# FMOD Not responding

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-not-responding/24285>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Tags:** mac\
**Created:** [May 26, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-not-responding/24285 "2026-05-26T15:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sim1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sim1](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Sim1)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-not-responding/24285/1 "2026-05-26T15:43:40Z")

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Hey!  
Ive been trying to get fmod working for a while now. It keeps crashing at launch. I never see any visuals appearing before it suddenly gets a not responding message.

I tried to move my plugins folder (vst), i tried to delete everything in (‘/Users/MyUser/Library/Application Support/FMOD Studio’), I tried to reinstall the application. The logs say nothing extraordinary (at least from what I can see). The log is copy-pasted below. Is there anything else to do?

2026-05-26 17:35:11 FMOD Studio Version 2.03.13, 64-bit, Qt 6.5.3 under LGPL, Build #162576  
2026-05-26 17:35:11 Operating System: macOS 15.5; arm64  
2026-05-26 17:35:11 Client ID: {removed for privacy}

- 2026-05-26 17:35:11 [Initialize Sound System 0x0000600000c284d0]: Time started
- 2026-05-26 17:35:12 [Initialize Sound System 0x0000600000c284d0]: Time taken is 550.28ms (0.550s)
- 2026-05-26 17:35:12 [Uninitialize Sound System 0x0000600000c284d0]: Time started
- 2026-05-26 17:35:12 [Uninitialize Sound System 0x0000600000c284d0]: Time taken is 15.30ms (0.015s)
- 2026-05-26 17:35:12 [Initialize Sound System 0x0000600000c284d0]: Time started
- 2026-05-26 17:35:12 [Initialize Sound System 0x0000600000c284d0]: Time taken is 376.66ms (0.376s)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point:  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Mixer… (1/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Platform [“Desktop”]… (2/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Sandbox Folder [“Master”]… (3/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Asset Folder [“”]… (4/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Workspace… (5/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Effect Preset Folder [“Master”]… (6/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Event Folder [“Master”]… (7/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Profiler Session Folder [“Profiler Sessions”]… (8/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Bank [“Master”]… (9/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Parameter Preset Folder [“Master”]… (10/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Bank Folder [“Master”]… (11/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Master Tag Folder [“Master”]… (12/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Snapshot List [“”]… (13/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Mixer Master [“Master Bus”]… (14/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Mixer Return [“Reverb”]… (15/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Creating restore point: backing up Encoding Setting… (16/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk:  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Tag Folder [“Master”]… (1/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Profiler Session Folder [“Profiler Sessions”]… (2/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Effect Preset Folder [“Master”]… (3/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Mixer Return [“Reverb”]… (4/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Asset Folder [“”]… (5/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Parameter Preset Folder [“Master”]… (6/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Platform [“Desktop”]… (7/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Event Folder [“Master”]… (8/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Mixer… (9/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Encoding Setting… (10/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Workspace… (11/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Snapshot List [“”]… (12/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Bank [“Master”]… (13/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Bank Folder [“Master”]… (14/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Mixer Master [“Master Bus”]… (15/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: checking access for Master Sandbox Folder [“Master”]… (16/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Tag Folder [“Master”]… (1/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Profiler Session Folder [“Profiler Sessions”]… (2/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Effect Preset Folder [“Master”]… (3/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Mixer Return [“Reverb”]… (4/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Asset Folder [“”]… (5/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Parameter Preset Folder [“Master”]… (6/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Platform [“Desktop”]… (7/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Event Folder [“Master”]… (8/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Mixer… (9/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Encoding Setting… (10/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Workspace… (11/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Snapshot List [“”]… (12/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Bank [“Master”]… (13/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Bank Folder [“Master”]… (14/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Mixer Master [“Master Bus”]… (15/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Data To Disk: writing Master Sandbox Folder [“Master”]… (16/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Mixer… (1/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Platform [“Desktop”]… (2/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Sandbox Folder [“Master”]… (3/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Asset Folder [“”]… (4/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Workspace… (5/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Effect Preset Folder [“Master”]… (6/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Event Folder [“Master”]… (7/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Profiler Session Folder [“Profiler Sessions”]… (8/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Bank [“Master”]… (9/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Parameter Preset Folder [“Master”]… (10/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Bank Folder [“Master”]… (11/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Master Tag Folder [“Master”]… (12/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Snapshot List [“”]… (13/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Mixer Master [“Master Bus”]… (14/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Mixer Return [“Reverb”]… (15/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Finalizing state: updating Encoding Setting… (16/16)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Settings To Disk:  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Settings To Disk: writing Mixer… (1/3)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Settings To Disk: writing Master Asset Folder [“”]… (2/3)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Writing Settings To Disk: writing Workspace… (3/3)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Destroying restore point:  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Clearing unsaved data directory:
- 2026-05-26 17:35:12 [Scripting]ScriptServer started on 0.0.0.0 (3663)  
2026-05-26 17:35:12 Event activated: [None]

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**Author:** ![Sim1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sim1](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Sim1)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-not-responding/24285/2 "2026-05-26T19:57:36Z")

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I used App cleaner to delete FMOD and all its hidden files, then reinstalled and I got it to work again 🙂