Move Logic 9 to External Drive for Multiple Computers

I'm looking for advice on moving ALL my Logic-9 data & settings & plugins to an external HDD, so I can seamlessly move between two different computers: a 2010 MBP with OSx10.6.8 + Logic 9.1.7 and a MacPro with OSx10.8.5 + Logic 9.1.8 (different Logic versions because different OSx’s?). I researched and learned plenty but found nothing consolidated into one thread. Blending various --sometimes contradictory-- instructions, I moved a lot & all works so far, but I wonder if I’ve moved too much or not enough. I took 8+ hours (very methodically) to get this to work, but had I found this already written-up, I would have taken only a couple hours. I hope my experience might help others (if I’m over-posting I apologize).
Both computers are running Logic 9, with software instruments: Addictive Drums 1.5.2, Kontakt 5.0.1 + Mojo Horns, and Bass Station 1.6.0. , as well as the plugin effects: iZotope Nectar  1.1.4, Ozone 5.0.4., Insight 1.02, Alloy 2.0.2, Focusrite Plugin Suite, Midnight Plugin Suite. Before starting the move I opened Logic on each computer and did the “Download Additional Content” to download everything available; funny thing is… the laptop ended up with 102 [Apple Loops or Garageband?] files while the desktop came out with 104. Also, I had to unhide my “User/Library” folder which Mountain Lion hides, using one of the methods described in other postings.
Here’s a step-by-step of what I did so far:
1) Save every project’s assets (audio, etc) within its project folder.
2) Copy the “EXS Factory Samples” folder from  Laptop HD/Library/Application Support/Logic/  to the ExternalHDD. I created a symlink of this folder, and put the symlink back in the original Laptop HD/Library/Application Support/Logic/  folder, so Logic will be pointed to the ExternalHDD. I renamed the original folder in the laptop to “EXS Factory Samples MOVED” rather than deleting it (until I’m sure it’s totally safe). I renamed the “EXS Factory Samples symlink” to “EXS Factory Samples” so Logic will think it is the original folder. I followed this same symlink-&-rename method for all the rest of my transfers that followed. 3) Move the “Sampler Files” folder from  Laptop HD/Library/Application Support/Garageband/Instrument Library/Sampler ,  to ExternalHDD.
4) Transfer “Logic” folder with all my Logic projects from Laptop HD/Users/My User-Home/Music/  to ExternalHDD. 
5) Transfer “iZotope” folder from Laptop HD/Users/My User-Home /Documents/  to ExternalHDD (this has all my presets for Alloy & Ozone), transfer “iZotope Nectar” from the same location. I also transferred the folder where I kept all my audio/midi interface & controller settings.
6) Transfer “Apple Loops” folder, “Presets” folder, and “MIDI Configurations” from  Laptop HD/Users/My User-Home /Documents/Audio/  to ExternalHDD.  Remember that all these are done using the same symlink-rename method for safety purposes.
7) I was afraid there may be bad consequences to transferring the entire “Logic” folder from Laptop HD/Users/My User-Home /Library/Application Support/ , so I instead transferred INDIVIDUALLY each settings-folder within Laptop HD/Users/My User-Home /Library/ Application Support/Logic/  (“Channel Strip Settings”, “Chord Grids”, “Data Management Settings”, “Key Commands”, “Plug-in Settings”, “Project Templates”, “Sampler Instruments”, “Temp”, “Undo”).  BTW, some of these folders did not exist on the desktop computer yet. 
8)Now connect the ExternalHDD to the desktop computer and copy all the same symlinks that  were created that ExternalHDD, and paste them each into their respective places on the desktop computer. Use the same symlink-rename method just-in-case. In some cases I had to create folders that did not yet exist.
9) Trash the no-longer-necessary symlinks that are still on the ExternalHDD.
Although I consolidated lots for this write-up, DO ALL THESE STEP-BY-STEP,  TESTING THAT EVERYTHING WORKS AT EACH STEP.
Question: Should I also transfer some other folders from [Laptop HD/Users/My User-Home /Library/ Application Support/]? In there lie more folders called Addictive Drums, iZotope, Focusrite-SaffirePro24DSP, Native Instruments, Novation, "LogicLoopmasters sample library", etc. that I wonder about, because the appear to include settings files as well as data files. Perhaps just copy paste some of these settings from one computer to the other? All suggestions & experiences appreciated!
-Chris Jones

Hello Chris Jones,
I just found this and I'm trying to figure it out so your post is an excellent starting point, thank you! Since you posted this in Feb are there any things you would change or you found out after doing it? And how is everything running?
As a data point, I just added a SSD as the startup drive to an older mac pro (1,1) which is only used for Logic Pro and the speed now is amazing. Now I want to see if I can off-load the same things you have dealt with. Any additional insight will be greatly appreciated and thanks again for taking to time to document it.
ld foster

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