Need Daz Guru to help me Set Up my New Computer Base Directory with DIM-Resolved- Gurus for the Win!
Hello Daz Gurus;
I come to you all out of desperation. I put a help ticket into the Tech Support an entire week ago with no response yet. No response...
I followed a video's instruction on setting up the DIM and Daz files on a new computer and this failed too. After this I tried to get help on the Technical Support Forum here and just could not follow what they were trying to say. Sometimes people who know a lot can not articulate well to a person who does not making a nomenclature disconnect is the best way I can describe it.
The problem is I have a fast solid state C drive where I want my Rendering to take place. I have a super large D drive (but slower of course) where I stored all of my Daz files from my old computer.
I need somebody ((And I will pay you for your time as I am not presently destitute by any means)) to look at my paths and get them to match correctly for DIM and the Daz 6 Base Directory. This seems straight forward enough but I'm having problems getting my old runtime files to match. Someone told me that I had embedded a directory within the Base Directly and Daz doesn't like this.
My email is [email removed - PMs do not require exposing your address] I'm willing to talk by telephone or other video conferencing techniques that allows you gurus to see how my computer is laid out. I know how to send screne shots too. We can discuss a rate of your choice (as long as it ain't crazy high) and I will gladly pay you through Paypal or send you a check etc.
I'm desperate at this point and need an expert to get me up and running again. If I can just get the old files in the new D drive correctly in the Base Directory and have DIM matched I think everything will be fine. As it is right now All of the Daz stuff installed but I'm missing most of my morphs and textures so there was a issue of my own making there.
Please help me out and I will compensate you for your time.
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It's not that hard, really. All you need to do, from what I can see, is to make the path in Studio's Content Directory Manager (CDM) match the installation path set in DIM (i.e., "D:/Daz D Drive Big"), so use that in CDM for the DAZ Studio Formats path. You can remove the other entries if you are not using them. Paths can be added/removed /edited at will without losing any data.
BTW, rendering does not depend on the drive you use (unless it is swapping to the disc cache), it is all about the video card (if it supports Iray with sufficient VRAM) and system memory. Once a scene loads all its data, there is little or no disc interaction, unless you start fiddling with morphs/expressions or materials.
EDIT: I originally put the shortcut, but that is for use in DIM when you want to quickly change installation folders, if you have more than one.
Do I need to reinstall all of the Daz stuff that didn't work out the first time I added it to the new computer (incorrectly) that didn't come out right?
And I'm still stuck... I don't know if I have to delete a directory or what...
I added one more image of what my D Drive looks like:
Seeing as you have only used one installation path, all of your content should be there (D:/Daz D Drive Big). If you used DIM to install, it will have created an entire folder tree under that drive, and there should not be any nested folders, unless you installed something manually. If you changed the installation path in DIM, some content will be in those other folders. Studio can see it, but DIM might get confused if it does not know about the other installation paths. If all of your content was installed to the one defined installation path, you should not have to re-install anyting. It would be useful to see the next level of folders under the ones you show on your D drive. Re-installing can be done by selecting multiple files from the Installed tab in DIM and simply right-clicking and selecting Re-Install Packages-All Selected.
Some users put everyting in one installation folder to make it easier to find (no jumping around between libraries), but that is still hit or miss. There are a number of, let's call them variations, of how content folders are actually named (mis-spelling, strange hierarchy, etc. but there is not much you can really do about it without messing things up). There is, but let's focus on the current problem.
If you want to have other Libraries (not just for Daz products, but for workflow, experiments, saved files, non-DAZ, etc.) so as to not mix your work in with DIM-installed products (highly recommended), you will need to add each one to the CDM list of Daz Studio formats. Studio will display all of the libraries (aka Mapped Folders) you have defined.
I think I'd like different Libraries, one for Poser Content, and a few others.
I'm not sure if I originally installed to D:/Daz De Drive Big... I might have changed that on somebody's advice because I can't remember.
Well, let's see that next level of folders on D:/Daz D Big Drive, and we'll drill down from there.
Poser uses a different, but overlapping, folder system with DAZ content. Poser uses Runtime as its main root folder, but DAZ also uses Runtime/Textures for bitmaps.
I can actually pull that off Barbult... It's just getting everything started is the problem for me.
I provided a screenshot above in a previous response to you.
Yes, but I would like you to expand those folders to the next level down, at least, and maybe more. If there is a Runtime folder, expand that one. It will help show where things have actually been installed.
Why not Delete Daz 6 all together?
Keep DIM where it is at.
And then by knowing where my Poser and Third party Content is at (on the D drive), install it properly rather than having the wrong paths as I have now? Paths that need to be unscrambled which seems to be making things more complicated than they need to be.
Unless you have a 50xx series GPU which won't work on DS4, there's no advantage to using DS6. You may as well stay on 4.24.
Okay, first let's dispell the notion the the version of Studio has anything to do with the content installation. That is only important for certain scripts and plugins (which at the moment is, I would say, too many). Rendering with Iray is also the big showstopper depending on the video card in your system. Neither has any effect on where the content is installed. You can have DS4.24 and DS6.2025.(...) (General Release and Beta) installed at the same time and they can use the same library folders.
All that needs to be done is configure the paths used by each version (i.e., the same for all) so that whichever version of Studio you use can find the content. As mentioned, many scripts and plugins will not work yet on DS6, but you can still use them on DS4.24, and open the scenes in DS6, if need be. If both are configured to read the same folders for content, you won't have any problems. Uninstalling DS6 will not help in any way.
Now, as to that folder tree under D:/Daz D Big Drive, we will be able to tell where your libraries are located. They will have tell-tale folder structures that are hard to miss. Without that information, I can't really help you configure the Libraries (aka mapped folders) to enter in the Content Directory Manager.
@squirt This expanded folder tree information is CRITICAL to get you the help you need. Just showing the top level folders, as shown in your screendshot, is not enough detail. You need to show what folders are within those top level folders, and maybe even what folders are within that next level down. NorhtOf45 is looking for teltale folder names within those top level folders. He knows his stuff! He can help if you give him the information he needs.
Tech Support finally answered my help ticket. They advised that I Uninstall all of the DIM installed content. So I did... Now I'm trying to follow their instructions on how to proceed.,
I just wish somebody would have taken me up on the money offer. This is going to take weeks It looks like because everything is going by snail forum posts or emails now. This is what I was trying to avoid.
What I'm thinking of doing is just Deleting everything and starting off clean. That way I save myself weeks of tit for tat frustration which this has already become.
Well, that's your choice and there's no going back now. You could have saved all this frustration if you had just provided the info I had requested.
If you indeed uninstalled everyting (and not just deleted), we could have continued easily. Starting over is one way, if done properly.
Makes me think of the days when Microsoft's answer to a less-than-trivial problem was to re-install Windows. I told them where to go.
OP could've first of all tried adding the paths shown in the above 3rd screenshot into Content Directory Manager, and checked if they would work ~, as below:
And post a screenshot of sub-folders under the libraries as others suggested, so that folks can check if there's any nested folder structure in there ~~
For the record, I ever wrote a post of how to safely and quickly migrate Daz assets / applications from old PC to a new one, in case if anyone has the need of it. It's for Windows OS.
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9128591/#Comment_9128591
Usually one can get the migration done within half an hour at most...
All that I did so far was Unistall the DIM files. Nothing was deleted so it's not as if I got obstinate as I get the feeling some people have concluded.
Okay, I tried duplicating your Screenshot (very helpful by the way) and everything seems like it is there now.
Is the next step to make DIM Reinstall all of the DAZ items that I Uninstalled? If so (which seems logical), how would you do that correctly? Or does the DIM look ready to go and I should just hit the "Ready to Install" option? I've provided a screenshot of what DIM looks like right now.
From the screenshot, yes, the target Library is as same as the one configured in Content Library Directory as you said. So, just install the downloaded products from Ready to Install tab, then you should be able to see the installed products in Smart Content as well as Content Library.
Firstly, try installing just five products, check if they appear in DS > Smart Content. If the products are right there as expected, then keep going with the installation.
Okay I'll try it. Fingers crossed...
The first five that I installed worked. I just find Daz stuff in the Daz Big Drive directory now (which is no big deal to me).
I'm doing the big Reinstall now and will see if the more complex figures like Gen3, Gen 7, Gen 9 work correctly now. I've got over 3K items (small in comparison to some folks here) so this will take a bit but will update this with the results once it's finished and tested. Fingers Crossed once again.
Ok, Crosswind and other Daz Gurus who have been patiently trying to help me (as I truly appreciate)... All of the Daz Sudio (from Daz site itself), third party Daz, and Daz Scenes is working fine now! This is exciting!!! I'm biting my fingernails now as you all have gotten me so close!!!!
It's the Poser items (Daz/Poser) in the Content Library that are not being read or at least have titles but no content in them for some strange reason, although, if those Poser props are in a Daz Scene that I saved from my old computer then it finds it.
So if you all want me to open some files like Northof45 suggested I'm open to that step and think tha I can follow along now.
Also, the Dson Importer did not Install from my Reinstillation, so perhaps that has something to do with it?
How does your content libraries now look, Edit > Preferences > Content > Content Directory Manager with Daz Studio and Poser formats expanded.
Here you go Felis:
You are missing :D:/Daz D Drive Big in Poser formats.
So how do you recommend that I proceed?
Do I type in that path or do I search for that on my new computer or old?
I assume you are working on your new computer.
And it is safest (avoiding typing mistakes) in the Poser section click add and browse to the location.
Yes, I'm working in the new computer.
Okay, gonna give it a try.
DAZ GURUS... You rock!!!!
Thank you to all of you GURUS for sticking with me and not getting frustrated with me when I'm sure I gave you all a lot of reasons. Thanks to the Gurus who got me started over at the Tech side too!
I'm so happy now thanks to you guys and gals! Have a wonderful rest of your year! I know I will now!