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File is located in; C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\Content Management Service

I’ve got 2 questions;

(1). is it OK to stop the ContentManagementServer ‘even if temporarily’ because it’s using over 49,000K and that’s on system idle with DS4 not in use. 

(2). and can this ContentManagementServer be uninstalled without effecting regular use of DS4 or later on as I addon new content?

btw; there is also another location being just a folder that appears empty and is located in; C;\DAZ 3D\Content Management Service.

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Update:

Actually I’m more interested in knowing if DS4 will work fine without the Content Manager (uninstall it) ?

Several parts of it wont work.  Smart Content, the search function in the Content Library tab, Categories to name but a few, but if you can do without that sort of thing you can get rid of it.  You must be very short of memory?

Thanks for your reply. I should be able to live without those features.

I have 2 Gig Ram but need every bit of it for post production work using other software. It’s strictly a studio DAW and I don’t want any unnecessary apps loaded and running in the background whilst I’m working.  No Internet connection, no anti-virus, no firewall, no nothing! I run a very tight ship LOL!

You can also stop it from starting at system start and only Start it when you’re about to launch DS4 and Stop it afterwards.

Thanks!

Just wanted to be 100% sure I don’t break DS4 completely but now I might do a test; Process > Stop (CMS) and then open DS4 and see what features I’ll actually be missing before taking a drastic step = uninstalling CMS.

@ fixmypcmike

How exactly would I go about doing this?  Would I need to activate before opening Carrara to use Genesis as well?

Roygee - 10 September 2012 09:05 PM

@ fixmypcmike

How exactly would I go about doing this?  Would I need to activate before opening Carrara to use Genesis as well?

Yes, you’d need to do it before launching Carrara as well.  In Windows, Start > Run > services.msc, locate the DAZ Content Management Service, and change it from Automatic to Manual.  MacOSX is more complicated.

Sara16 - 10 September 2012 08:25 PM

Thanks!

Just wanted to be 100% sure I don’t break DS4 completely but now I might do a test; Process > Stop (CMS) and then open DS4 and see what features I’ll actually be missing before taking a drastic step = uninstalling CMS.

You’ll lose Smart Content, Categories and Product views, search using database, and automatic Fit to when double-clicking a conforming item.

Thanks - the fewer unnecessary startup processes the better.