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Problem with Categories "un-deleting" themselves

SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
edited December 1969 in New Users

In my "Categories" in the content library, i keep deleting the sub cateogories "Real World" "Stylised" and "Fantasy Sci Fi" (below Male and Female), but each time I open DAZ Studio they are back again!

Is this a known bug? How do I stop it happening?

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    You can't delete the categories under Default that are pre-assigned when you install DS. I make my own categories outside of Default.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    You can't delete the categories under Default that are pre-assigned when you install DS. I make my own categories outside of Default.

    Eh?? All my categories are under "Default" and I have deleted plenty of them before

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

  • SloshSlosh Posts: 2,391
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    I just did that myself 2 days ago and was going to put that as a solution. Thanks for mentioning it :)

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited October 2014

    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    Thanks, but it says "access denied" when I try to save the edited version of RootCategories.txt

    You say " really insist on deleting" as if it were a bad thing. I fail to see how the categories "stylised" "real world" and "sci fi" have any meaningful value!

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  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited December 1969

    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    Thanks, but it says "access denied" when I try to save the edited version of RootCategories.txt

    You say " really insist on deleting" as if it were a bad thing. I fail to see how the categories "stylised" "real world" and "sci fi" have any meaningful value!

    why can I not save the edited rootcategories.txt?

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    Sertorial said:
    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    Thanks, but it says "access denied" when I try to save the edited version of RootCategories.txt

    You say " really insist on deleting" as if it were a bad thing. I fail to see how the categories "stylised" "real world" and "sci fi" have any meaningful value!

    why can I not save the edited rootcategories.txt?

    Can you run the text editor as Administrator?

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    Sertorial said:
    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    Thanks, but it says "access denied" when I try to save the edited version of RootCategories.txt

    You say " really insist on deleting" as if it were a bad thing. I fail to see how the categories "stylised" "real world" and "sci fi" have any meaningful value!

    why can I not save the edited rootcategories.txt?

    Can you run the text editor as Administrator?

    I am an administrator already (that's my user category). So shouldn't it already be opening as administrator?

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Sertorial said:
    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    Thanks, but it says "access denied" when I try to save the edited version of RootCategories.txt

    You say " really insist on deleting" as if it were a bad thing. I fail to see how the categories "stylised" "real world" and "sci fi" have any meaningful value!

    why can I not save the edited rootcategories.txt?

    Can you run the text editor as Administrator?

    I am an administrator already (that's my user category). So shouldn't it already be opening as administrator?

    No, most programs won't automatically run as Admin. Right-click on the program and choose Run As Admin.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Sertorial said:
    Sertorial said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    Categories that aren't supplied with DS will have a "U" on them -- those can be deleted. If you really insist on deleting the categories that come with DS, there's a text file in the Resources folder under the application folder named "RootCategories.txt" -- if you remove entries from that file, then launch DS, you can remove those categories. Be aware that the text file will be replaced when you update DS.

    Thanks, but it says "access denied" when I try to save the edited version of RootCategories.txt

    You say " really insist on deleting" as if it were a bad thing. I fail to see how the categories "stylised" "real world" and "sci fi" have any meaningful value!

    why can I not save the edited rootcategories.txt?

    Can you run the text editor as Administrator?

    I am an administrator already (that's my user category). So shouldn't it already be opening as administrator?

    No, most programs won't automatically run as Admin. Right-click on the program and choose Run As Admin.

    Awesome! Fixed it!

    Thanks

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