Changing the Installation Location (DS4.6)
franontheedge
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Hi,
I'm once more trying to get DazStudio 4.6 installed - this time using the Install Manager.
(I've finally taken the plunge)
Now on the screen I see this:
Now I'm okay with the Program files bit - both the 32 and 64 bit - that's expected.
What I want to know is can I change the bit in the green box?
I'd rather it was as I've written in blue, i.e. C:/DazStudio4.6 as I already have such a folder - it's where I downloded the DazStudio4.6 zip files to.
Can this be done?
Or is this a time where I just have to put up with things being lost in the dungeons of 'USERS'.
(I never put things there myself, never go there, don't use it - only programs that insist on this route use this, cos it's such a nightmare trying to find things down there. Plus if it's 'PUBLIC' then when my husband uses this PC stuff is visible to him too, and he hates that.)
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Yes here is mine.... the Plus and minus thing bottom left is add and remove...
EDIT: But that is the Content Path not the Program path... just so you know for sure.
Thank you Jaderail, that plus/minus was not obvious until you mentioned it.
Yes, I had assumed that the program path/s were where the 64 bit (C:/Program Files) and the 32bit version (C:/Program Files (x86) of DazStudio would install to... Thanks.
Unfortunately I'm still having problems with this, I've just bought something in the shop - it's a PDF as I understand it. The image show what I see on the Daz site after purchase - and I can't download it.
There doesn't seem to be any other option but using the Install Manager, yet when I try this I get this (see image) and I've no idea what to do next - how can I 'choose an application to install this?'
I'm totally baffled by this.
Can you give a link to the item you have bought?
PDFs can be installed anywhere you like, they are not content. I think you should be able to just download the ZIP file if you need to, DIM cannot really do anything with it anyway.
Yes, but there isn't any other link to download it - that's the trouble!
This is what I've bought:
http://www.daz3d.com/rigging-original-figures-in-ds4-pro
I have this too, and if you go to My Account > Product Library and find the item, there is a blue button at the bottom of the page under Manual which says 'download' on it. It is only 4.9 MB.
I installed mine with DIM, but I just put it on the desktop in a temp folder I think.
But if you install it with DIM - (is that like the install manager? or is DIM something else?) doesn't that hide it somewhere in DazStudio?
I'd rather put it in a folder where I store similar such tutorials.
I'll look at the 'Product Library' see if I can download by hand (the old fashioned way) - gosh it's been ages since I bought anything from Daz, I feel so lost.
Thanks for the help.
Yes DIM is DAZ Install Manager and it installs to wherever you tell it to. You can set up custom locations.
Yes, thanks. (wondered what the D was for. Lol. I'd thought maybe 'download' but I should have guessed.)
Thanks, I've got it to use the path I want now, thanks to Jaderail's tip.
Believe me when I say what I show you folks is the basic version of my DIM. I think I have One of the largest full DIM set ups I have seen posted. My full set up installs Bryce to Bryce, Carrara to Carrara, Poser9 to Poser9 both files types for it, DAZ Studio 3 legacy to DS3, DAZ Studio 4.5+ to DS4.6 and then I have all my sub content folders as well V4_Runtime, M4_Runtime and such as those. The great thing is DIM can and does install all the correct files to the right folders without me needing to do a thing except set it up properly. I love DIM.
I just installed 4.6 using DIM and it's default settings, but if I try and load anything in DAZ, it tells me it can't find the files.
Since both 4.6 and the content were installed to the same default locations, shouldn't it be able to find them? What's going on?
DIM uses a different Path for content than DAZ Studio was set for by default, the only thing you need to do is set your DAZ Studio content Path folder to this...