By NoQuestion
Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:43 pm
For windows users experiencing this issue.
I done a reinstall over the weekend on a new PC.
I had the same issue as others where I could only open the MPC software as an admin. This would then break the ability to drag and drop from your desktop.
This is (potentially) due to a corrupted file, likely to be from an expansion pack or one of the included downloadable sounds.
To solve the issue, right click on your desktop shortcut and open file location. In the address bar, copy the file location.
Open powershell WITHOUT admin rights, and type: cd 'PASTE FILE LOCATION IN HERE' and hit enter, keeping the apostrophes around the file address you pasted in.
Then type MPC and hit tab, then hit enter.
You will be given an error and a file location, usually within C:\ProgramData\Akai\MPC.
Go to that folder and you will see the file doesn't exist.
I deleted the entire Akai folder in ProgramData, and now I can load the software without needing to run as admin, and I can drag and drop again.
I've spent hours working this out, so I hope this helps someone.
I done a reinstall over the weekend on a new PC.
I had the same issue as others where I could only open the MPC software as an admin. This would then break the ability to drag and drop from your desktop.
This is (potentially) due to a corrupted file, likely to be from an expansion pack or one of the included downloadable sounds.
To solve the issue, right click on your desktop shortcut and open file location. In the address bar, copy the file location.
Open powershell WITHOUT admin rights, and type: cd 'PASTE FILE LOCATION IN HERE' and hit enter, keeping the apostrophes around the file address you pasted in.
Then type MPC and hit tab, then hit enter.
You will be given an error and a file location, usually within C:\ProgramData\Akai\MPC.
Go to that folder and you will see the file doesn't exist.
I deleted the entire Akai folder in ProgramData, and now I can load the software without needing to run as admin, and I can drag and drop again.
I've spent hours working this out, so I hope this helps someone.