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Some questions and problems getting back to Studio

Gusf1Gusf1 Posts: 257
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

     I haven't used studio in a fair amount of time.  I have been collecting content and installing it with IM, but I haven't opened Studio until recently.  While playing with it, I noticed a lot of content folders were empty.  It seemed like more than 50%, but maybe less, out of over 8000 installed items ( according to IM ) were missing in Catagories!  There were even empty folders in "MY Library" portion of Catagory View, so I was wondering if IM was removing the dirrectories of updated products?  I don't use smart content, Just the Catagory View.   If IM is changing the location on disk of some updated products, i can understand some of my catagory folders being empty.  I'm trying to decide if it would be easier to totally wipe everything and start over. 

     I have some scenes and scene subsets that I have created over the years and if I do start over can I just copy them to the new directory?  Some of them are already broken, so I was wondering, Are some formats just pointers to the items used in the Scene?

     When I do the reinstall, I will probably just set IM to a different dirrectory and let it download overnight.  Are all the products in the store downloadable in IM?  In the past that wasn't the case.  There was a filter for your Product Library to list the ones that weren't but, I couldn't find it in the forums.  Anyone Know it?  Are there products that have been removed so they just can't be downloaded anymore?  I know there were some that have been discontinued from the Store but, usually you can still get them.

                        Gus

Comments

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,718

    Most updats shouldn't change relative file location, though soem may if there was a placement error. It might help to give some conrete examples.

  • Gusf1Gusf1 Posts: 257
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Most updats shouldn't change relative file location, though soem may if there was a placement error. It might help to give some conrete examples.

        I think I figured that out.  Those products probably had Poser files as well as DAZ ones.  A lot of them were oilder hair figures so, the textures were DAZ and the figure were Poser.

           Some time ago, I believe you gave a filter for the product library that filtered out the products that Install Manager couldn't download, Do you remember it, Richard?

                                   Gus

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,954
    edited May 2019

    EDIT:  I see you wanted something for DS, not the DIM.  I will leave the original comment just for info sake.

     

    In the DIM, and I dont have it open to tell you exactly how, but if you click the gear icon at the top, it will give your your options, among them is the files to show downloads for so you can deselect poser files and they wont be downloaded or installed.

     

     

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,718
    Gusf1 said:
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Most updats shouldn't change relative file location, though soem may if there was a placement error. It might help to give some conrete examples.

        I think I figured that out.  Those products probably had Poser files as well as DAZ ones.  A lot of them were oilder hair figures so, the textures were DAZ and the figure were Poser.

           Some time ago, I believe you gave a filter for the product library that filtered out the products that Install Manager couldn't download, Do you remember it, Richard?

                                   Gus

    dim::false

  • Gusf1Gusf1 Posts: 257
    Richard Haseltine said:
    Gusf1 said:
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Most updats shouldn't change relative file location, though soem may if there was a placement error. It might help to give some conrete examples.

        I think I figured that out.  Those products probably had Poser files as well as DAZ ones.  A lot of them were oilder hair figures so, the textures were DAZ and the figure were Poser.

           Some time ago, I believe you gave a filter for the product library that filtered out the products that Install Manager couldn't download, Do you remember it, Richard?

                                   Gus

    dim::false

    Thank you Richard!  I really wish there was a place to find these little pieces of information.  I'll probably bothering you guys again as I continue this "project".

                    Gus

     

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