

(Sorry, Mac people, ain't got no clue about Mac paths, although the general principle should be the same.) After poking at this issue off and on for two days, I am not feeling particularly charitable. We should drag all those listed folders to “My Third Party Content”.A more charitably inclined title would probably be "How to change directory paths after migrating DAZ Studio database content to a new Windows computer: a cautionary tale in four acts". Double-click and skim through the subfolders until you find some with names such as “Data” “People” “Runtime“. Open your downloaded zip file and you will probably see that the main folder is called Content, My Library, DAZ Library, etc. “My Third Party Content”, it could be on your desktop. Create a separate folder where you will extract your files, so you always keep track of file locations in an organized way. Make sure to be able to decompress the files by downloading the right program such as 7Zip or Winrar. When downloading content, it often comes compressed in a. But following the steps below will do just fine and you should not encounter any problem, so let’s get started. We know it can get messy at times performing a manual installation, and certainly it requires a bit more attention. Remember to enter a name that will help best identify your account. After that, you should get your account set up. We click in the green box “Add Account” and fill in with the data that we entered before downloading the software. In any case, you can use the shortcut icon on your desktop to open Daz3D Install Manager. The software should be properly installed and you should be prompted by the following Login screen.

Set Up Your Account inside Daz Install Manager

We let the process finish as it installs (pretty quickly) and soon the product will be installed and ready to launch. Remember that at any time we can quit the installation process by clicking in the “ Cancel” button located in the bottom-right corner. The installer will inform that there is enough information to install the application. We will also accept the license agreement by checking the box “ I accept the agreement”. Double-click in the downloaded file and you will be prompted by a welcome screen, press “Next” to continue with the installation.
