Jam Pack Help

My computer finally died on me so I decided to get a new imac today. Bad news is that I am about ready to throw it through a window because even though I had the Jam Packs backed up on an external hard drive, I am having several issues. I can see that I have the .aif files now onto my new computer from a couple of the jam packs, and I've even moved those files over to the apple loops folder where all the rest of the pre loaded loops are, yet they do not show up as usable in Garageband, nor do I see any of the virtual instruments. I'm also getting the issue I've seen others have where some of the jam packs are not compatible w/ Lion. I saw there is a work around, but the problem is that I do not have the original discs and only have the files from my external hard drive and am getting the "you can't open the application packagebuddy because power pc applications are no longer supported" message. So this is causing me a lot of **** because I've transfered over some .band files from my hard drive, but without the same loops and software instruments I used before, my projects are a mess. Any ideas? I also saw something about an app called Main Stage that supposedly has all the Jam Pack content. Is this true?

Any ideas? I also saw something about an app called Main Stage that supposedly has all the Jam Pack content. Is this true?
That is true. If you buy MainStage 2, it will install all of the JamPacks, and you will be able to use the loops and instruments from Logic and GarageBand. An the price of MainStage is much less than the price for one single of the JamPack - in Europe 23,99 €, that is roughly 30 $US.
To buy MainStage would be the easiest solution.
To restore the older JamPacks from your backup, you need to
install the loops in /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/Apple Loops for GarageBand/
and the instruments in /Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/
Also you need to reindex your Loops, see: Rebuilding the Loop Index in GarageBand
Regards
Léonie

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