Help Installing content to DS4 (again..)

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• Richard Haseltine Posts: 96,863

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  That's wrong - it should be Documents, not Application data. But no, in general you don't need to have a My Library folder - just pick a folder (can be a folder you are already using for DS3) when you install and install any Genesis add-ons that contain morphs to that.
• Eva1 Posts: 1,249

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  Thanks for the reply Richard. But I don't understand - with DS3 everything installed to \Sudio\Content and then stuff woudl go to the right folders e.g. libraries, textures, geometries etc. (or I could manually put them there). But with DS4 I don't understand where all the DS specific content should go. I'm assuming they don't go in the same libraries, textures folders etc. that I use for DS 3 content (poser compatible stuff).

  I'm about to do a reinstall so I'd like to get it right this time.

  Post edited by Eva1 on July 2012
• fixmypcmike Posts: 19,565

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  It works the same as in DS3 -- whether the content is in Poser or DS format, install to the content folder as it's set in Content Directory Manager -- the defaults (although you don't have to use them) are:
  
  DS3: ..\My Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio3\Content
  DS4: ..\My Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library
  
  If you prefer the Folder view in DS3, use the Content Library tab and look under "DAZ Studio Formats" and "Poser Formats". For the Category view, use the Content Library tab and look under "Categories". (Categories requires the CMS.)
  
  When you first run DS4 it should ask you if you want to "Import Mapped Folders" and if you want to "Migrate the Content Database". You can access these options from the Content Library options menu if it doesn't prompt you automatically.

  First "Import Mapped Folders". If you then look at the Content Library tab you can click on "DAZ Studio Content Folders" or "Poser Content Folders" and see the folders as they are on disk, equivalent to the Folder view in DS3.

  Then "Migrate the Content Database" to import the Content Database used in the Category view in DS3. After you do this, clicking on "Categories" in the Content Library tab in DS4 will give you the equivalent of the Category view in DS3, plus an extra top-level category "Default" for the DS4 content. You can now categorize the DS4 content from Default > Unassigned into your own categories.

  [Note: Migrating will skip items which have non-English characters, such as diacritical marks.]
• Eva1 Posts: 1,249

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  fixmypcmike said:

  It works the same as in DS3 -- whether the content is in Poser or DS format, install to the content folder as it's set in Content Directory Manager -- the defaults (although you don't have to use them) are:
  
  DS3: ..\My Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio3\Content
  DS4: ..\My Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library
  
  If you prefer the Folder view in DS3, use the Content Library tab and look under "DAZ Studio Formats" and "Poser Formats". For the Category view, use the Content Library tab and look under "Categories". (Categories requires the CMS.)
  
  When you first run DS4 it should ask you if you want to "Import Mapped Folders" and if you want to "Migrate the Content Database". You can access these options from the Content Library options menu if it doesn't prompt you automatically.

  First "Import Mapped Folders". If you then look at the Content Library tab you can click on "DAZ Studio Content Folders" or "Poser Content Folders" and see the folders as they are on disk, equivalent to the Folder view in DS3.

  Then "Migrate the Content Database" to import the Content Database used in the Category view in DS3. After you do this, clicking on "Categories" in the Content Library tab in DS4 will give you the equivalent of the Category view in DS3, plus an extra top-level category "Default" for the DS4 content. You can now categorize the DS4 content from Default > Unassigned into your own categories.

  [Note: Migrating will skip items which have non-English characters, such as diacritical marks.]

  Thanks very much mike. That helps a lot. I'm not sure I understand your instructions in the last paragraph, as I don't remember doing that before, but I'll see when I reinstall. I'm not clear on the folder structure within MyLibrary - what should be in there? Should I have folders called Geometries, props etc. like in the DS3 Runtime folder?

  EDIT - silly question, I can see what folders are in there after install.

  Post edited by Eva1 on July 2012
• Eva1 Posts: 1,249

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Finally! I've got it sorted - I have my content installed to DAZ\Studio\My Library andit all seems to be working okay - yay:)
• samjbeaver Posts: 1

  August 2012 edited December 1969

  what a mess I have. content is scattered everywhere. I never got Daz 3 to work because of content scatter issues, so recently tried going to daz 4 and installing all of my old downloads fresh. Since I've also changed OS lately, PPC installers are no longer functional.
  I keep running the intel installers, but fresh content not showing up, or scattered. for the PPC installers, i don't think i have a soluble fix.
  so I have figures from poser 1999 scattered with random newer figures. complete garbage.
  Think i'll try to start over and make a virtual windows PC of content.
  guess that's the end of using the mac for 3d.
• fixmypcmike Posts: 19,565

  August 2012 edited December 1969

  Most of the older content that had PPC installers has been converted to plain .zip files