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New to DAZ3D - Moving Content to diff HD

chrislillytvchrislillytv Posts: 49
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hi there,

I've read some threads on this already, so if there was a comment about this and I missed it, please let me know... Hopefully, I don't come off as an idiot...

Before anyone starts commenting, just to let you know nothing has been moved yet... just asking for advice...

1) I have been downloading files to one folder on my desktop computer. I'd like to move them to an external Hard Drive so that I can access the files when I am on my laptop. I understand copying and pasting is fairly easy, however, is it easy to change the direct path in the DIM to reconnect everything?

2) Along these lines, I think I'd like to organize my files better than just putting all the files in one folder. I've seen a picture where someone organized their files as this example: People>Model>Hair. It looked liked the screen shot was from within the Daz3D software (the DIM?) How does one organize files like that? Is it helpful? I see that when you load a model into the software, you can click around and the software will show you what you have for clothes, shirts, hair etc. Does it matter to have things organized in different folders since the DIM is putting everything in one folder? Thoughts? (This was a lot of information to take in, I know.)

Thank you in advance for your comments/advice!

PS - I have not saved any characters yet. Though, I have played around with the software a little. If I need to delete, download, reinstall, or whatever, that is not a disaster.

Comments

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,811

    Daz content at least should already install to People/Genesis #/Hair (or clothing, or character). Poser format content, as for Victoria 4 etc., is another matter.

    DIM can use multiple content directories, you ust need to remember to select the right one for each installation.

    One thing to be aware of is that the Content Management System on the machine you didn't install from won't know about your content - you can reimport metadata, from the Content Library option menu>Content DB Maintenance, but your own categories and saved fiels won't be added unless you use the same dialogue to export user data on the other machine. You could also set the Content Cluster to be on the portable drive for each machine.

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