Can I just get a consensus, my issue is to do with Frida the Viking Outfit for which I have no way to download.  I put this in as technical support rather than sales, would you agree that's the correct route?

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-frida-viking-outfit-for-genesis-8-female

Would I be wrong to now just put a sales support in and ask for a refund?  They say it may take a few weeks for Technical Support to respond, see message below, below.

The items will not show in DIM, Central or Connect and the product page only has Daz Connect options and the offline package file results in an error.  Just checked and it was later marked as solved but is not.

{
  "code": "not_found",
  "message": "File with such name does not exist.",
  "status": 404
}

Emma H, Nov 13, 2020, 14:23 MST:

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I have to agree completely. Central does NOT anything OF VALUE. In fact, half the time it doesn't even boot up for me. I'm sticking with DIM. Sorry, DAZ. Central was a foul ball and not the homerun that you were expecting.

If you find Genesis 8 Starter Essentials in the products tab of Smart Content what icon does it have at top-right of the thumbnail?

in the top right cornor it just says actor...

Nothing is loading. everything i click on is unable to find its .duf

 

i'll go ahead and blame Daz Central on this too, because this is a problem i din't have until now also.. lol

And is PostgreSQL installed?

Ok, so now this is happening.. XD

I havnt been able to use DAZ in like a year.

If your content installed in default location, or is it somewhere else?

I had it install DAZ on my D Drive rather than on my C Drive because my C Drive is for my OS only.. Daz is too big..

From what I read, DazCentral has a tendency to reset paths used to default value, so I would check what is setup in DS preferences for the content directories to see if the paths point to D drive.

If thats what happened, then i have no idea how to fix that...

Get rid of DAZ Central, return to using the DAZ Install Manager and make sure the content directories set up in there are th same you have in your DAZ|Studio preferences.

If you find Genesis 8 Starter Essentials in the products tab of Smart Content what icon does it have at top-right of the thumbnail?

in the top right cornor it just says actor...

Nothing is loading. everything i click on is unable to find its .duf

 

i'll go ahead and blame Daz Central on this too, because this is a problem i din't have until now also.. lol

And is PostgreSQL installed?

Ok, so now this is happening.. XD

I havnt been able to use DAZ in like a year.

If your content installed in default location, or is it somewhere else?

I had it install DAZ on my D Drive rather than on my C Drive because my C Drive is for my OS only.. Daz is too big..

From what I read, DazCentral has a tendency to reset paths used to default value, so I would check what is setup in DS preferences for the content directories to see if the paths point to D drive.

If thats what happened, then i have no idea how to fix that...

I've found forum links to questions about migrating everything DS from one PC to another, but I chose to do a new install of everything to a new drive via the Daz site as I assumed it would be quicker as all of my DS is on a laptop when my new PC is much faster. The only link I've found re this is the one below, but there's not enough step-by-step instruction for me, plus the creation of the Daz Central monster has only complicated things. And now I've complicated my own planned process by first trying to install everything on a new PC, not realising that there isn't enough space on the D Drive as I wanted it separate to the C, then having to buy a 2TB external SSD (F Drive) only to frack myself as I'd already messed up the paths in DIM failing to get it on the D.
In DIM I now have all of the paths back to the default for C Drive (I've successfully installed 2 small KB only products to my old laptop which is almost out of space); ie: all of these are now C:
Package Archive
Thumbnail "
Manifest "
Content Database Base
Content Base Path
64-bit Software Base
32-bit "
Do all of these paths have to be changed in order to install everything on a new PC's F Drive? I would assume so, but this is where I'm in complete confusion as in DIM every path is visually incomplete and ends with "..." So I've absolutely no idea what to change or what to change it to. I was hoping I'd need to change one path as I did with DIM and Daz Central and that would be it, "simples".

On my F Drive I created the folder "AaaMY Daz Content" (the Aaa so that this folder will always be first in the line). In that is the "DazCentral" folder and the "Program Files" folder in which are DAZ 3D: DAZ3DDIM1 then the array of other folders and files, mostly .dll. But do I need to add any other folder besides my "AaaMY Daz Content"?
What I need is step by step instructions on how to word the file paths in DIM, first so that I can install Daz Studio in the F Drive, and then so that via DIM I can install all of my Daz content in the new Daz Studio.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/128146/how-to-transfer-daz-to-a-new-pc

I use daz connect to install my assets, not install manager or daz central, please give me a manual installer or a way to update my current installation.

You can download the manual installer from the Product Library in your online account. Enter daz studio 4.x in the filter box and hit Search

I use daz connect to install my assets, not install manager or daz central, please give me a manual installer or a way to update my current installation.

I now have DIM on my F Drive. But I still can't find a way to uninstall DS 4.14 from my C Drive, nor install it on my F drive without Daz Central butting in.

@JOdel, I'll answer the second question first. The script only runs on objects in the scene. You only need to install in one location, although as many scripts do, it probably needs to be in the scripts folder, and should be installed using DIM/Central, or manually, not with Daz Connect. When Totte is back online, he can verify that.

To your first question, yes, the script will see objects and instances whether visibility is on or off. In fact, if you have 10 identical objects and 5 of them have visibility off, the script will still create nine instances, but it will respect the visibility of the originals.

Although this is not "official", I was able to "Hide" an instance by moving it into the Instance Group created by Instancify. Also, I detail several ways of getting around limitations in an appendix of the manual.

Honestly, I think you're going to love this utility. However, with the 30-day return policy and the discounts available during this sale, I recommend you buy it, read the manual from "cover to cover", (it's a fast read,) see if you can come up with a workaround for existing instances that fits your workflow, and if you find it isn't working for you, return it! (But I don't think you will.)

If you find Genesis 8 Starter Essentials in the products tab of Smart Content what icon does it have at top-right of the thumbnail?

in the top right cornor it just says actor...

Nothing is loading. everything i click on is unable to find its .duf

 

i'll go ahead and blame Daz Central on this too, because this is a problem i din't have until now also.. lol

And is PostgreSQL installed?

Ok, so now this is happening.. XD

I havnt been able to use DAZ in like a year.

If your content installed in default location, or is it somewhere else?

I had it install DAZ on my D Drive rather than on my C Drive because my C Drive is for my OS only.. Daz is too big..

From what I read, DazCentral has a tendency to reset paths used to default value, so I would check what is setup in DS preferences for the content directories to see if the paths point to D drive.

Why does the bridge to unreal not show up in this new Daz Central?  It does not show in plugins, assets, and it does not show as an installable option when searched for.

About a week ago I successfully installed Daz Studio and Daz Central on my D Drive, but (I think) I didn't get as far installing DIM as I suddenly realised I didn't have enough room for everything Daz on the D Drive. I therefore uninstalled everything and since then I've bought a 2TB external SSD, but I'm now failing to get anything installed on it except Daz Central.

On site, whether I go to "TECHNOLOGY" or "DOWNLOAD DAZ STUDIO" I'm taken to Daz Central (when what I want is DS 4.14), so I first successfully installed that on the external F Drive (to what's essentially a 'My Daz' folder), but when the next step is to install Daz Studio it doesn't give me the opportunity to input a file path to the F Drive and automatically installs on the C Drive. I'm also baffled that in that process the download pauses and the window comes up which states something like "download will continue after the previous files have been installed" - which is a bit like my saying "I'll next do today what I'll do today after I've done what I did yesterday"! ??? - Question: WHAT previous files? After a bit of fumbling and getting nowhere I clicked that window off and saw another "Install Daz Studio" tab so I clicked on that and found it was already halfway installed and thus it then continued to fully install on the C Drive where I don't want it. But wherever I look in Program Files (or Uninstall in Control Panel) there is no Uninstall option (while there is for Daz Central). So how do I now uninstall Daz Studio from the C Drive?

In Daz Central on the left hand side, if I click on the Daz Studio tab I get on the right side an install DS option, but it states 4:12, not 4:14.
So questions in order:
#1 How do I uninstall Daz Studio 4:14 from my C Drive?
#2 How do I install Daz Studio 4.14 on my F Drive without doing it via Daz Central (and being offered 4:12)?
#3 Less importantly but I'm intrigued by the potential of time travelling: what previous files are referred to in "download will continue after the previous files have been installed"? And why does the auto-download and install of Daz pause halfway through before that comes up? This is clearly not self-explanatory.

Does it reset any settings or adds new ones I need to change? Like the Display Optimization before, where you had to set it to best to increase overall speed. Like if I change a slider, it lags for a moment.

God, why the fuck did I do this update? Everytime I hit render, it instantly goes to "close" instead of cancel render and don't have a picture rendered.

What would be the best way to revert back without breaking everything?

Edit: It now renders, updated my graphic card drivers, but still runs like crap in the viewport so not sure if there are more settings I need to change. Would probably prefer to revert back still.

I did a full uninstalll today on one of my iMacs and reinstalled using Daz Central. This did nothing I still get the message that this program isn't supported on Big Sur. I have't upgraded to Big Sur on this iMac and will wait  untill there is an update to fix this issue.

I had the same exact issue. It's a waiting game. But I have work to do. I'm desperate right now. So desperate that I'm literally going to drive two states down to use my brothers gaming computer to get these commissions done for clients. 

If you find Genesis 8 Starter Essentials in the products tab of Smart Content what icon does it have at top-right of the thumbnail?

in the top right cornor it just says actor...

Nothing is loading. everything i click on is unable to find its .duf

i'll go ahead and blame Daz Central on this too, because this is a problem i din't have until now also.. lol

And is PostgreSQL installed?

Ok, so now this is happening.. XD

I havnt been able to use DAZ in like a year.

If your content installed in default location, or is it somewhere else?

I had it install DAZ on my D Drive rather than on my C Drive because my C Drive is for my OS only.. Daz is too big..

Nevermind. Fixed it.

Did a full clean reinstall of everything Daz-related.Still no joy.

So went to the Daz Store and got the Bridge things there...

Now they appear in Central and am about to install them

I'm having the same problem really upset by this.

The bridge looks so promising. But my Daz Central isn't showing 3ds Max bridge or the Blender bridge either. Just Cinema 4D.

On the site, none of the new bridges show up, not even Cinema 4D.

i'll go ahead and blame Daz Central on this too, because this is a problem i din't have until now also.. lol

And is PostgreSQL installed?

Ok, so now this is happening.. XD

I havnt been able to use DAZ in like a year.

If your content installed in default location, or is it somewhere else?

i'll go ahead and blame Daz Central on this too, because this is a problem i din't have until now also.. lol

And is PostgreSQL installed?

No, i didnt know what it was, so i didnt install it.

PostgreSQL is the database system used to store the product metadata. You need it if you use Smart Content.

I did a full uninstalll today on one of my iMacs and reinstalled using Daz Central. This did nothing I still get the message that this program isn't supported on Big Sur. I have't upgraded to Big Sur on this iMac and will wait  untill there is an update to fix this issue.