac after the repair operation completes
8) Reset PRAM
- Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously
- Turn on the computer
- Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
- Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
- Release the keys. At this point, your computer should be completely zeroed out and you can reinstall.
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