Removing plug-in from menu bar

[Florio60]

I have removed a plug-in from the C:ProgramFiles (x86) >Finale 14.5>Plug-ins folder, but it still appears in the Plug-in menu. How can I get rid of it?

Florio

[miker]

Have you restarted the computer?

[Florio60]

Yes, done that!
F.

[Peter Thomsen]

I have removed a plug-in from the C:ProgramFiles (x86) >Finale 14.5>Plug-ins folder, but it still appears in the Plug-ins menu …

I could be wrong (I do not know much about Finale 2014.5 in Windows), but I suspect that you are looking in the wrong Plug-ins folder.
The folder you are looking in (C:ProgramFiles (x86) > …), merely serves as a backup copy.

Instead, look in the Application Data folder.
My guess is that you will find another Plug-ins folder there.

[motet]

Depends on the installation--mine are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014.5) (with a space between Program and Files); no other copy.

Look at Edit/Preferences/Folders and see what Plug-ins points to.

[Florio60]

My plug-ins, like Motet's, are located only in C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014.5 (forgot to include the space!) I have definitely removed the culprit plug-in from the folder, but it still appears in the menu. It's a mystery!!

Florio

[motet]

What happens if you try to run the plug-in?

[Florio60]

It doesn't do anything, Motet. In fact that's why I wanted to remove it. I originally placed it directly in the plug-in folder instead of in a subfolder, and it wasn't working.

After writing yesterday, I discovered an XML file on my PC, I copied it and put the copy on my desktop then removed the original (together with other files) to try and solve the problem. The problem is that I now can't remember where the original was.

Anyway, the content of the file is the following, which I suspect is directly related to the irremovable plug-in. Does it mean anything to you?

Florio






<?xml version="1.0"?>

-<JWPluginSettings>

<Author>Jari Williamsson</Author>

-<JWLua>

<UserPreferences EditorTheme="1" EditorFontSize="8" EditorFontName="Verdana" EditorTabWidth="4" Windowshade="0" DevCleanConsole="1" ExpCleanConsole="1" RunMultiSelectionMode="0" SelectedPage="2"/>

-<PluginNodes>

-<PluginNode Description="The plug-ins that will appear in Finale's menu (next to JW Lua)." Title="[Menu]" AutoFolderTags="" UseAutoFolderTags="0" AutoFolderPath="" Numbered="0" Activated="1" AutoFolder="0" FinaleMenu="1" CollectionIdx="1">

-<ManualPlugins CollectionIdx="1" Enabled="1" FullPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale 2014.5\Plug-ins\AddDashedDynamics\AddDashedDynamics.lua">

<UserValues Count="0"/>

</ManualPlugins>

</PluginNode>

<PluginNode Description="" Title="Group" AutoFolderTags="" UseAutoFolderTags="0" AutoFolderPath="" Numbered="0" Activated="1" AutoFolder="0" FinaleMenu="0" CollectionIdx="2"/>

</PluginNodes>

</JWLua>

</JWPluginSettings>

[motet]

On my system the file with that sort of stuff is C:\Users\Motet\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014.5\jwpluginstorage.xml.

[Florio60]

Thanks motet. Had to experiment with different folders, but eventually found the right one: C:Program Files (x86) >Finale 14.5>Plug-ins>jwlua-beta-v0_54. The rogue plug-in has now disappeared from the plug-ins menu, and is only accessed through jwlua.beta.