Hi Bernie, it’s a huge download, I’m currently downloading mine, and it’s taking quite a while. Maybe up to a couple of days. I have unlimited broadband so doesn’t matter how huge and how long it’s taking. I basically wanted to try it from scratch so I haven’t installed it over my original version YET.
If you have a spare computer to download it too, and the internet ie you’re not fixedto how many gigs you can download per month. Why not try it, I figured better than waiting 2 or 3 weeks to get here to Australia, if not longer.I’m down loading mine to a spare USB hard drive, don’t ha ave the capacity to download it to my laptop. Figure it gives me a spare backup. The files basically get downloaded individually ie there’s somewhere between 30 to 40 files, but once you have dowlonded the program itself, and installed it there’s an option called” Download Manager”, which will sort downloading the files for you, it can download somewhere between 1 to 4 files at a time ( maybe more but I don’t think recommended). Basically set and forget. At the end it will even install it ,or so it says. Haven’t gotten that far yet.

If nothing else maybe just download the program so that you can play around with it, you should be able to use midi styles, but you can’t you the real styles till you download the tracks.

Hi Stephen,
If you have a choice, I think the pc version is possibly better supported. Far more users.

Rikki,

Thanks I appreciate your feedback. Yes if I decide to upgrade the Windows version would probably be the one.

I would like to know the difference, in terms of accessibility, between a full install via download and connecting to the hard drive that the physical program comes on. The reason I ask is because I have a one TB ext drive. If there is an advantage in a full install, I would choose one of my pc's to do away with the HD. Also, does the computer have to first contain basic BIAB files to operate with an ext HD.

The download is the same thing you are getting on the external USB. You can run completely from an external drive if you want with the possible exception of a few files. Here is a thread on this:

https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=303262

Thanks a lot. I appreciate the help.

Hi Bernie, I run my biab 2018 completely from a 256gig thumb drive ( with only a few necessary files loaded into my laptop) I’m guessing the files should still all fit even though there are some new ones. I finished downloading last night, I should be set up later today.

Thanks for that Rikki. Hopefully, I can learn from you after we both get up and running. Aside from the wait for the HD, which shouldn't be that long for me, I can't see much advantage of downloading 25GB into a machine. I always have the option later.
Bernie

Called PG yesterday and they assured me the HD's would be shipping by the end of the week. Then an hour later FEDEX dropped it off on ty doorstep. Oh my, I am going to be tied u for a while!