PC Transfer, Saved Files Under Smart Content

Reoin05

So I transfered my data (Mostly figured it all out, pulled meta data etc. However..... Under Smart Content - Saved Files, it no longer shows a button for "local user" to access my saved content. Any ideas how to get this back and route it to my saved scenes folder?

 

Reoin05

Update: I got the button back "Local User" but now it only shows new saves, not the past saves before I migrated. (They are both in the same folder, previous and new saves).

MelanieL

Did you remember to "Export User Data" on your old PC? That will create a file (or multiple files) in your Runtime/Support folder which you need to copy to the new PC and import into the content management system there.

ETA: To expand a little, the entries within the Local User "product" are stored in the CMS database as "User Data" when you save the scenes/presets/etc, so this is what you need to get copied across to your new PC.

If you still have access to Daz Studio on your old PC then my first sentence is the way to go:

On your old PC, from the Smart Content or Content Library tab hamburger menu, select "Content Database Maintenance" and you will a window with several options - checkmark "Export User Data" and Accept. This will place a file called UserData_1.dsx (and UserData_2, ... if you had a large amount of user data) in Runtime/Support library of your first Daz Content library.

Copy this file or files to your new PC into the corresponding Runtime/Support library on that PC then open Content Database Manager there. This time, checkmark "Re-import Metadata..." and Accept. On the window that opens, checkmark your copied Userdata file (or files) and uncheck everything else then click Accept. You should then see all your old scenes again.

Reoin05

MelanieL said:

Did you remember to "Export User Data" on your old PC? That will create a file (or multiple files) in your Runtime/Support folder which you need to copy to the new PC and import into the content management system there.

ETA: To expand a little, the entries within the Local User "product" are stored in the CMS database as "User Data" when you save the scenes/presets/etc, so this is what you need to get copied across to your new PC.

If you still have access to Daz Studio on your old PC then my first sentence is the way to go:

On your old PC, from the Smart Content or Content Library tab hamburger menu, select "Content Database Maintenance" and you will a window with several options - checkmark "Export User Data" and Accept. This will place a file called UserData_1.dsx (and UserData_2, ... if you had a large amount of user data) in Runtime/Support library of your first Daz Content library.

Copy this file or files to your new PC into the corresponding Runtime/Support library on that PC then open Content Database Manager there. This time, checkmark "Re-import Metadata..." and Accept. On the window that opens, checkmark your copied Userdata file (or files) and uncheck everything else then click Accept. You should then see all your old scenes again.

 

Hey thanks, unfortunately I don't have access. I am assuming then there is no way other than to re-save each scene. (I can load them from the content library, they just dont show on smart content saved (local user))

MelanieL

Ah, that's a shame.

Well, the other way would be to right-click in Content Library and categorise from there.
I think the right category is Saved Files->Scenes? (I suggest you check one of your newly saved scenes to check how they are categorised and do the same for the old ones)

NorthOf45

Maybe if you just dragged the scene files onto the Saved Files category? Thre is no Saved Files in the Default Category list whan assigning a category.