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reinstalling Studio destroyed all my content folders and nothing works anymore

tilmau_866699610btilmau_866699610b Posts: 7
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

So DAZ Studio insisted on installing user files in appData/Roaming and there was nothing I could do to force it to save elsewhere.

Now I'm stuck with a new install profile and my entire setup is busted. For example all morphs are gone, probably overwritten in AppData/Roaming...

I'm now reworking my libraries, but alas, there are constant problems with reference files.

Since I'm starting from scratch, I unloaded all the base directories and set up everything new. All custom base library folders - .

QUESTION 1:

If I install starter essentials in a custom base library, why does it load everything just fine but throws an error like this - excerpts from log file:

The yellow line shows up in Studio as alert box.

2017-03-23 15:35:39.744 Started in: F:/DAZ 4.9 - new install 
2017-03-23 15:35:57.173 *** Scene Cleared ***
2017-03-23 15:35:57.313 Could not resolve : "/data/Age of Armour/Subsurface Shaders/AoA_Subsurface/AoA_Subsurface.dsf"
2017-03-23 15:35:58.048 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.048 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.048 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.048 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.064 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.191 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.191 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.191 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(2653): Could not find material definition.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.191 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1326): Failed to create material!
2017-03-23 15:35:58.347 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Eva%207/FBMEva7.dsf#FBMEva7?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/3feetwolf/NGV7/MCMEva7GensC.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Expressions/eCTRLScream.dsf#eCTRLScream?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eJCMVictoria7Scream.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Expressions/eCTRLRage.dsf#eCTRLRage?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eJCMVictoria7Rage.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Expressions/eCTRLPain.dsf#eCTRLPain?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eJCMVictoria7Pain.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Head/PHMMouthWidth.dsf#PHMMouthWidth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eJCMVictoria7MouthWidth.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Head/PHMMouthSize.dsf#PHMMouthSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eJCMVictoria7MouthSize.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Expressions/eCTRLHappy.dsf#eCTRLHappy?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eJCMVictoria7Happy.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Expressions/eCTRLRage.dsf#eCTRLRage?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eCTRLVictoria7Rage.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.378 WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5671): Could not find target property for formula: Genesis3Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Expressions/eCTRLPain.dsf#eCTRLPain?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%203/Female/Morphs/Daz%203D/Victoria%207/eCTRLVictoria7Pain.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:58.743 File loaded in 0 min 1.5 sec.
2017-03-23 15:35:58.743 Loaded file: Genesis 3 Female.duf
2017-03-23 15:35:59.149 Could not resolve : "/data/Age of Armour/Subsurface Shaders/AoA_Subsurface/AoA_Subsurface.dsf"
2017-03-23 15:35:59.211 Loaded Morph Deltas in 0 min 0.0 sec.
2017-03-23 15:35:59.211 Loaded file: PHMMouthRealismHD.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:59.227 Loaded Morph Deltas in 0 min 0.0 sec.
2017-03-23 15:35:59.227 Loaded file: PBMNavel.dsf
2017-03-23 15:35:59.430 Loaded image RyJeane_eyerefl01_1008.jpg
2017-03-23 15:35:59.518 Loaded image RyJeane_lashes_1006.jpg

 

QUESTION 2:

are there certain things I must not ever install into a custom directory? I have this suspiction that some stuff must absolutely be on sytem drive or at least in the install directory alongside the Studio.exe

Thanks for any help.

Comments

  • tilmau_866699610btilmau_866699610b Posts: 7

    the yellow doesnt show up and there is no edit function for me here.

     

    2017-03-23 15:35:59.149 Could not resolve : "/data/Age of Armour/Subsurface Shaders/AoA_Subsurface/AoA_Subsurface.dsf"

     

    this shows up as alert box in the application.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,804

    DS will not use the AppData folder for content - the default locations are the My Daz3D Library folder in the public documents folder  (used for Install Mager), the DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library folder in the user's documents folder (default save location), and the \DAZ 3D\Studio\My Daz Connect Library in the user's documents folder (used for Connect installs). If youuse non-default locations you need to tell DS where they are - a quick way is to right-click on Daz Studio Formats (for native files) and select Add New Base Directory, or you can use Edit>Preferrences>Content Library tab>Content Directory Manager button

  • tilmau_866699610btilmau_866699610b Posts: 7
    edited March 2017

    Yup, I did certainly go through the Content Directory Manager and set things up to point to my custom drive F:/

    I hate DIM with a passion and download all content manually, using the offline option (thank god they have that), using a custom daz connect folder location. I am hoping that nothing in the application requires content related resources outside of F:/

    Do my custom morphs, shaders, presets, scenes etc all adhere to living inside the DAZ format content directories?

    Somewhere I read the error has to do with not having installed some shader bases?

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  • tilmau_866699610btilmau_866699610b Posts: 7

    The error is a result of missing shader essentials. In case someone is looking at the same problem... its not necessarily related to content folder management.

  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    Stop hating DIM and learn how it works.  If open preferences (the cog icon) you can change where downloads go, where programs go and where content goes.

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