"DAZ Connect Data" is the name of the Library. The folder is "C:\Users\(name)\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My DAZ Connect Libr..." and it's cut off there.

DAZ Connect is a completely different download and install method built into Studio. DIM and Central are, let's say, related, but work outside Studio. Studio works with content installed with any method. Best not to mix Connect with the other two, it will cause you no end of confusion. 

I just want to establish what is where, and find the elusive rogue controller.

Im not familiar at all with Daz Connect. Ive only used Install manager and Daz Central. is that one of those by a different name? i looked and cant find the folder "Daz Connect data" but I will continue to look.

Check out the new, new improved Product Library pages. Order No. (with timestamp) and Product page links, SKU, collapsible Description and What's Included sections. And, bundles are now itemized, and items in a bundle show which one... 

That DAZ Central ad is back, though, and no ReadMe link. Clicking the (smallish) image gives an Oops!, but what did that do before? I can't even remember...

Central would only install where it is set up to install, and if you have not changed that, it is where it is supposed to be. We'll look at that possibility later. Now, back to Content Directory Manager. Please expand the Libraries (click on the + in the box for each) to show the folders being used and post a screenshot of that. (You can obscure your user name if it shows in the path, for privacy concerns).

ive installed only with DAz Central. I even uninstalled and redid the installation a week ago. no help there either, still acted the same. it only started about 2 weeks ago or close to that. its worked perfectly from the beginning until then.

On the new computer I've uninstalled DAZ Studi via DAZ Central and then uninstalled Install Manager & DAZ Central.

However DAZ Studio remains installed at "C:\Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4" and still launches via the DAZ desktop icon.

DAZ does not appear in my Windows 10 Add Remove Progams.  And I do not see an unistaller in folder "C:\Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4"

How do I unistall it? Deleting the folders would still leave entries in the Windows registry.

Can DAZ Studio 4.14 be downloadad and installed WITHOUT DAZ Central or Install Manager? 
When I install via DAZ Central, DAZ Studio no longer appears in my Windows 10 "Add / Remove Programs"

Also it does not install DAZ Studio in the folder C:\Program Files\

But installs it in "C:\DAZ 3D\Applications\" which I prefer not to. 

Is there a benefit for installing it in this folder over C:\Program Files\ ?????

Cheers & many thanks

Ken

You can download a stand-alone installer from your Product Library:  https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/files#prod_13176

It doesn't show up in Add/Remove programs -- if you install it with Daz Central or DIM you uninstall it the same way.

Daz Central simplifies the folder structure by installing everything into one folder, C:\Daz 3D  Since it's installing content there as well as applications, it's better to stay outside of Program Files.

Can DAZ Studio 4.14 be downloadad and installed WITHOUT DAZ Central or Install Manager? 
When I install via DAZ Central, DAZ Studio no longer appears in my Windows 10 "Add / Remove Programs"

Also it does not install DAZ Studio in the folder C:\Program Files\

But installs it in "C:\DAZ 3D\Applications\" which I prefer not to. 

Is there a benefit for installing it in this folder over C:\Program Files\ ?????

Cheers & many thanks

Ken

Daz Central has apparently been created for non-technical minded new users, for others it seems to be "not that useful".

Go to your "My Account/Product library" here on the site and search for "DAZ Studio 4.X Pro" and you find the link for manual downloads

Can DAZ Studio 4.14 be downloadad and installed WITHOUT DAZ Central or Install Manager? 

Yes if you're talking about the general release. Betas can only be installed with DIM.

Can DAZ Studio 4.14 be downloadad and installed WITHOUT DAZ Central or Install Manager? 
When I install via DAZ Central, DAZ Studio no longer appears in my Windows 10 "Add / Remove Programs"

Also it does not install DAZ Studio in the folder C:\Program Files\

But installs it in "C:\DAZ 3D\Applications\" which I prefer not to. 

Is there a benefit for installing it in this folder over C:\Program Files\ ?????

Cheers & many thanks

Ken

No, you don't need to use Daz Central, you can use DIM or download the stand-alone installer here: https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/files#prod_13176

Since you installed Daz Central first, it installs everything in one place, C:\Daz 3D\

On my old computer DAZ Studio was installed in 

"C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4"

New computer :

"C:\Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4"

On new computer there is also folders

"C:\Daz 3D\Applications\InstallManger\Downloads"

"C:\Daz 3D\Applications\InstallManger\ManifestFiles"

It also appears unlike past version of DAZ Studio it must be downloaded via DAZCentral as I can not find a DAZStudio download on this webesite like I could in the past.

Can DAZ Studio be dowloaded separately and installed without DAZ Central or Install Manager.

I wish to install it in the C:\Program Files\ directory.

The AppData path is where DIM settings are stored.  The Public Documents path is probably where the downloads, thumbnails, and manifests are stored.  I assume you haven't yet installed Daz Central on the new computer?  In that case, yes, copy both to the corresponding locations on the new computer.  If you've already installed Daz Central on the new computer (before DIM) it will have created its own settings.

I have just had to reboot again, which is annoying, on my desktop. The laptop is doing nothig. I made the mistake of uninstalling and then could not find it to re-download through DIM, which also seems to have been removed from Daz site. Foolishly downloaded Central, and now have no access to anything. 

Daz is really tee-ing me off at present, considering how much time and money I have invested (a nice round 13000 files).

 

Check that the various paths in DazCentral are the same as what you had in DIM. DIM is still available for download in the Product Library of your web account.

I have just had to reboot again, which is annoying, on my desktop. The laptop is doing nothig. I made the mistake of uninstalling and then could not find it to re-download through DIM, which also seems to have been removed from Daz site. Foolishly downloaded Central, and now have no access to anything. 

Daz is really tee-ing me off at present, considering how much time and money I have invested (a nice round 13000 files).

Since I orignally posted this article in 2016, I started using DAZ Central in summer 2020.

I noticed on my old I7-4770 computer with GTX 1060 card I have two InstallManager folders

C:\Users\kenmo\AppData\Roaming\DAZ 3D\InstallManager

C:\Users\Public\Documents\DAZ 3D\InstallManager

Do I copy over both to my Ryzen 7 3700 computer with RTX 2060 video card?

Does DAZ Central use the same or a different directory then Install mager - "users\public\public documents\daz 3d. "

I as ask as I am once agaon going through my3 to 4 year computer upgrade process.... 

Cheers & many thanks.

Ken

Not on a clean install, it uses a single maste Daz 3d folder with sub-folders on the drive you specify. Why not use Install manager if it is what you are used to/has featrues you need?

Hi all,

I don't have time to read all the 56 pages, so I'm sorry if this has been already asked. I just bought Urban Future 7 but the product doesn't show up in DIM. It doesn't show up in my product librairy page in my account either, so I can't download it. Is the DAZ tream working on this?

Also, should I use DAZ Central to get things work?

Sorry about my quite approximative english.

Thanks

Benny

Does DAZ Central use the same or a different directory then Install mager - "users\public\public documents\daz 3d. "

I as ask as I am once agaon going through my3 to 4 year computer upgrade process.... 

Cheers & many thanks.

Ken

I was suddenly booted from Daz central and am no longer able to sign into it. I've uninstalled 5 times but nothing works