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How can I tell DIM not to install Beta software or Legacy files?

Ron KnightsRon Knights Posts: 2,741
in The Commons

I'm installing DAZ Studio on my second computer.

All of a sudden I notice Legacy files being installed. I don't recall seeing that on my other computer.

Also I decided I don't want Beta versions of software since we recently got DAZ Studio 6.

But I get confused with Public build, Private build, etc. I don't recall seeing the word Beta in any option.

Help and thanks.

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  • felisfelis Posts: 6,490

    Public Build is Beta.

    Private Build is for selected persons only.

    What do you mean by 'legacy'?

    I am not aware that you can exclude certain product types, but Poser files can be indetified on the name with PS or PoserCF, so you can just avoid to install them or hide them.

  • Ron KnightsRon Knights Posts: 2,741
    edited August 8

    Here are some examples of Legacy files.

    Theere should be a way to filter out the Poser CF files as well.

    legacy].png
    490 x 212 - 14K
    Post edited by Ron Knights on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 111,224

    Do you have older versions of DS and Poser unchecked in Download Filters?

  • jjoynerjjoyner Posts: 843
    edited August 9

    Ron Knights said:

    Here are some examples of Legacy files.

    Theere should be a way to filter out the Poser CF files as well.

    Here’s what I’ve done:  In the Ready to Download tab of DIM,

    • Enter legacy in the search box.
    • Select all of the products with the word legacy at the end of their names.
    • Right-click anywhere in the Products section of the tab and select Hide Package(s)/All Selected.  All of the legacy items will be hidden.
    • Deselect Display Hidden so that hidden items do not populate the tab.

    When hidden, a package cannot be installed unless you choose Display Hidden in the tab and select a package for installation.

     

    Legacy.jpg
    1058 x 514 - 123K
    Hide.jpg
    394 x 338 - 31K
    Post edited by jjoyner on
  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 1,973

    Regular expressions to the rescue!

    In DIM, try this to find all poser assets. It will find anything with the whole words OBJ, PoserCF, or StudioCF anywhere in the title and anything that ends with OBJ, CF, or the whole word PS. (PS is singled out because of Paragon's assets containing PS as their PA identifier.):

    rx::ci::(\b(PoserCF|OBJ|StudioCF)\b|(OBJ|CF|\bPS)$)

    And this to find all non-poser assets.

    rx::ci::^(?!(.*\b(PoserCF|OBJ|StudioCF)\b.*|.*(OBJ|CF|\bPS)$))

    I have 287 hidden items in DIM. 273 match the first regular expression, 14 the second. (And those are some V4 era things I just don't bother with.)

     

    "If you have a problem and you think, 'I can solve this with regular expressions', now you have two problems" - JWZ

  • BejaymacBejaymac Posts: 2,000
    edited August 10

    "Legacy" for Genesis 1 content means it was made for DS4.0, we still used .DAZ scene files and used DSF files for both data folder assets as well as user assets in the Content Library.

    Some "Legacy" content might also be Poser formats.

    Post edited by Bejaymac on
  • Ron KnightsRon Knights Posts: 2,741

    Sorry it took awhile to respond.

    I'm getting ready for the inevitable time when DAZ Studio 6 no longer works for my aged computer.

    I also want the ability to use "older" content that no longer works with DAZ Studio 6.

    That means having older versions of DAZ Studio installed along with DAZ Studio 6.

    I eventually figured out how to search for and hide the Legacy files.

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