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External HDD, Connect, and DIM

Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

I am planing on getting an external HDD for my laptop.  My question is how do I get Connect and DIM to install stuff on the external HDD?  Is there a way to manually move everything I already downloaded when I get it which might be tomorrow or the next day since I am planing on using Amazon Prime. The laptop has about 464 GB on it.  Is a TB about a thousand GB?  I know not exactly but HDD's say that they have X TB does not mean I have X TB to play with.


oops how do I reset a perspective camera? I assume that the kitchen set I load does not keep the tables and chairs on the ceiling?  another issue for later.

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  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703

    Okay found the reset camera button but need to go on errands so this project has to wait.

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703

    Okay the exterrnal HDD has been delivered but I am not at home.  If it is not a frozen block when I get home I will try to set it up.  I think I know how to do DIM to another location but not Connect.

  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,074
    edited January 2018

    You can put both directories on different drives. You need to update the paths in the Content Directory Manager (in Studio). You will also need to update the downloads directory path in DIM.

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  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703

    Thanks @fastbike1

    I uninstalled everything via DIM so I can reinstall everything on my external HDD.  I do not want to keep my HDD in the laptop full.

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703

    Stupid idiotic mistake.  I think I set up the download folder to the wrong folder.  It is downloading all the files into the wrong folder.  It is driving me crazy so I need to fix it somehow.

  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,074
    edited January 2018

    FWIW, you don't need to uninstall content to change locations. You can just move the files and change the paths in Studio and DIM.

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  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703
    fastbike1 said:

    FWIW, you don't need to uninstall content to change locations. You can just move the files and changes the paths in Studio and DIM.

    Now you tell me.  Now I feel stupid.

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 25,703

    I forgot a step.  Map the content folders correctly in DS.

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