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You Should have 3 folders for content.
Content (This is the DS3 default folder)
My Library (This is the DS4 default folder)
My DAZ 3D Library (This is the DIM default folder)
All three should STAY sep and NOT be inside another folder. The Content folder in a DS4 zip is NOT needed by anything except DIM. You put the folders inside the DIM>Content Folder in My DAZ 3D Library Folder. Then in DS you list like this
DAZ Studio formats>
FULL PATH BY ITSELF/Content
FULL PATH BY ITSELF/My Library
FULL PATH BY ITSELF/My DAZ 3D Library
Poser Formats>
FULL PATH BY ITSELF/Content
FULL PATH BY ITSELF/My Library
FULL PATH BY ITSELF/My DAZ 3D Library
Full path being like your C:Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library.. NO Content folder can be IN another.
Jaderail; thank God your back!!! just tell me where to type all of this in......Please ...We had already set up the Download manager....What do I need to type into this....I am lost on the full path typing part...could you just do a screen shot of yours and I will type it into mine???? so everything would say public and not my name in anything??? I can't find the path to content??
WOW 7 users logged on .....guess I will give up..........................................................
Yes weekends can be very quiet. It's actually 7 + whoever is logged on as an anonymous user, but still not that many.
Jeff has been awake all night so has now retired to sleep the day away. Neil is a bit tied up with other stuff, but I will see if I can give him a nudge.
chohole; Don't bother him... I have been glued to this computer long enough for today anyway.....I am going to go play in the yard got flowers to water...The faster I get it fixed the more tempted I will be to buy more stuff I don't really need anyway....Trish
I think we need to start again
Do you have a any other drives on your computer apart from the C drive that you have room to install Daz studio and the content on.
I would suggest that you uninstall Daz studio and DIM and delete the my library folder so that we can start again from scratch.
when reinstalling DAZ studio download the EXE from your product library so that you can do a custom install and set the path for the install and the location of the content.
Now I personally don't install these programs to my C:\ drive I put them on my D:\ Drive as in D:\DAZ\DAZStudio4
for my content folder I have that going to D:\DAZ\DAZStudio4\content just to keep it all together. You don't need to do the same but you need to put yours in a place you are happy with.
The poser runtime with be inside this content folder.
then you will need to reinstall DIM I have my DIM download folder set up on my F:\ drive as in F:\Incoming\Poser DAZ files\DIM (I can have weird fill paths) you may just want to keep yours to Drive letter:\DIM ( you may need to create this folder yourself and point DIM towards it).
when you set up DIM you have to make sure that
1) It knows the path that you have installed DAZ Studio to is set up correctly and that is in the applications tab. if its not showing the correct path change it.
2) under installations it is showing the same path that you decided to install your Content to for me that's D:\DAZ\DAZStudio4\content but for you it will be for what ever path you set up during installation.
3) Under downloads change Download To to your now folder (if you decided to change it) and select the type of content you wish to see,
To check if this is all working correctly I would suggest only downloading the 2 Genesis essentials packs just to give a little bit of content in DAZ studio.
In DAZStudio make sure in the Content Directory Manager that under both the DAZ Studio Formats and Poser formats it is pointing to the same path the one you set up during install.
Now you just need to check if everything is working.
Ok I am back ...
I have two complete Hexagon programs.....WOW
I am going to download 4.6
Heres what it says now........Is this right??????
I am not touching anything else...till you tell me....... I have not downloaded the dim or any of this other stuff listed here...........except for Daz 4.6....when you come back please just tell me what to type and where.....simple version ( please don't explain why or what I did I don't understand any of that....Thanks...I am a dummy keep it simple)
Trish I wish I could help but as I'm in the middle of setting up a new PC I can not do Images right now. No PSP or PS installed yet.
That is a Default DAZ Studio Install. DAZ Studio Automatically creates the C:USER NAME/My Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library folder. The DIM when Installed AT default setting will make another folder and it will be C:Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library. The DEFAULT DIM is All I used in DS4.6. I let DIM install all as it wanted to WITHOUT changing a thing in DIM. That put ALL my content in the My DAZ 3D Library folder. All I did was POINT the DAZ Studio paths to that Folder. And ONLY to that folder. I never Touched anything except that until after I learned how DIM worked.
Use DIM at Default, Use DIM to install all content at Default. Point DAZ Studio to ONLY that folder as DAZ Studio Format and as POSER Format. That is this just like this and ALL I did to install to DS4.6 or DS4.5. I install ALL plugins BY hand not with DIM.
Jaderail; Glad you got your new pc....cool !! I just wish I could be smarter at all of this...but my brain is about to crash...If I ever get this right I am never touching buttons again .....When you get done and have time...just do screen shots and we will be done with this mess all of these terms and things are confusing to me ...I am so sorry for all of the trouble you have gone to and I really do appreciate your help....Trish
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Here are the DIM shots....Is this right?????
here is part 2 so if you say my paths are ok I can go ahead and re-download ......right???
The other 40 listed are Bryce and Carrara that I did not mess with
One thing doesn't look right to me... on your DIM Installation tab, under "64 Bit Software," the path should probably be "C:/Program Files." At least, that's what it is on mine. Everything else looks correct.
In the DAZ Studio software (once it's installed), when you go to the Content Directory Manager, it should look like Jaderail's most recent screenshot. If yours looks different, post a screenshot of that too.
That's where mine is as well: C:\Program Files\ for the 64bit programs.
Screenshot
DIM is on the left
DS Content Directory Manager is on the right
The red lines I added to show that the address of "My DAZ 3D Library" is the same in both places.
Notes:
1. this was done on my secondary computer, which still has DS4.5 (I haven't installed DS 4.6 on it)
2. Also, as you can see I have DIM and DS open at the same time here. From what I've heard, it's actually recommended that you not do this. I believe this is because there's a risk that the database will become corrupted. If I were using my primary computer I would be more careful. ;-)
3. As you can see, I have other directories listed in the Content Directory Manager. It's fine if you do, also fine if you don't. The important thing (if you're using DIM) is that the DIM install location is listed there.
Lass, you are making this harder than it really is. There really is no right or wrong location, it is just a matter of setting up Studio's Content Directory Manager to see the location. The default paths are just arbitrary locations DAZ picked based on generally accepted guidelines for the Operating System of the computer. First DIM, the Download and Installation folders are fine. The 64 Bit Software slot is for programs not content therefore should not be pointing to your content folder location but to C:/Program Files. Of course that is assuming you want your programs in the Program Files folder, ever since MS added UAC to their OSes I have preferred to not install to Program Files whenever possible. All my 3D programs, content, and personal files are in sub-folders under C:/3D. Now Studio, I don't recall what content is installed with Studio but if you want one unified library you should un-install then re-install Studio and change the default for Content Directory to be the DIM content path. Because un-installing Studio doesn't un-install content you will still have the 'trish1' library, don't delete it but do delete everything that is in its "My Library" folder. Use the 'trish1' library for saving your personal files you create with Studio, this way if you ever feel the need to re-organize and start over with your content library you won't loose your personal files.
Scott; Thank you I have taken screen shots of everything to make sure ....Does this look right to you?? If I need to change paths please let me know.......Trish This is where it put everything default
jestsmart; It is very hard for me I have no idea what I am doing I just want it right so I can be done with it 4ever....LOL I just don't want to dig through my hard drive and take out 848 items again in various place where they do not belong ....I just hope no one makes the same mistakes I did...I would not wish that on my worst enemy....LOL Trish
That all looks fine to me, I think. I don't have the InstallManagerFileRegister file at that location (in your last sceenshot), but since everything else you have looks okay, I don't think that's necessarily a problem (might just be an artifact of your previous attempt at installation?)
To be on the safe side though, can you open up your My Library folder and show a screenshot of that also, in order to make sure you don't still have nested content directories?
ok heres what that is...am I ok to re-install everything??
From what I can tell, I think you're good to go with DIM. :)
If you want to have access to those scripts, you'll need to add the "My Library" directory to the Content Directory Manager in addition to the "My DAZ 3D Library" one (similarly to how mine is set up...see my screenshot).
I may not have a chance to get back on for a while...my three young kids are all awake from their naps... Good luck, I'll check back in later tonight.
Thank you very much Scott,Jaderail and Neil...I could not have done this with out your help...I appreciate you guys...Trish
I'm back for some reason this won't come up...everything else is good
Open DS a go to the Genesis Figure in the Content. Right click the Icon and DO browse to FILE location.
That will show the NEW file path for the My DAZ 3D Library you now use.
Go to the Edit Menu and in Pref's in the START section LOAD File needs to Point to the New Genisis.duf. Just browse to the one you JUST saw.
Thank you hows that new computer???
Getting better every install, Renders fast, stays cool. Those were my big issues. Now I'm this " close to animation fun.
Cool..animation is way over my head for now ...but I think me and the Darkside have a chance to bond now ....Thanks again!!
Your more than welcome. I want everyone to Enjoy DAZ Studio not argue with it. But as you now know it Might like to argue a bit. ;-P