David, my workflow is similar. I keep my equipment to a minimum and listen to playback only when I'm actually done with the piece (Finale's sounds mess up my inner ear badly).

Thanks for your patience, guys. Finally got around to posting the full article—should be an interesting read....

I just bought a 2016 12 inch MacBook (1.1 Ghz) as my new main computer for running Finale and Logic Pro, and the results are so interesting I've put together an article about my findings:...

Thanks for the link Wiggy! That helps a lot. By the way, for anyone else who made the same mistake, I've also been told that if I rerun the Finale Installer from the beginning, it will overwrite all...

Thank you both! Yes I am a clean freak :D. So to clarify, if I delete the GIFF_Samples folder currently on my computer, then custom installed the Garritan sounds only, that would cover all the bases?