Re-installing DAZ after Re-installing Windows 10

Ippotamus

What a day.
I had to re-install windows 10 64.
Probably long overdue with all the issues I had.

Anyways, not the problem.
Problem is I have to re-install DAZ.

My content files are intact, so only the programs have to be installed.
I only use DIM, I do not use Connect.

Is there a guid or a thread for this procedure somewhere.
I'm bleary eyed and off to bed.

But will seek it out in the morning with a fresh mind.
Thanks,

Ippotamus

Richard Haseltine

Did you back up the database (in your AppData folder - C:\Users\YOU\AppData\Roaming\Daz 3D\cms - the Daz 3D folder also has your DS layouts in the Studio 4 folder) and the DIM Manifests folder (from the same Public Documents folder as the default Downloads folder)?

Ippotamus

Hello Richard,

I have the DIM Manifests,

I'm not seeing the database.

Richard Haseltine

Do you have ageneral back-up of the AppData folder? Did you ever export userdata using the Content DB Maintenance dialogue? If not you will be able to rebuild the database for the Daz content by reimporting the metadata, and the Manifests will let DIM see what is isntalled (as long as the paths are the same), but you will have lost any custom categorisation (including the entries for your saved files in the Saved Files category - though the files themselves will be available through a file-based view as normal).

Ippotamus

I am now rendering again.
Thank you for your time, Richard.