Reason File Locations: a handy reference
Posted: 24 Oct 2019
DISCLAIMER: this reference assumes you have accepted the default installation paths when installing Reason on your computer.
Browser Fast-Search Index file
Note: The file called "__ReasonIndex_v4.dat" is the browser's fast-search index "cache". Deleting this file will force Reason to re-index everything a build a new cache file (which can take a lot of time depending on your library size). Also note that the only places that are indexed are folders in user locations, not Favorites.
Factory Sound Banks
Favorites
Graphics Cache
Logs
If there has been an ASSERT, the current logs should be copied to a folder on the Desktop.
Preferences
There are separate Preferences files for deployment and testing builds of Reason, called respectively:
*Reason Preferences
*Reason Preferences debug
On Windows, these have the file ending .prf
Program Folder
Rack Extensions
Remote
Sound Packs (Reason+)
Template Songs
VST folders that Reason scans at launch
VST thumbnails / screenshots
Browser Fast-Search Index file
Note: The file called "__ReasonIndex_v4.dat" is the browser's fast-search index "cache". Deleting this file will force Reason to re-index everything a build a new cache file (which can take a lot of time depending on your library size). Also note that the only places that are indexed are folders in user locations, not Favorites.
- Windows: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Propellerhead Software\Reason
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Reason/Caches
Factory Sound Banks
- macOS: /Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Soundbanks
- Windows: %programdata%\Propellerhead Software\Soundbanks
Favorites
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Reason
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Propellerhead Software\Reason
Graphics Cache
- macOS: ~/Library/Caches/Reason/GraphicsCache
- Windows: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Propellerhead Software\Reason\GraphicsCache
Logs
If there has been an ASSERT, the current logs should be copied to a folder on the Desktop.
- macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Propellerhead Software/
This folder is hidden by default - Windows: My Documents\Propellerhead Logs
Preferences
There are separate Preferences files for deployment and testing builds of Reason, called respectively:
*Reason Preferences
*Reason Preferences debug
On Windows, these have the file ending .prf
- macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/Reason x Preferences
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Propellerhead Software\Reason
Program Folder
- macOS: User can set any folder, but typically Macintosh HD/Applications/
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Propellerhead\
Rack Extensions
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/RackExtensions
- Windows: %AppData%\Propellerhead Software\RackExtensions
(C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Propellerhead Software\RackExtensions)
Remote
- macOS: /Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Remote
- C:\Program Files\Propellerhead\Reason Suite 11\Remote\DefaultMaps\
..or... - Windows: %ProgramData%\Propellerhead Software\Remote
Sound Packs (Reason+)
- Windows: User_Folder/AppData/Roaming/PropellerheadSoftware/Packs
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Packs
Template Songs
- macOS: ~/Music/Reason/Template Songs
- Windows: This PC\Music\Reason\Template Songs
VST folders that Reason scans at launch
- macOS:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST
Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 - Windows:
C:\Program Files\VSTplugins
C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTplugins
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
VST thumbnails / screenshots
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Reason/Plugin Screenshots
- Windows: %AppData%\Local\Propellerhead Software\Reason