Uninstalling Sonar

[sjoens]

Is there a way to uninstall older Sonar program without removing the plugins?

This mainly affects Sonar X1 Producer as X1 had to be installed to install the Expanded version that includes ProChannel and other stuff.

[Sidney Earl Goodroe]

Might be advantageous to keep an older version on the drive! When talks of paying for CbB started, I tried opening a CbB project in Platinum and it opened right up! No, all the new features and plugins were not there but with a rescan and a little bit of ingenuity, I was able to work almost as if I never left Platinum!

[John Vere]

I think it might be possible to keep some stuff but generally Cakewalk goodies that came with some older versions were tied to the license for that version. Somewhere there’s a list of what came with what. Scook would know but he seems to have disappeared back in September. I hope he’s OK. 
So the general consensus is to install the older versions using custom install and only check off what you need. The software itself takes up very little room especially when we now have 1 TB drives. 
I just installed Sonar Home Studio a while ago to compare it to Cakewalk Next. It’s 10 x the Software Next is. And it sold for $50 back then. If it was all I had I’d be fine except it doesn’t do regional effects. You have to run Melodyne in the bin. And no pro channel but it has the EQ. 
And it is good for lifetime of use with out authorization. 

Edited January 28, 2024 by John Vere

[sjoens]

Thanks.  Guess the short answer to the OP is No so I'll keep it installed.  

[Bristol_Jonesey]

1 hour ago, sjoens said:

Thanks.  Guess the short answer to the OP is No so I'll keep it installed.  

Yep, leave all older versions intact. If it ain't broke....................