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Restoring Daz Content location and other defaults

HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hello everyone!

My old system broke down, so I took the oppurtunity to build a new computer (the old one was 4 years old and the motherboard failed). Since I built the computer, I took the old HDD (which was the D: on the old system) and just used my daz storage content out of there and put it in the new build. Unfortunately I could not figure out how to get daz on the new system to register files from the old storage disk. I changed most of the settings to the now E: and since it wouldn't work, I decided to restore DAZ to the C: defaults. To do this I uninstalled the program, deleted all the DAZ folders I could find, and removed Daz install manager. I cleared all my cache, restarted and everything. However, DAZ is still saying that I need to install content (after I relocated all the folders I could find to the C: ... I'm still not sure if I put the directories in the correct location). In other words, the content I am trying to install with install manager is not in the same directory as the content in my smart content pane or in daz studio itself.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

 

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Comments

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    That looks OK.

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8
    That's what I thought too, but if you look at the first picture you can see that it's showing the content in plain color, but it's not installed in the program. I had already installed it through DAZ install manager which is why it was showing in plain color, but I can't access it in the program without installing it in the program first. The VW Elsa is the one I installed through install manager and again I'm DAZ3D. It's currently the only file I can open in the program.
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    Can you access the content through the Content Library Pane under Daz Studio Formats? If it is there does it have the content type flags at top-right (Actor, Wardrobe etc.)?

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8

    No, I cannot. It's only showing what I manually installed through DAZ 3D. Nothing is showing up that was completed through DAZ Install Manager. Also, I want to thank you for taking the time to help. I'm completely stumped.

     

    (Please forgive the differences in screen resolution. My kitten decided to break my brand new monitor last night, so now I'm using the TV).

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    If you go to the Installed tab of Install manager's main wndow are there things listed? If you right-click on them, select Show Installed Files, and click the link does it go to the right place and have files?

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8

    So I checked and it looks like DAZ 3D is reading contents out of my documents folder while install manager is placing them in the public users folder. Which one would be the idea location? And where would I go to change it so everything lines up? Thanks again!

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    The Public Documents/Mys Daz 3D Librry folder is the default for Install Manager, Documents/Daz 3D/Studio?My Connect Data/ s the default for Connect, and /Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/ is the default for user files. Usuaully both the first and last should be working for regular content, the Connect folder won't see regular content but only that in the product foldrs in /data/cloud/.

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8

    I tried to adjust everything and it's still not working. I have no idea where I'm going wrong. Would system restore be a decent option? Like I said, this is a new computer and I don't have too much on there. I would rather reinstall things than not be able to use daz.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    What does the product icon for the morphs in the Products tab of Smart Content look like - does it have a downwardpointing triangle in a circle at top-right?

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8

    Everything that's been installed with Install Manager has the circle with the triangle and is in full color. Stuff that has not been installed with install manager is gray with the circle and the triangle.. The thumbnails are also different from the thumbnails I had on the last computer (it shows the image on the store page, not the other thumbnails). I attached a picture below.

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    OK, that rules out one possible issue. I'm not, sadly, sure what if anything to look at next.

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8

    So I did a complete system restore and no luck. I got a new serial number and everything, but I'm having the same issue. I don't know what's going on, but I have literally hundreds of dollars in content and I would like to be able to use it. What would be my next step? Should I submit a support ticket?

  • HoofbeatsHoofbeats Posts: 8

    Actually, I found the problem this time. I had to go to files instead of being under the products tab. Thank you for your help!

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