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vindazivindazi Posts: 670
edited August 2013 in Daz Studio Discussion

For some reason my files in the content library have lost their way. I keep getting these prompts. this seems to have started after I tried to get the auto load to work. Note the "fat man" in the lower left hand corner in the content library has clothes. How can I get Daz to locate all of these files again?

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    I see you have a folder named "Content" inside "My Library" -- that's probably an error, you need to take everything under "Content" and move it up one level -- BE CAREFUL if you're using a version of MACOSX that doesn't merge.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    I am using Daz 4.5 Pro on a Mac running 10.6 on and intel duocore 2 with 4 gigs of ram. When you say be careful, what do you mean? Be careful of what?

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited August 2013

    Here is the path of my content. It is worth mentioning that everything was working fine until I tried to install the install manager.

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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    My Library is the CONTENT folder for DS4+. You can not have a Folder named Content inside it, or have one inside it Mapped. The My Library folder is the Correct folder, not the Content folder inside it. That causes errors.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    vindazi said:
    I am using Daz 4.5 Pro on a Mac running 10.6 on and intel duocore 2 with 4 gigs of ram. When you say be careful, what do you mean? Be careful of what?

    In 10.6, if you try to just drop the folders inside that "Content" folder into the "My Library" folder, they will replace what's already there instead of merging with it.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited August 2013

    I removed the "content" folder. But the problem remains.

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  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 1969

    I don't think there should be two Runtime folders. The one inside "My Library" is correct, I'm not so sure about the one on the same level as "My Library" — is there anything in it?

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    I removed that and I still have the same problem.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    I tried a little experiment that may shed some light on this. Using the find function I located the missing texture each time the prompt said it was unable to locate. Eventually the whole scene loaded. However when I deleted the scene and tried to open it again, it was unable to locate the part it had just located.

    Is there a way to get DAZ to locate the content automatically like it used to do?

    Somehow I still think it has something to do with trying to use the new content management software.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    For DS to find the textures the Runtime folder has to be directly underneath the folder that's listed as a Poser-format content folder.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    For DS to find the textures the Runtime folder has to be directly underneath the folder that's listed as a Poser-format content folder.

    I am not sure I know what you mean. Are you saying I should place the runtime folder in the poser folder?m Can you indicate where the folder is supposed to be?

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    vindazi said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    For DS to find the textures the Runtime folder has to be directly underneath the folder that's listed as a Poser-format content folder.

    I am not sure I know what you mean. Are you saying I should place the runtime folder in the poser folder?m Can you indicate where the folder is supposed to be?

    That folder is correct -- is that where the missing textures are? Can you post a screenshot of your Content Directory Manager with the DAZ Studio Formats and Poser formats expanded?

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    vindazi said:
    fixmypcmike said:
    For DS to find the textures the Runtime folder has to be directly underneath the folder that's listed as a Poser-format content folder.

    I am not sure I know what you mean. Are you saying I should place the runtime folder in the poser folder?m Can you indicate where the folder is supposed to be?

    That folder is correct -- is that where the missing textures are? Can you post a screenshot of your Content Directory Manager with the DAZ Studio Formats and Poser formats expanded?

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  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    This is where the textures for ewbootstx was found

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  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    This is the prompt I get when trying to load a scene with ewbootstx. I have worked with this scene numerous times and it has always worked. These problems just suddenly appeared.

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    That's the problem -- the Textures folder should not be in Runtime:Libraries:Materials. The Textures folder directly under Runtime is where material presets are usually looking.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited August 2013

    fixmypcmike said:
    That's the problem -- the Textures folder should not be in Runtime:Libraries:Materials. The Textures folder directly under Runtime is where material presets are usually looking.

    I think I am having a bit of a language problem. What do you mean by "under"? what do I need to do?

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    If you look at the error message on the bottom of the last page, it gives the path:
    Runtime/Textures/RD/ElvenWarrior/EWBootsTx.jpg

    But you have it in Runtime/Libraries/Materials/Textures/RD/ElvenWarrior/EWBootsTx.jpg

    That's why DS can't find it.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    If you look at the error message on the bottom of the last page, it gives the path:
    Runtime/Textures/RD/ElvenWarrior/EWBootsTx.jpg

    But you have it in Runtime/Libraries/Materials/Textures/RD/ElvenWarrior/EWBootsTx.jpg

    That's why DS can't find it.

    I moved all of the textures into the runtime textures folder. Guess it must have somehow gotten switched when I was trying to switch t the new download manager. Hope that is all that got messed up. Thanks

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    Well it looks like that was too good to be true. Looks like all the data was scattered about. Is there any way to get my organization back again without reloading my entire library?

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