RomonaJ said:

Hello! 

Is there some way to roll back to Daz 4.12? There are just too many bugs in 4.15 for me to fix for a new 2TB desktop computer w/NVIDIA/AMD. If you go to the Welcome to Daz  Studio page it even references Daz Studio 4.12. I am finding that Daz Central does not download my items as it should and I have tested a few to see that if an item is as old as 2018 it is not pulling in the Metadata with Daz Central or it directs me to the item log. But from my test I opened an item I purchased in 5.6.2016 and it opened just fine. I am highly confused. 

This is the message I get when I go to the log file. 

Penthouse Living Room
This is a placeholder for the product Read Me - this product has not yet been publicly released. Keep an eye on the New Releases section of the DAZ 3D Store for the product to become available, then check back here for more information.

Are you sure that's the log, Help>Troubleshooting>View Log File, not right-clicking on the product icon and selectiogn More Information (or just clicking the icon at top-left when you are inside the product in Smart Content)?

Hence, I bought this product on 5.13.2018. And have used it considerably since with 4.12 version and as recent as 8.2020. And yes, I have selected update metadata also.

I have 4.12 on my laptop and I am constantly goin back to my laptop. What is missing in version 4.15? 

I'm not clear on the issue - are the products showing as not isntalled at all in DS, even though they are installed through Daz Central/Daz Install Manager, so that double-clicking one causes DS to try to download it? That would indicate a problem with the communication between Daz Studio and/or the installer and the PostgreSQL database used by the Content Management System.

Also, what products are they and what files are you trying to load, if it isn't a ttoal installation failure? An error message telling you to check the log file can happen if you try to load a preset (for pose, shape, or materials) without having the base model loaded and selected.

RomonaJ said:

Hello! 

Is there some way to roll back to Daz 4.12? There are just too many bugs in 4.15 for me to fix for a new 2TB desktop computer w/NVIDIA/AMD. If you go to the Welcome to Daz  Studio page it even references Daz Studio 4.12. I am finding that Daz Central does not download my items as it should and I have tested a few to see that if an item is as old as 2018 it is not pulling in the Metadata with Daz Central or it directs me to the item log. But from my test I opened an item I purchased in 5.6.2016 and it opened just fine. I am highly confused. 

This is the message I get when I go to the log file. 

Penthouse Living Room
This is a placeholder for the product Read Me - this product has not yet been publicly released. Keep an eye on the New Releases section of the DAZ 3D Store for the product to become available, then check back here for more information.

Hence, I bought this product on 5.13.2018. And have used it considerably since with 4.12 version and as recent as 8.2020. And yes, I have selected update metadata also.

I have 4.12 on my laptop and I am constantly goin back to my laptop. What is missing in version 4.15?

The Penthouse Living Room message is obtained from the Documentation section in the server, and this is the ReadMe page for that set

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/read_me/index/50283/start

Re the missing products, you may want to try DIM.

soreata7armand said:

Hello, guys! I have installed octane render via Daz Central. Uninstalled and reinstalled Daz studio. Reinstalled octane through Daz manager and still cand find it in plugins nor octane render icon!

All i have done was according to the tutorial and still seems to be missing!

Thank you!

Hello! 

Is there some way to roll back to Daz 4.12? There are just too many bugs in 4.15 for me to fix for a new 2TB desktop computer w/NVIDIA/AMD. If you go to the Welcome to Daz  Studio page it even references Daz Studio 4.12. I am finding that Daz Central does not download my items as it should and I have tested a few to see that if an item is as old as 2018 it is not pulling in the Metadata with Daz Central or it directs me to the item log. But from my test I opened an item I purchased in 5.6.2016 and it opened just fine. I am highly confused. 

This is the message I get when I go to the log file. 

Penthouse Living Room
This is a placeholder for the product Read Me - this product has not yet been publicly released. Keep an eye on the New Releases section of the DAZ 3D Store for the product to become available, then check back here for more information.

Hence, I bought this product on 5.13.2018. And have used it considerably since with 4.12 version and as recent as 8.2020. And yes, I have selected update metadata also.

I have 4.12 on my laptop and I am constantly goin back to my laptop. What is missing in version 4.15? 

jestmart said:

DIM, Central, Connect and Studio all use the same database.  They do not share configuration data.

So these ManifestFiles are not database files but configuration files?

Where exactly is this database located Ie: file path ? 

What is the file name of this database?

Sorry, I'm not trying to be rude but vague responses will not assist anyone who has or had this issue.

Exact names and file paths would greatly assist.

Is there no DAZ documentation on moving conent to a new computer (steps to be taken, required files to be backed up, etc)?

Cheers & many thanks...

Here is exactly what I did:

- Loaded my OC into a blank scene

- File > Save as > Support Asset > Figure/Prop Asset

- Saved file as "..." in my USB, where I keep my Daz project/scene files. All of my Daz product files are saved on my harddrive. I later deleted that file I made off my USB before realizing the morphs now change all of my genesis 8 female models

-  Asset directory, I chose either: D:\Users\Public\My DAZ 3D Library or D:\Computer Folders\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library, the second one being where I install all of my manual installs and 3rd party content, the first being where Daz central saves my stuff (I think)

- I then mistakenly left everything as is:

• Vendor Name = DAZ 3D
• Product Name = Genesis 8
• Item Name = Female
• Set Content Type = Actor > Character
• Set Compatibility Base = Genesis 8 Female (or whatever the default is)
• Write Gemoetry Definitions checked off
• Write Parameter Definitions checked off
• Write UV Definitions checked off
• Compress File(s) checked off

It then proceeded to work for a very long time in which thats when my mistake occured. 

I did all  of your steps, @PerttiA and still no dice. I will attach my log.

Thank you.

DIM, Central, Connect and Studio all use the same database.  They do not share configuration data.

reserv888 said:

Thank you MelanieL and Richard!
I think I have solved it. I get the content installed in the right place now.

One new question pops up. Since DIM whithout my knowledge changed the installation paths, I have now content on two different drives.

DIM won't change paths without being told to (or corruption in the user profile file). Daz Central would, on initaal release, overwrite the DIM paths with its own defaults but I beleive that has been corrected.

The majority is on the K: drive but some have been installed on the C: drive. Since I have made scenes with content from the C: drive; what will happen the next time i load the scenes if I have transfered the items from C: to K:?
Will the scenes still load as they should?

Yes, where possible (where the content is in an active content directory) DS uses only the relative path (the location within the content directory) when saving scenes and presets.

Is there a difference if I transfere with copy and paste to K, or delete from C: and download everything again, but installing on K:?

If you have the zips you can also just select the items in the Installed tab of DIM and use the right-click option to reinstall using the current path.

Regardless of the my issue here, I think there is a need for updated information on how the DIM works. it is today impossible to find out without experimentation.

Hello, guys! I have installed octane render via Daz Central. Uninstalled and reinstalled Daz studio. Reinstalled octane through Daz manager and still cand find it in plugins nor octane render icon!

All i have done was according to the tutorial and still seems to be missing!

Thank you!

Same issue..

It shows up in my Daz Central Dashboard as an installed app v2.5.2.109.

When I attempt to launch Hexagon from my Dashboard it opens DS instead

Hansmar Nice image ......... apart from drachenlords obsevations also the table should be to the left of the figure in the left hand mirror because it is behind the central figure 

drachenlords...should have used spell check lol. Magic Rose well bringing out your A game I see simply smashing image and right on theme re celebrating the old illusionists

adbc..Nice moody image

Hi

I purchased the https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-faded-illusions-for-genesis-8-and-81-females outfit on its own and have encountered an issue with it.

I downloaded it using  DAZ Connect and it straight away then wanted to be updated so clicked update and sometime later the update completed and the update me icon was still there so i clicked update and after completeing it still wants to update....

So tried downloading through Daz Central and it still  wants to update

So tried DIM.... its not in DIM at all

Now in the log file its failing to update

2021-03-13 10:52:33.406 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Failed to download output file "F:/My Daz Connect Library\data\cloud\1_80724\people/genesis 8 female/clothing/faded illusions/faded illusions dress.duf.part"
2021-03-13 10:53:13.220 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): curl_easy_perform(https://hpclscruffy.daz3d.com/Customer/get_download_path?product_id=80724&file_path=people/genesis 8 female/clothing/faded illusions/faded illusions crown.duf&SID=L7Y41kHoPNAXGGcn42wLT8qYCXWMR0DkOnTvRi41osZwb-TRDbBpIQ) failed: HTTP response code said error
 

I already have outstanding support tickets that have said 4 to 6 weeks for a response so thought I would ask here first

MelanieL said:

It's "Content Base Path" that you want to redirect to your K: drive. If you keep the installer .zip files after installation then you probably want to move the "Package Archive" to K: too, because it will get very large.

Personally I also keep the Thumbnails, Manifests and Content Database on my content drive too. These are smaller so less important to move, but I like to keep everything in one place.

I always use "Advanced Settings" in DIM rather than Basic" - I'm not sure how to change the paths in Basic - maybe you click on those "..." lines?

You can use the drop-down menu in Basic Settings to select a base directory, as with Daz Central, or you can use the defaults. Advanced allows setting individual paths.

Twilight2Shadow12 said:

I got Headshop Oneclick2021, but so far it has been a disaster. I unzip it and run the installer. It crashes and deletes it's self. I then find that my anti-virus software has declared it to be a virus. I break it out of impound and try again. Crashes again saying it can't find VISETUP.INF. Checking in the 2 very much hidden directories the installer is looking in to find the said file, I conclude that no such file exists on my computer. I have about the same issue when I got the headshop before this one. It is getting far too frustrating! I already have a tech support ticket in, but doubt they will get back to me any time soon. Have searched and I seem to be the only person with this issue. I normal installer like DAZ Central would likely help, but who knows. 

Seems like such a great and useful product, but i greatly doubt I will ever get to use it.

We added a new video "How-to Install" here:

Don't use Central, you have absolute control with DIM.

I'm suddenly having an issue with DAZ Central (and IM) inställning things on the wrong disc and I can't change it.
Background:
I don't know what's relevant or not, but here it is.
I've hade problems for some time with DS crashing, several times a day. A week or two ago I was prompted by Daz Studio to reinstall the program.
I did, but afterwards IM suddenly couldn't detect any of owned items. Not a major problem since they were useable in DS.
Then I realized I won't get update notifactions as long as IM don't believe I have my items installed. I started to download everything (10.000+ items) again. Everyhing went well, untill the harddrive was full.

I have the program DS on my C: drive and the content on my K: drive. So it has been for several years.
Turns out IM suddenly started to download things to my C: drive, filling it to the brim with data.

Tried to find a solution, but the instructions for the settings in IM seems to be outdated. 
I freed up the lost space on my C: drive and started to download things with Daz Central instead.
Didn't work. DC also puts everything on my C: drive.
In the attached image you can see my settings. I believe they are correct if I want the DS program on the C: drive, and the content on the K: drive.
Any ideas what I should do?
 

Eggs Actly said:

When trying to run this product I get an error - log file says:

2021-03-11 20:55:05.661 Loading script: C:/Users/Finn/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_80603/scripts/riversoft art/pose details/install custom pose details actions.dsa.enc

2021-03-11 20:55:05.699 DEBUG: install custom pose details actions.dsa

2021-03-11 20:55:05.699 DEBUG: Fa&vorites/Pose Details

2021-03-11 20:55:05.699 DEBUG: C:/Users/Finn/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_80603/scripts/riversoft art/pose details/%1.dsa

2021-03-11 20:55:05.699 DEBUG: C:/Users/Finn/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_80603/scripts/riversoft art/pose details/%1.png

2021-03-11 20:55:14.786 WARNING: Script Error: Line 149

2021-03-11 20:55:14.786 WARNING: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: createCustomAction

2021-03-11 20:55:14.788 WARNING: Stack Trace:

<anonymous>()@C:/Users/Finn/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_80603/scripts/riversoft art/pose details/install custom pose details actions.dsa.enc:149

2021-03-11 20:55:14.791 Error in script execution: C:/Users/Finn/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_80603/scripts/riversoft art/pose details/install custom pose details actions.dsa.enc

Any way to fix this?

I'm on Win 10
Daz 4.15

Tried to install both manual and through DIM. 

You have obviously installed it via DAZ Studio's direct install. Script-based utilities usually do not work when installed that way (Hint: anything that is installed in ....My Daz Connect Library/cloud ... should ring the alarm bell). And, if it has been installed via DAZ Connect, that installation takes precedence over a DIM installation.

I would recommend the following:

1. Uninstall the product using DIM (if you have installed it via DIM)
2. Go to your DAZ Connect library C:/Users/Finn/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud
3. Remove the 1_80603 directory
4. Re-install using DIM.

That should fix your issue. Never ever use DAZ Connect or DAZ Central to install script-based utilities. The scripts may use other scriipts, and look for them in a set of locations. DAZ Connect seems to install some of those in random places.

Here is the YouTube channel "48HFP CENTRAL" with entries, tips, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMcERvceOG0iuvS6kfzB7w

We would like to clear up some confusion. The DAZ product page of OneClick2021 erroneously states that OneCkick2021 uses DAZ Central installers. That is explicitly not true.

HeadShop products come with their own installers and a README document that explains the simple install process.

We have attached a version of the README to this article. Once installed, HeadShop launches directly from DAZ Studio under the Edit menu.

Other links: How-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGRVQn8upc

Manual: https://printahead.net/wp-content/uploads/OC2021-Manual.pdf

Thanks for your support!

PerttiA said:

NorthOf45 said:

The Product Library page appears to be broken: no links for DIM or manual download, and the DAZ Connect Offline packages are MIA, which probably means the online version is, too. It is available in DIM (and presumably Central), but it is not recommended to mix Connect with other methods. You could do it temporarily and re-install with Connect once it gets fixed.

As this is a V4 item (basically Poser), I wouldn't let Connect mess with it, since Connect uses non-standard paths for product installation.

When you were searching the item, where were you searching, the database or the actual real folders (setting in DS search)?

Connect works with Poser format content.