INitial install

jzandreiatti

Ok I am trying to install DAZ Studio. I want to install the default base install path to a external drive, because default DAZ Studio wants to install to my document folder, which I do not want, due to space. All I want on the C drive is the prorogram itself. Libraries and content I want stored on the external drive (D).

Currently it wont let me do this.

How do I change this for my needs?

I would like to have a combined library with the default content and libraries with my existing content and libraries.

frank0314

To start with, how are you installing the products (Manual, DIM-Daz Install Manager, Daz Central) so we can tell you the proper way to do this?

jzandreiatti

frank0314 said:

To start with, how are you installing the products (Manual, DIM-Daz Install Manager, Daz Central) so we can tell you the proper way to do this?

I am installing using the Daz Central. I click on the little pen option on right at the install screen and it opens my foldrs up, I make selection, and then click install... But it just sits there and won't install. 

jzandreiatti

So I got it to finally install...

But, as I see there are two "My Daz 3D libraries".... which one do I load manual and installer content to? As you can see within attachment there are 2 directories for My DAZ 3d Libraries. (Which the install setup created) I am using the second one, which seems to put things in there approptiate catagories. But I see that even in doing so, some content such as some of the Character bases seem to be defaulting to the first directory.

Richard Haseltine

That is nested content directories, one inside the other - you should not have that (and will not by default). Which of those are appearing in the Content Library in Daz Studio?

jzandreiatti

As you can see in the image, there is a library (which you see open showing folders), but further down the list you see another library (Which was not open, so I could take the snapshot). This hyrachirasy was created by the install. I had completely cleared out the drive from all DAZ Studio content and started fresh. I watched as it built the library folders, by keeping the windows explorer open to where it installed.

jzandreiatti

Ok I have installed 5 differant times, and every time the same folder system is created. See previous image

jzandreiatti

Richard Haseltine said:

That is nested content directories, one inside the other - you should not have that (and will not by default). Which of those are appearing in the Content Library in Daz Studio?

The install installs it that way and I don't know why? One directory has nothing, the other has the content. Why is DAZ doing this. I have installed 5 times with same result.