My Library folder is empty!

thrain9

My Library folder is empty!  I did an accidental delete when attempting to 'fix' a file structure problem.

Question: how do I restore the My Library folder structure (the one where user saved projects, obj and mtl files, and products from other sites are stored)

The container is still in place, just no underlying folders.  Can I just start downloading and installing manually to My Library or is there some other steps I need to do  first.

thanks

(edited: Daz Studio 4.10, Windows 10)

Richard Haseltine

Ah you sure you can't restore from the trash can/recycle bin? Reinstalling won't restore the files you saved yourself, you need an undelete or a back up for that.

thrain9

I wish it were that simple Richard, This is a new pc and a new OS, I was in process of moving all my products when I hit the wrong button, and it took out the entire "Documents" folder the Win10 had built, it was too large for the recycle bin, and my first hint something was wrong was when the OS system told me it was too large for the recycle bin, I clicked 'yes' THEN read the message! yes I am that dumb sometimes. Under normal circumstances the OS would have prevented the delete, but I was working on a "fix" as administrator, and had turned off all the built in protections... yeah. Oh, and right in the middle of all this, Win10 just had to update itself...(a perfect storm of incredible stupidity, and bad timing)

I had not even reached the point  to make a backup... and the moved content does not exist on the old drive either thanks to the move....   guess that makes me the winner of dumb act of the year award.

I will have to download new files from the various vendor web sites, that is the reason for asking about the file structure in the MyLibrary container. --- but my saved work is gone for good.

Richard Haseltine

Ah, well I'm sorry to hear that - fortunately when I hit ctrl-A and then shift-delete in C: instead of the folder I wanted to empty, some time ago, the process hit a system file and asked for confirmation before deleting it fairly early on so i didn't lose much. Yes, reinstalling should be fine.

thrain9

Thanks for the kind words Richard.  I have found a few bits and pieces I had relocated earlier. Also discovered I have mucked up a couple other programs in addition to Daz.

Started downloading some non-daz files this afternoon, newest first because I knew their file structure was sound.  Some of the older items were not so well organized so I may just skip all but the few I still use in that group.