I want to transfer all my DIM files to another hard drive

Cheetahka

Hello everybody my name is Jacob and I have some file transfer questions. First off I have a windows 10 PC desktop computer. My C (SSD) and E (HDD) drives are internal on the same computer. The daz3d PROGRAM is located on my C drive and currently my DIM (daz install manager) default saves to:

package archive: file:///C:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D/InstallManager/Downloads

thumbnail archive: file:///C:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D/InstallManager/Thumbnails

manifest archive: file: file:///C:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D/InstallManager/ManifestFiles

content database base: file:///C:/Users/User/AppData/Roaming/DAZ 3D/cms

64-bit software base: file:///C:/Program Files

32-bit software base: file:///C:/Program Files (x86)

I would like to move all my purchased and future saved content to my E drive while having my daz program stay on my C drive as it's a SSD with less memmory on it while my E drive is an HDD with a lot of memory space.

1) Would that cause any issues?

2)If not, how do I go about moving content from C to E? (any suggestions on better organization of content?)

3)How do i chang the default in the DIM (daz install manager) to E drive file?

4)If need be, how do I tell the daz program where to find the relocated files?

Thank you for your time

Sincerely,

Jacob.

Richard Haseltine

Cheetahka said:

Hello everybody my name is Jacob and I have some file transfer questions. First off I have a windows 10 PC desktop computer. My C (SSD) and E (HDD) drives are internal on the same computer. The daz3d PROGRAM is located on my C drive and currently my DIM (daz install manager) default saves to:

package archive: file:///C:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D/InstallManager/Downloads

thumbnail archive: file:///C:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D/InstallManager/Thumbnails

manifest archive: file: file:///C:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D/InstallManager/ManifestFiles

content database base: file:///C:/Users/User/AppData/Roaming/DAZ 3D/cms

64-bit software base: file:///C:/Program Files

32-bit software base: file:///C:/Program Files (x86)

I would like to move all my purchased and future saved content to my E drive while having my daz program stay on my C drive as it's a SSD with less memmory on it while my E drive is an HDD with a lot of memory space.

1) Would that cause any issues?

DS and the Content Management System don't care where the content directoriesare, as long as the files are in the correct path within the content directory, so using the content would be OK. Install Manager does make a record of the exact location, so ideally you'd want to reinstall using the new path (though it would not usually be an issue - just on the odd occasion when an update needs to remove a file and nopt replace it): you can, once the paths  are set up, select everything and then right-click

Cheetahka said:

2)If not, how do I go about moving content from C to E? (any suggestions on better organization of content?)

You can just move the files across.

Cheetahka said:

3)How do i chang the default in the DIM (daz install manager) to E drive file?

In DIM click the gear icon and select Advanced Settings. The Downloads tab lets you set the Package Archive and thumbnail archive (if you use that - thumbnails are not downloaded by default, but can be by right-click menu). The manifests folder and the installation path can be set in the Installation tab - for the content location, click the ... button next to its name and select the new location (the folder that contains the Runtime and Data folders).

Cheetahka said:

4)If need be, how do I tell the daz program where to find the relocated files?

In Daz Studio go to Edit>Preferences, switch to the Content tab, and click Content Directory Manager. In the current set expand to show the paths, high-licht, and click the Edit button on the right - again, you want the folder that holds the /Data and /Runtime folders.

Cheetahka said:

Thank you for your time

Sincerely,

Jacob.

 

Cheetahka

TYVM I'll give it a go