How do you Install DAZ and contents to an external HD?

nokoteb99

I don't have any room in C drive, i don't have room in my 2nd internal drive. But i have an empty 3TB drive. I was planning to install there. I open DAZ install manager and i go to the GEAR/Tools  and I set BASE DIRECTORY or the Advanced Settings  to the E: drive which is the external drive. Then i install but when i open daz.....and i look at the paths it's all over the place some paths point to C some points to my 2nd internal drive D:   and some to E:.

I don't know why.   And also the Documents folder from My PC is used.  I would expect some Documents folder to be created in my E drive and that to be used.

Ascania

The Base directory is for the program installs. You did nothing about the paths for the content libraries or the database. Neither did you remove your previously used content library paths from DAZ|Studio when you decided on a new library location.

Leana

Changing content install paths in DIM won't change the preferences in DS automatically, you need to change them yourself.

nokoteb99

Thanks all. But i'm slow minded person and i didn't understand. So i'll includephotos of each of the tabs of DIM Basic and Advanced preferences showing you the paths i have, and any questionable paths(paths to C: and D: drives)and a final picture that asks where do i make the Documents folder in E drive and how do i let DAZ know where to find it. cause like i said I don't have space in my C drive for too much stuff and and DAZ uses the Documents folder that is in the C: drive where my WIndows is installed right?

PS E:\ is my External hard drive. C: and D: are my internals.

 

 

nokoteb99

oops i fixed it

fastbike1

@nokoteb99

It is not enough to change the paths in DIM, you also have to have the content path match in Studio (Edit> Preferences > Content > Content Directory Manager.