Re-setting the REAPER plug-ins cache manually

Modified on Thu, 7 Sep, 2023 at 5:17 PM

macOS and VST2, VST3, and AU formats:

  1. Click on REAPER's options.
  2. Click on show REAPER resource path in Explorer/finder.
  3. Close REAPER.
  4. Manually delete the reaper-vstplugins64.ini file.
  5. Manually delete the reaper-auplugins64.ini file.
  6. Manually delete the reaper-auplugins64-bc.ini file.
  7. Re-open REAPER.


Windows and VST2, and VST3 formats:

  1. Click on REAPER's options.
  2. Click on show REAPER resource path in Explorer/finder.
  3. Close REAPER.
  4. Manually delete the reaper-vstplugins64.ini file.
  5. Re-open REAPER.


After deleting the plug-ins cache files, on the next run, REAPER will re-scan all of your VST2/VST3/AU plug-ins, and depending on the number of VST2/VST3/AU plug-ins installed, the process may take several minutes.


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