a freebie alarmed 'missing file', how to fix it in my side?

function

Recently I downloaded a cigarette freebie, and copied to my library, when loaded its duf file, it alarms missing file:

The files listed below could not be found:

/E:/3D/Products/Cigarette/Textures/base_diffuse.jpg

/E:/3D/Products/Cigarette/Textures/filter_diffuse.jpg

/E:/3D/Products/Cigarette/Textures/paper_bump.jpg

/E:/3D/Products/Cigarette/Textures/tip_emission.jpg

But these 4 files of course installed in my library which followed its original directory links in its zip file, such like:

E:\DAZ 3D\My DAZ 3D Library\Runtime\Textures\forged3DX\Cigarette\base_diffuse.jpg

Since it is an old freebie in the year 2017, I don't want to bother the author, and don't want to make a new E:\3D directory just for this product, now what I can do to fix those link cite error in my side? Thanks.

FenixPhoenix

There are two ways to do it.

1. Open the .duf file of the cigarette in a text editor (such as notepad). If it's encrypted, you can unzip it first, then add a .duf to the end.
2. Then do a search for "/E:/3D/Products/Cigarette/Textures/" and replace that with "\Runtime\Textures\forged3DX\Cigarette\"
3. Save and close that.
4. That's it.

Another way to do it would be...

1. Load the cigarette inside of DAZ.
2. Manually add all the textures to where they should be set.
3. Save that as a prop (File > Save As... > Support Assets > Figure/Prop Assets.
4. Navigate to where the cigarette had been saved and saved it there. You can either replace the file or save it with a new name.
5. That's it.

function

FenixPhoenix said:

There are two ways to do it.

1. Open the .duf file of the cigarette in a text editor (such as notepad). If it's encrypted, you can unzip it first, then add a .duf to the end.
2. Then do a search for "/E:/3D/Products/Cigarette/Textures/" and replace that with "\Runtime\Textures\forged3DX\Cigarette\"
3. Save and close that.
4. That's it.

Another way to do it would be...

1. Load the cigarette inside of DAZ.
2. Manually add all the textures to where they should be set.
3. Save that as a prop (File > Save As... > Support Assets > Figure/Prop Assets.
4. Navigate to where the cigarette had been saved and saved it there. You can either replace the file or save it with a new name.
5. That's it.

 Hi FenixPhoenix, thank you very much! Used your idea one, I success fixed it. This is the first time I know a duf can be unziped and edited, that's a great knowledge, thank you!

FenixPhoenix

My pleasure, @function. Glad that helped :).