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Poser - OFFICIAL F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2025 Jan 24 6:22 pm)
Subject: Having trouble with rederosity downloads
Are you sure the files are going to the right places?
I never unzip or install my poser files directly to my runtime folder. I always place them into a folder on my desktop, then I look through the folder to make sure it's in proper runtime structure and if not, then I rearrange the files so that they are in proper runtime structure, then I move the folder to it's final destination.
A picture to show you the file structure of a Poser Runtime can be found here:
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi
Like Acadia, I have a folder called "poser temp" in mydocs that I unzip to.
The usual problem is with free stuff because some providers haven't set up the paths right, it's not really an issue with stuff you buy though!
Is it a freebie you're having problems with?
Injustice will be avenged.
Cofiwch Dryweryn.
If using WinZip, a file can be right-clicked to look at File Properties to see where it's installing. Typos in names send things to wrong places that Poser won't see. Some zipped files aren't set up to unzip to the different folders and will dump everything into the location it's unzipping to, requiring manually putting everything in the correct Poser folders.
When unzipping, you should be unzipping to the main Poser directory (if you haven't created addiitonal runtime directories). Unzipping to a temporary directory, as mentioned above, is another way to get used to what goes where. That means the directory you want to unzip to is Poser 6 (or 5 or whatever version you have). If you unzip to any lower directory, it will create a Runtime folder under that directory folder and Poser won't find it.
It takes a while to get used to everything. I'd imagine if Poser's creators had ever imagined that there would be so much content created for the program that they'd have indexed the library differently, but they're now stuck with what they set up years ago.
I also do as the fixer does - extract to a designated folder, then manually move the different components of a file to the Poser runtime. Doesn't take long and makes sure everything's in the right place
Sheila
My aspiration: to make a decent Poser Render I'm an Oldie, a goldie, but not a miracle worker :-)
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Hi, I have tried to download some stuff from here, (thanks so much) when i extract the files to all the right places, but when i open poser it hasnt saved, what am i doing wrong????
Ty
Zoe xxxx