Ok now I know this has been asked before...but I can't find it :s (sorry..I have looked, prob missed it)
I want to remove old poser files, I have removed some from library in poser but it still leaves the folder in....can I just go into where the folders are and just delete unwanted folders? I don't want to go messing up!
Thanks

Ok just found a few threads about removing files...but still hasnt helped me any is there a simple way to just remove the folders? (Im not too tech minded lol so in simple terms pls)

If a folder is empty, you can delete the folders outside of Windows using My Computer or Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer).

If you're only deleting content from within Poser, you're not getting all of it. Poser content gets installed in so many different folders that it's hard to delete all of it. If you delete a character, there are also likely to be poses, props, and expressions for the character in the other libraries. Even if you get all that, there are still geometries and textures.

One neat trick with newer DAZ files is reinstalling the content from the executable and saying yes to creating an uninstallation file. After the installation, run the uninstaller to remove all the files (assuming that you didn't move them from their default locations in the original install). Older DAZ files don't do that and few freebies do. I've had to manually delete those files. It's possible that there might be a better way of handling those. I've just gotten into the practice of only installing content that I'm going to immediately use rather than install everything I get (I'd need a terabyte drive if I were to do that).

I just delete mine manually in Windows. Just be careful of what you delete tho.
Just delete the entire folder, you don't need to keep it if it's empty.

Not sure why but that usually happens with freebie providers sometimes,
they leave all their empty folders in the zip. Why, I don't know.

Thanks for the info, yes most of the unwanted folders are freebies that I started out with that don't work with the newer figures I have bought. I want most of my Daz items, and I have uninstallers for all of them lol.

I do it the hard way.

I delete all of the stuff in the library folders, then I venture into the Geometries and Textures folder. Sometimes I'm lucky and can find the stuff, other times not. If I can't find the files I pull out the original .exe or .zip file and install/unzip it to a folder on my desktop and look in the geometries/textures folders to see what I'm looking for. Then I venture back to my geometries and textures folder and delete the folder/files.

I don't really uninstall that much because I use multiple runtimes. Though I do have a ton of props that I installed that I haven't used in a God's age, but I leave them installed "just in case", lol

Easiest way to ensure you get it all is to load what you want rid of into Poser, then do a "collect scene inventory", print it off or save it and then it's just a case of reading where in your runtime it comes from, this will give you the paths to the object itself, the geometries and the textures!

There's a few ways to find the associated geometries and textures for things that are being deleted.

If you know the compressed file it came from:
   - Open the file in Winrar (shareware program that opens most compressed formats, including .zip). Winrar maintains the directory structure so that the different folders can be viewed and that will show where all the files are placed on the hard drive.
   - Windows XP and Vista will also navigate through .zip files. Winzip will show all the files in one window, but a file can be right clicked and Properties will show where the file will go.

If you cannot remember what the original file is, open the .cr2 character file or .pp2 prop file in a text editor and search for .obj and .jpg to find where the respective geometry and texture files are located.

Also check the CR2, PP2 files for other texture formats such as TGA, GIF, BMP and PNG.

Quote - Easiest way to ensure you get it all is to load what you want rid of into Poser, then do a "collect scene inventory", print it off or save it and then it's just a case of reading where in your runtime it comes from, this will give you the paths to the object itself, the geometries and the textures!

Just remember to leave Poser's internal thingies alone. If you erase the light's, camera's, etc obj files, weird things could happen.

You might also try PoserExplorer-- search Rendo's free stuff. When you click on an item the details box will show which items the prop, figure etc is calling for and their location.

Of course this is of no use to you once you've deleted the item. There are a couple of runtime utilities that should be able to identify stranded textures and obj. For the life of me I can't remember their names, and I'm away from my computer. Correct Reference Pro by Hogsoft;  Runtime Repair or Poser File Organizer (more complex) by Dimension 2D.

Quote - I've just gotten into the practice of only installing content that I'm going to immediately use rather than install everything I get (I'd need a terabyte drive if I were to do that).

Sort of off topic, but Terabyte drives aren't all that expensive anymore.
Best Buy has one on sale for $179.99.