This is because Pro Tools 10 is a 32-bit application and can only use the first 3 gigs of RAM. So I removed all the Nugen plug-ins to be safe, but with the next reboot it got further down the plug-in list but then I got this error message. I then remembered that with the old DAE versions of Pro Tools, it could be the next plug-in in the list that could be the problem. Pro Tools 10 stalled as it was loading plug-ins when it got to loading the Nugen Audio Halo Upmix and Downmix plug-ins.
The next challenge was to get Pro Tools 10 to run on my system.
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However, I worked my way through the steps laid out in their article and it all worked, and I was able to install Pro Tools 10 on my Mac Pro Cheese-grater running macOS 10.12.6. Reading a guide from start to finish before executing the commands is always a good idea and also: even if you can now successfully install Pro Tools 10 on your system, it is still not supported by Avid and may crash regularly, have other bugs or not run at all. I do not endorse hacking applications but since the check that prevents installing Pro Tools 10 on newer systems is mostly arbitrary and the program costs a lot of money the steps described are reasonable. And if you are following this guide correctly, there is no way any damage can occur. I am not to be held accountable for any damage you cause to your system. You will do the following steps at your own risk. That said, I will reiterate the disclaimer given on the mto.io site. Installing Pro Tools 10 on macOS Sierra which involves modifying files in the Pro Tools 10 Installer. The information and techniques I used were here. Also, other ideas involve using Terminal, again don't go there. This is really a terrible idea and can potentially brick your computer. However, some people got the idea to change the OS-version saved in the macOS system files. I am not going to go through the details here as there are plenty of resources out there to help you. However all is not lost, it is possible to hack the Pro Tools 10 installer so that it ignores the Operating System check.