On my macOS Big Sur 11.5, sorry to say that I downloaded the Beta Daz3D and Daz Central, and where the Daz Central seems to be working, Daz3D refuses to engage and open.  Thoughts?

Thanks!

My every attempt to update DAZ Studio through DAZ Central results in failure and an error message telling me that the procedure cannot continue. All I can do, and I've done this at least twice, is use Windows Control Panel to uninstall DAZ Studio and then use DAZ Central to install the new version. That works, and I find all my content is right where it should be. Please note however that I do not use DAZ Central to install content. I always manually install my content. Further, my content folders are external to the DAZ Studio installation so uninstalling the program doesn't have any effect on my content.

So my email looks like the image below, and if I click on the link that says "Get the latest beta release," (highlighted in red), it takes me to DAZ central.  Is that the email you have?

How weird. I have this email here in front of me and it tells you to use DIM, it hat this great big clickable button that gets you to another great big clickable button you can download DIM from. You actually have to scroll down on that page and click on one of the DAZ Central ads instead to get DAZ Central.

I just clicked the link on the email from DAZ that said DAZ Studio compatible with Mac OS Big Sur and M1 Macs.  

It took me to the DAZ Central and said download this.  I did, and wound up with this issue.  I haven't paid much attention to DAZ while it wouldn't run on my system.

Thanks for pointing me to the Beta, now I can open Studio (but it cant find the content that is RIGHT THERE Arrrgghhhhhh!)

But you're right.  It was foolishly naive of me, thinking the link that anounced Mac OS Big Sur Compatibility would take me to the application that was Big Sur compatible. You know you've spent too much time on a Mac when you just expect things to work.  I don't even wash dishes before putting them in the dishwasher anymore.  I just expect them to come out clean.  If I get to the point where I think a smart home will actually work, I will seek out a therapist.

jestmart said:

I have been told Central cannot install beta versions, for that you need DIM.

That is correct

Daz Central does not install betas anyway, so yes you need to use Install Manager. https://www.daz3d.com/get_install_manager/

I have been told Central cannot install beta versions, for that you need DIM.

Anfy said:

@Kainjy: sì esatto: ma non mi compare in nessun caso l'autofit.

 

@Imago: Tramite DIM. Daz Central li riporta, ma se si prova a lanciarli da lì dice più o meno: "The product has not been found". Central (rectius: lo Smart Content) li vede, ma c'è solo l'immagine, nessun file o altro.

Stranissimo.

Infatti non ha senso...

Ci sono un pò di possibilità:

1) I file finiscono per qualche ragione nella cartella sbagliata e DAZ Studio non li carica.
2) Il sistema di installazione non ha i permessi di scrittura sul percorso da te assegnato (capita abbastanza spesso, colpa del UAC)

Prova a scaricare gli ZIP files come dice Crios e forza la copia, vediamo cosa succede.

Where did you read that DAZ Central had been updated?

DIM was updated to work on BigSur to allow downloading and installation of the DS beta (which you still have to 'buy')

I was so excited to get the email "Mac is back"

I went to download DAZ Central onto my M1 mini (16GB).  I was a bit miffed that I had to log in to DAZ3d, then log in while logged in to download DAZ Central using the credentials I was already logged in with, but that's in the past.  DAZ is back on the Mac.  Then I could download the software so that I could download the software that would download the software to my Mac.  Finally.

Now I could run the software that would run the software on my mac (does any of this seem a tad convoluted to anyone but me)?

Only, it doesn't seem to work.  The only thing I can render is in the "Force quit Application Window" which shows DAZ Central (not responding).

I tried updating all my plugins.

I tried rebooting.

There really isn't much else.  There is only the one processor, operating system, and video card on an M1 system.  The only other RAM option is lower.  I have plenty of storage space.  So, what is the trick to get this to work?

@Kainjy: sì esatto: ma non mi compare in nessun caso l'autofit.

@Imago: Tramite DIM. Daz Central li riporta, ma se si prova a lanciarli da lì dice più o meno: "The product has not been found". Central (rectius: lo Smart Content) li vede, ma c'è solo l'immagine, nessun file o altro.

Stranissimo.

Anfy said:

Vi farà inorridire, ma ho preso Wear Them All dagli outfits V4 e M4 a quelli G3, naturalmente non MI funziona: dovrebbe far venire fuori le opzioni di auto-fitting appunto a partire dalla gen V/M4, ma non appare nulla.

Provato a disistallarlo più volte e installarlo, ma niente.

Sarò sfortunato (oltre che poco capace). 

Come li hai installati? DIM, Daz Central o Daz Connect?

Stargazey said:

You can change the install locations in "Settings" (cogwheel in top right corner of screen).

(Don't forget to change the path in the settings in DS as well!)

Anything I install through Central goes to C:\Daz 3D\Applications\Data\DAZ 3D\My DAZ 3D Library 

I don't even have an install path except for DIM and Photshop

Sorry, I wrote Daz Connect, meant Daz Central. I've worked around it by manually moving anything I install through Daz Central. 

It installs fine but get "install error" when I click install smart content. Here is a portion of the log file:

2021-08-16 17:23:23.763 DEBUG: Installing Product to Daz Studio...
2021-08-16 17:23:23.765 Installing Product to Daz Studio...
2021-08-16 17:23:23.765 DEBUG: Version Number 1.2
2021-08-16 17:23:23.767 Version Number 1.2
2021-08-16 17:23:23.767 DEBUG: DAZ 3D
2021-08-16 17:23:23.767 DEBUG: LOCAL USER
2021-08-16 17:23:23.767 DEBUG: Renderosity
2021-08-16 17:23:23.769 DEBUG: Verifying existence of Renderosity store: true
2021-08-16 17:23:23.770 Verifying existence of Renderosity store: true
2021-08-16 17:23:23.770 DEBUG: Verifying "Explosion Effect Maker" product does not exist already
2021-08-16 17:23:23.771 Verifying "Explosion Effect Maker" product does not exist already
2021-08-16 17:23:23.773 DEBUG: Creating "Explosion Effect Maker" product (Store="Renderosity", ID="150771") in Daz Studio...
2021-08-16 17:23:23.775 Creating "Explosion Effect Maker" product (Store="Renderosity", ID="150771") in Daz Studio...
2021-08-16 17:23:23.779 DEBUG: Daz Studio returned "Photo Props: Explosion Effect Maker" product when "Explosion Effect Maker" product was requested to be created
2021-08-16 17:23:23.780 Daz Studio returned "Photo Props: Explosion Effect Maker" product when "Explosion Effect Maker" product was requested to be created
2021-08-16 17:23:23.781 DEBUG: Product: Photo Props: Explosion Effect Maker
2021-08-16 17:23:23.782 Product: Photo Props: Explosion Effect Maker
2021-08-16 17:23:23.782 DEBUG: Description: 
2021-08-16 17:23:23.783 Description: 
2021-08-16 17:23:23.785 DEBUG: URL: @
2021-08-16 17:23:23.787 URL: @
2021-08-16 17:23:23.787 DEBUG: Artists: ShaaraMuse3D
2021-08-16 17:23:23.788 Artists: ShaaraMuse3D
2021-08-16 17:23:23.788 DEBUG: Store: Renderosity
2021-08-16 17:23:23.789 Store: Renderosity
2021-08-16 17:23:23.789 DEBUG: Vendor: false
2021-08-16 17:23:23.790 Vendor: false
2021-08-16 17:23:23.790 DEBUG: GUID: 64452281-f594-41c4-af88-f9548f8a4f09
2021-08-16 17:23:23.791 GUID: 64452281-f594-41c4-af88-f9548f8a4f09
2021-08-16 17:23:23.791 DEBUG: Date Installed: Sat Aug 14 2021 21:01:37 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) (Currently Installed: true)
2021-08-16 17:23:23.793 Date Installed: Sat Aug 14 2021 21:01:37 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) (Currently Installed: true)
2021-08-16 17:23:23.793 DEBUG: Date Released: Sat Aug 14 2021 21:01:40 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)
2021-08-16 17:23:23.795 Date Released: Sat Aug 14 2021 21:01:40 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)
2021-08-16 17:23:23.795 DEBUG: Copy: false, Delete: true, Insert: false, Modify: true, Rename: true
2021-08-16 17:23:23.796 Copy: false, Delete: true, Insert: false, Modify: true, Rename: true
2021-08-16 17:23:23.799 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\general\dzcontentmgr.cpp(3767): Empty relativePath passed to DzContentMgr::getAbsolutePath()
2021-08-16 17:23:23.801 DEBUG: Number of Assets: 1
2021-08-16 17:23:23.802 Number of Assets: 1
2021-08-16 17:23:23.802 DEBUG: Number of Child Containers: 0
2021-08-16 17:23:23.804 Number of Child Containers: 0
2021-08-16 17:23:23.804 DEBUG: There were errors during installation.
2021-08-16 17:23:23.805 There were errors during installation.
2021-08-16 17:23:35.607 Script executed successfully: C:/Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library/scripts/riversoft art/content wizard/content wizard.dse

Richard Haseltine said:

From which pane are you attempting to load? Does the file have its thumbnail? What is the exact error message? How did you install your content? Have you customised any of the directory settings?

I've downloaded using Daz Central also is the Connet folder meant to be empty? as unable to open anything that has been downloaded  

SoulUnit said:

Hey There! Looking to install Daz to Unreal but there are no bridges showing in Daz Central, anyone know why?

Open DazCentral

Select & Click  : Dashboard

In Available Bridges Select Daz to Unreal.

What do you mean by Daz Connect? That is part of Daz Studio itself. Is it Daz Central? Documents/Dz 3D/Studio/My Library/ goes, by default, in the main Docuemnts folder so if that is on C: it may default to that - but that is for user files, not for installed content, so shouldn't be affected by settings (and if you once move it, via Edit>Preferences>Content>Content Directory Manager) it should find files in the moved location without any issue (also, there is nothing special about the content directory names - My library is just the default). Some plug-ins do insist on using the Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/ folder for their own files and folders, which will use the current location of the docuemnts folder 9so mine are on D:) - it's annoying, but the files involved are mostly small and/or temporary. The files Daz Studio writes to the AppData folder will be on C: - I'm not aware of a way to move AppData, other than a directory junction.

scyhoce said:

Richard Haseltine said:

Smart Content depends on the database, did you back up the old database (with Daz Studio, Install managers, Central, Carrara closed) and restore it on the new  system?

Wheer is the My Library folder, and have you added that location under Daz Studio Formats?

I can still access all the HDD files from the SDD windows I'm running on, so yes, everything is in place. I just want to link my HDD daz files to the SDD daz, the only thing that wokred is the My daz3d library.   How can I restore the database?

By changing the CMS settings to where the old data resides. Still in the preferences.