Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Need Suggestions For Setting My Content In Poser

cybermuses opened this issue on May 04, 2009 · 5 posts


Klebnor posted Tue, 05 May 2009 at 7:30 AM

Just a little housekeeping suggestion.  I maintain a separate directory of content (I call it poser runtimes) which I have set up with the same runtime names (Animals, Buildings, Furniture, Props, Environments, G2 Characters, V4 Characters, V4 Clothing, M3, etc.).  When I install new content into one of my active runtimes, I then move the original content file (DAZ exe or zip file) to the corresponding directory.  That way, when the time comes to do a reinstall (and it will come!), I can simply install content one directory at a time, and all my runtimes are set up the way I like them.

This also makes it easy to back up content (directory by directory) and to split up content when one runtime gets too big.  SImply decide how to split up the content (old buildings vs. modern for example) place the content in the two directories accordingly, blow away the old runtime (buildings) and install content to the two new ones.  Presto, they each open quickly again!

BTW, I use the 3d Content Installer by Ahudson - works great on almost all installs and really automates the process.  Drag and drop a whole runtime of files and just let it go - even Daz installers.

By the way, I long ago gave up backing up to DVD's and simply bought a cheap 160 GB external drive (check out the prices, they are way down).  I copy the content runtime folders to it and then sync it occasionally.  I use this for off site - I run a home server which backs up everything nightly, but it occurred to me that I could have a sytemic failure (house fire?) and then I would have to try to reassemble all my content from vendor sites - yikes!  I also back up output (save files and WIP) while I'm at it.  Since I usually use Carrara, I also grab the carrara content I've created (it's in the My Documents folder under DAZ3DCarara7MyPresets.

Klebnor

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