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1) DAZ History Manager still exists, I use it as well as DIM as not everything is in DIM yet.
2) You don't need to install with it if you don't want to, and whether you do or not you can save the files you download. A downloaded file is a downloaded file.
3) DIM already allows you to specify files only for the version(s) and app(s) you want. Currently it only covers content, and since it uses zip there is no separate PC and Mac version. When plugins and software are covered you will be able to specify just Windows 64 bit, or 64 and 32 bit, or whatever combination of OS's you use.
It's not at all as basic as you think.
Ok, I'll give it another shot but I do prefer DHM. When I last used DHM it had expired but reading the latest notes I now see that this expiry date has been removed. Great news!
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That can do it. I've seen examples of early recordable CD and DVD media where the reflective metallic layer delaminated or corroded due to humidity. The early media were stamped out of three-layer material and not sealed along the inside or outside edges. I think that's been changed some time ago, but have no way of knowing for sure.
My big issue is static from a dry environment. I have humidity problems maybe three weeks a year (Northern Indiana).
I should be getting a new laptop in the next few days so the advent of DIM has been a god-send as far as I am concerned. It's quite scary seeing the number of products I have - especially as new ones keep getting entered into DIM.
Where I do have an issue is the location of the installs. My current set-up is a bit of a lash-up (which is why I am, sort of, happy to build from scratch) so I am looking to having a stab at a reasonably sensible set of installs. The issue I seem to be facing with that is that unless I look inside each and every zip file I am not going to know if it is DAZ (.dsf, .duf, etc.) style content or Poser (.cr2, .pz2, etc.).
I could manually install each zip as I go (which means I get to see what's inside and can direct the install to the 'right place') but doing that means I, in effect, lose the ability to uninstall. That's not too much of an issue, except when something 'hokey' happens with the content (such as some of the early morphs which required the files being removed by the uninstall before the new ones were installed). And, of course, manully installing that many files is going to be brain-numbing! I do have a plan/thought of what to do, which I will investigate when I am more awake.
Out of curiosity, does the uninstall fully remove the metadata/CMS content? I messed up with one install and used it as an experiment, whereby I uninstalled and re-installed to a new location. Smart Content seemed to be pointing at the old location as it coudl not find the content. Going back to the old install location cleared the issue up.
...for me the task of building the custom runtimes on my new system is daunting, but I need full control over everything. To extract the file structures beforehand sound like a lot more work (and will take up more memory on the flash drive) than just transferring the installers to the workstation and running them there.
What I do, because I'm an OCD control freak, is unzip to a temporary location so I can see exactly what's there, and then install with DIM (or you could install to the temporary location with DIM, look it over, and then uninstall with DIM and reinstall in the correct location). Admittedly, that takes a lot longer than just mass-installing.
DIM should fully remove the metadata when you uninstall, you can check the log file to see if there was a Valentina error, which I've seen on rare occasions, which could have prevented the uninstall of the metadata.
Forgive me if I've already asked you this, but why do you need to extract them beforehand? Transferring the zips takes less space then transferring the installers.
...well not all the content is in.zip format yet.
I use the term "extract" rather loosely.
An example of how I categorize my content using the DIM without moving any files.
As you can see I allowed the DIM to install the content where it wanted to but am still able to organize the content to my liking without any problem.
All of the items were originally under the Default category.
As I install each item one at a time I am easily able to organize the content by dis-checking the link in the Default category after creating my subcategories and linking the items to the new categories.
Being able to select several if not all of the items at one time makes it go rather quickly.
Select the image to see how it is organized.
My current runtime/content is not of the best. I can appreciate all the work and the end results of a careful, methodical, organsied, structured plan of installation. But that is just not me! I suspect I'll end up with two install locations for DAZ/DIM content (one for .d?f, one for .?r2), plus one (or more) for 3rd party, based on a similar premise.
DIM should fully remove the metadata when you uninstall, you can check the log file to see if there was a Valentina error, which I've seen on rare occasions, which could have prevented the uninstall of the metadata.
Something I'll check for if it does leave bits behind that could be an issue. I did not really investigate the last time, but know that after the install/uninstall/re-install elsewhere the product had the yellow triangle error emblem in the Smart Content.
What I do, because I'm an OCD control freak, is unzip to a temporary location so I can see exactly what's there, and then install with DIM (or you could install to the temporary location with DIM, look it over, and then uninstall with DIM and reinstall in the correct location). Admittedly, that takes a lot longer than just mass-installing.
I've been "installing" to my desktop with Bitrock for years, and then manually moving everything to the appropriate folder in my runtime and deleting the folder on my desktop, so I don't see any difference in doing it that way with DIM.
The only difference is, now my "dummy" runtime is somewhere other than my desktop, and just copying everything to my working runtime and leaving the "dummy" where it is, DIM can detect what's installed and keep me up-to-date with any product updates. To me that's a win/win situation. ;-)
I use 7-zip on zip files. So I can just double-click the zip file and then browse the content in the 7-zip explorer window, without unzipping to disk at all. This doesn't work for looking at images in my set up, but I can look at file and directory structure.
I've been "installing" to my desktop with Bitrock for years, and then manually moving everything to the appropriate folder in my runtime and deleting the folder on my desktop, so I don't see any difference in doing it that way with DIM.
The only difference is, now my "dummy" runtime is somewhere other than my desktop, and just copying everything to my working runtime and leaving the "dummy" where it is, DIM can detect what's installed and keep me up-to-date with any product updates. To me that's a win/win situation. ;-)
In fact, you don't even have to leave the dummy -- once it's installed an item, DIM can check for updates even if those files are deleted.
Today I reset the download again.
Tried downloading one time with Firefox, the other time with Chrome.
...still not working:(
What are you trying to download?
ps_pe073_Aiko4TexturesDS.exe, the extra textures for Aiko4 with the Anime texture, from the Aiko4 Pro Bundle.
If you have tried several browsers, and you still can't get the file downloaded properly, I'm afraid you will have to open a Support ticket.
Did you clear the Browser cache between downloads, otherwise it will probably just keep happening? There may be an error in the file, and a support ticket may be the best answer.
Yes, cleared.
I'll try to open a support ticket... ehmmm... when I will find how to do it...
Just click on Help > Contact Us at the top of the forum here.
Nobody else can help, sorry.
For those that open the zips to see what's inside, not necessary.
Right-click on a filename and select 'installer files'. The DIM gives you a list of all the files in the zip it will install or has installed, depending on which tab you are in (ready to install or installed).
I'll try, thank you!
Solved! It was a Windows 8 issue! The helpdesk told me to set the Win7 compatibility, and it worked!
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Ah! I think this is the trick! By extrapolation I should be able to add 100, 500, 750 etc.
Thank you! I'll give it a try.