What's going on with ClickRepair?

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by Baby Driver, Nov 29, 2020.

  1. Baby Driver

    Baby Driver Forum Resident Thread Starter

    I've been away from vinyl rips for a couple years and in the process, upgraded to a recent Mac running Big Sur. it seems my old version of ClickRepair wont run on the latest MacOS and I can't for the life of me find Brian Davies website anywhere!!

    is ClickRepair abandonware?
     
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  2. vinylontubes

    vinylontubes Forum Resident

    Location:
    Katy, TX
    Don't know. The website looks like it's under reconstruction. It does have a 2020 copyright at the bottom.

    You could try e-mailing: [email protected]
     
  3. dsockel

    dsockel Forum Resident

    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    I had to reinstall it last week. It was PITA. Somehow the latest java updates messed it up. I had to remove all the most recent java from the laptop and reinstall an older version. PM me.
     
  4. Pete62

    Pete62 Member

    Location:
    Frankfurt Germany

    Problem solved!
    Peter
     
  5. Michael Swanson

    Michael Swanson Active Member

    Location:
    Sammamish, WA
    I'm in the exact same boat. I have an old Christmas album that I'm trying to convert for the holidays, and I'm more than happy to pay for ClickRepair if I can find it somewhere. Thank you!
     
  6. rcsrich

    rcsrich Forum Resident

    Location:
    Virginia
    Glad that there is a path forward on this... I use applications like CueTools that are getting ancient and I'm just waiting to run into this kind of problem. If you are comfortable enough with computers to get a virtual machine up & running, that can sometimes be a way to get outdated software to function properly. Then you're also not tied to a particular operating system. You do need a licensed version of whatever OS you want to install, which can be a problem. Windows 95 forever!
     
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  7. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    It needs to be the older and correct version of Java, and not just any "modern Java" download. And one much not update it. I also learned how to turn out the update nag screens coming in asking to update.
     
  8. STRYPER777

    STRYPER777 New Member

    Location:
    Guadeloupe
    Hello,

    I've tested the ClickRepairRT demo and works very well with my PC under windows. Unfortunally, seems to be impossible to buy a licence as the website is down... Only few days on my trial one...
    If someone knows a way to buy the license....
    Or if one day someone here decide to sell his licence, will be interested to buy it...
     
  9. STRYPER777

    STRYPER777 New Member

    Location:
    Guadeloupe
    Hello,

    I need your help :D I've click and reapir, with licence, 3.9.1 with clickrepairRT 1.3.
    I've as well a clickreparisRT.jar

    I'm on a PC, and tried with W10, W7, with any java installation (last java, and all the previous java) but I can only start Clickrepair.exe
    The clickRepairRT.exe or .jar don't start
    ANy idea ? I only want to use clickrepairRT...
     
  10. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    This is the version of java I have used for CR.

    jdk-6u45-windows-i586
     
  11. STRYPER777

    STRYPER777 New Member

    Location:
    Guadeloupe
    Thanks U. My CR runs, but not the CRRT.... That's crazy....
     
  12. seastman

    seastman Forum Resident

    Location:
    USA
    Make sure you right-click the Application, click "Show Package Contents", open Contents > Resources > Java, and open "ClickRepair.jar". This worked for me.
     
  13. The Warped Vinyl Junkie

    The Warped Vinyl Junkie Forum Resident

    I'm in the same boat with the program and Windows. I don't know how I've been doing vinyl-to-CD for 22 years and never tried clickrepair till about three or four days ago...and now I'm in love with it. I'm just afraid that my demo version will run out and I will be left without it, which would be one of the saddest ends to a love affair I've ever experienced. Does anyone have any idea whether the possibility exists that a clearinghouse could be established to sell licenses and forward the money to Mr. Davies? And, yes, I would be happy to take over a license that someone could be persuaded to part with...
     
  14. 2trackmind

    2trackmind Forum Resident

    Location:
    MA
    Is v3.9.9 (build 46j) the most recent version of ClickRepair? That was released in 2019 and seems to be the most recent version I can find.
     
  15. stef1205

    stef1205 Forum Resident

    I just have the demo version and was about to buy a key. Is it still possible to get the full version. Or is somebody willing to sell a key or borrow it to me to use it for some days?
    Sad to hear that the developer is too ill too continue. Best wishes for him.

    Frannypoo, could I please get the pdf? Thanks in advance.
     
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  16. nidostar

    nidostar New Member

    Location:
    France
    Like the OP I have been away from restoring vinyl for a while and have only now tried to run Click Repair on my Big Sur Mac. So sorry to hear that Brian is unwell. Frannypoo I see you're offering to forward Brian's PDF instructions to remedy the problem. Any chance you could send me a copy please? Thanks in anticipation.
     
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  17. Nocturnus

    Nocturnus Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Europe
    ClickRepair is great for vinyl recordings. I use it on Windows.
     
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  18. Emperor5353

    Emperor5353 Forum Resident

    I just bought new pc and I cannot find a link to buy CR anywhere...has anyone seen a link or have info on where it can be bought now?
     
  19. Strat-Mangler

    Strat-Mangler Personal Survival Daily Record-Breaker

    Location:
    Toronto
    The author is in poor health. You can try reaching out to him and wait a few days for an answer. If you don't hear back, your options would be to buy a different application or to look for the latest version on other websites.
     
  20. Emperor5353

    Emperor5353 Forum Resident

    I did reach out and he emailed right away. He is in a nursing home unfortunately. I went to my email provider and did a search and found my registration code from a few years back thankfully
     
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  21. Bill Kiefer

    Bill Kiefer New Member

    Location:
    Fort Worth, TX
    Hi Emperor 5353,
    Terribly sad news about the developer. I still have the key to my original purchase quite sometime ago, but it’s incompatible with Mac OS. Did your key work?
     
  22. Emperor5353

    Emperor5353 Forum Resident

    Yes the key worked...thankfully I found that original code
     
  23. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    It was life-changing for the needle dropper. I have been using it regularly and can't imagine ever not having it in my tool kit. I sold an LP off on Discogs for $75, and did a nice 24/96khz drop before packing it up and sending it out. Having CR on hand means I won't miss that LP on my shelf... the drop is that nice.
     
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  24. Solace

    Solace Forum Resident

    Location:
    Brussels, Belgium
    Absolutely right. It’s a fantastic tool.
     
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  25. mantis4tons

    mantis4tons Forum Resident

    Location:
    Denver, CO, USA
    Yeah, seems like it's abandonware at this point. I hope the developer makes it open source... it would be a shame to see it disappear entirely.
     
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