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I've just been through the same issue (just had to clean up some space for the exact same reason !!)
If I may, I'll share what I do after years of having to deal with huge amounts of information (This is just my opinion, others may have a different method)
If reads to me that you do not have a backup drive so unless you have one, It is the most crucial thing to do right now, before installing or erasing anything else.
1. Try to make sure your MBP system drive is a 1TB SSD Drive.
2. First external backup drive should be at least twice the size of your system.
3. 2nd external Backup drive comes into play when you need to erase material from the system drive, the reason for having a 2nd backup drive is that each file you have should always exists on minimum of two separate hard drives.
BTW, This can work with any size system drive.
It is important to try and leave a minimum of 10% free storage on your drive ie. if your HD is 512GB than you should always have 50GB of free space.
If it's 256GB you need at least 25GB of free space at all times.
This stems from the view that a hard drive needs space to work and it needs the temporary free space to work efficiently otherwise your system will slow down quite severely and your drive may strain which can result in the ultimate nightmare of it failing (happened to me, not nice !)
There are a few methods of backing up but that's a different thread.
Backup drives are cheap ... get a USB 3.0 if you can or thunderbolt (you'll be able to work with it if it's a fast connection, not only backup).
If I may, I'll share what I do after years of having to deal with huge amounts of information (This is just my opinion, others may have a different method)
If reads to me that you do not have a backup drive so unless you have one, It is the most crucial thing to do right now, before installing or erasing anything else.
1. Try to make sure your MBP system drive is a 1TB SSD Drive.
2. First external backup drive should be at least twice the size of your system.
3. 2nd external Backup drive comes into play when you need to erase material from the system drive, the reason for having a 2nd backup drive is that each file you have should always exists on minimum of two separate hard drives.
BTW, This can work with any size system drive.
It is important to try and leave a minimum of 10% free storage on your drive ie. if your HD is 512GB than you should always have 50GB of free space.
If it's 256GB you need at least 25GB of free space at all times.
This stems from the view that a hard drive needs space to work and it needs the temporary free space to work efficiently otherwise your system will slow down quite severely and your drive may strain which can result in the ultimate nightmare of it failing (happened to me, not nice !)
There are a few methods of backing up but that's a different thread.
Backup drives are cheap ... get a USB 3.0 if you can or thunderbolt (you'll be able to work with it if it's a fast connection, not only backup).
WINDOWS INSTALLATION GUIDE CAN BE FOUND HERE:
For additional assistance with your installation, please contact Technical Support. Read on to find out more about the new features and enhancements included in Omnisphere 2.6: USB Drive Installer Now Included: The new metal credit-card style USB drives are designed to make installing Spectrasonics products a vastly simplified process. Omnisphere 2.6 includes a stunning new “Hardware Library” with over 1,600 new patches created by Eric Persing and the renowned Spectrasonics Sound Development team. Each hardware profile has a corresponding set of sounds in the Hardware Library which were specially designed using that hardware synth as an Omnisphere controller. Where can I purchase Omnisphere 2? Download sales and Upgrades are now available for purchase in our Webstore/Techshop.Physical sales (boxed with USB drive) are handled exclusively through our Authorized Resellers. If I already own Omnisphere, is there an Upgrade to Omnisphere 2?
GETTING STARTED - Mac USB Drive Installation
Follow this set of instructions to install Omnisphere 2 from your USB installation drive on to your Mac system.
Note: You need over 64GB of free space available on your hard drive in order to install the instrument.
Omnisphere 2 Installation
Step 1: Connect the Omnisphere installation drive into a USB port. Open the drive 'Spectrasonics Omnisphere.url.'
Step 2: Double-click the file 'Omnisphere 2 Installation.url.'
Step 3: Log in to your Spectrasonics user account and select the 'DOWNLOAD' button to download the current installers to your Mac.
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Step 4: From your Mac's Downloads folder open the 'Omnisphere_2_Installation' folder, then open the 'Step 1 - Installer' folder.
Step 5: Open the 'Mac' folder inside of 'Step 1 - Installer.' Double-click 'Omnisphere 2 Installer.pkg' to begin the installation of Omnisphere.
Step 6: The installer might need to quit and re-open to ensure support for older versions of OS X, so just click 'OK.'
Step 7: Follow the steps as you're guided through the installation process. Make sure to review the Installation Info and Licensing FAQ. Then at the 'Destination Select' step, choose the option 'Install for all Users of this computer.' After the Installation Type information you'll enter your system password to start the install process.
Step 8: The plugin files will then be installed on your Mac's system drive.
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Step 9: Then at the Preparation step, you'll select where to install the large core library files. By default they will be installed to your system drive or you may choose a secondary drive by selecting the 'Choose Location' button.
Step 10: The large data files will now be copied to your selected drive. Allow for 30-60 minutes to install all of the data.
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Step 11: After the installation of Step 1 is complete, select 'Close.'
Step 12: From the Omnisphere_2_Installation folder open the 'Step 2 - Data Updater' folder and then open the 'Mac' folder.
Step 13: Run the 'Omnisphere_Data_Updater.pkg' from inside the 'Mac' folder.
Step 14: Follow the default steps of the data updater, making sure that it locates your STEAM folder.
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Step 15: When the update has been installed, select 'Close.' Now it's time to open Omnisphere 2 in your host and authorize it.