Getting old content on new computer.

Joltrast

So I have a copy of DAZ on two computers. My new computer won't run DIM and DAZ Connect is missing a lot of my assets. 
What folders do I need to copy over to the new PC so I can access my missing content?

Many Thanks!

Gator

Why won't the new computer run DIM?  It's Windows 10, right?  I'd figure that out first rather than some wonky workaround.

There's also Daz Central.

To copy over, you need to check where your content is installed.  Edit -> Preferences -> Content tab -> Content Directory Manager

Joltrast

scott762_948aec318a said:

Why won't the new computer run DIM?  It's Windows 10, right?  I'd figure that out first rather than some wonky workaround.

There's also Daz Central.

To copy over, you need to check where your content is installed.  Edit -> Preferences -> Content tab -> Content Directory Manager

Sorry, I meant Central, not Connect. The DIM problem is a known issue which should be fixed with the next Daz update.

Gator

What OS?  I installed DIM on Win 10 recently just fine.

Joltrast

scott762_948aec318a said:

What OS?  I installed DIM on Win 10 recently just fine.

Windows 10 Home. Support says it's a known issue. Are you using the latest version of DAZ?

Gator

Yeah, I am using latest version I think (4.15.0.2) and DIM 1.4.0.67.  I am using Win 10 Pro.

outrider42

That sounds like a DIM issue rather than a Daz Studio issue, because most of the stuff DIM installs is just content. All it does is place that content to the location you choose. It is not really 'installing' content as much as it is dropping it into place.

You have several options.

The easiest one. You can simply pop the old drive into your new PC. After doing so, open Daz, go to the content tab, highlight Daz Studio Formats and right click. Select add a base directory and point it to where that content is located. Done! No downloading or anything needed. However, if you wish to keep the old PC like it is, then this is not an option. To see where the files are on the drive, that is below.

You could copy your library to a new drive. Where it is located can vary as you can change the location. You can find the location on the old computer by either opening DIM or Daz, and looking at the settings. In Daz, you can look at the content tab again, in the top corner will be the options with a little triangle and lines. When you click select content directory manager. From here you can see all the content drives you have, and what their file paths are. So now you can find that path and copy past away to the new drive. Depending on how much content you have, and how fast the drives and PCs are, it could take a good while for Windows to perform this.

Or you could install content manually. But that involves download it all and moving it to the Daz folder paths as well. This could take even longer than copy/paste, as now you have to factor in download speeds from Daz.

I have all my content on a secondary drive, so when I move to a new PC, I just transfer that drive to the new PC and skip the whole content install process. You could also use an external drive for this, though many externals can be pretty slow.

Joltrast

outrider42 said:

That sounds like a DIM issue rather than a Daz Studio issue, because most of the stuff DIM installs is just content. All it does is place that content to the location you choose. It is not really 'installing' content as much as it is dropping it into place.

Yeah, they gave me a workaround and a zip file, if I wanted to fix it now - otherwise Wait for the next release.