http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/48629/P135/

Just to be clear I currently I have the latest DS installed but am running 8.5Pro stable build 243 not the new Beta version so my comments relate to this setup.

OK so things are getting clearer - I must have misunderstood when you said [ above bold] “DIM won’t be able to uninstall or update it with one click,”

A couple of questions - 4 actually
1]  All items WITH or WITHOUT meta data will show under the Browser’s “Content” tab ?

Yes, all content will be shown in the content tab.

2]  Is Daz Studio still required to be installed in order for smart content to work? There was talk that this need would be dispensed with. 

No, but you will need Studio for something, it is, after all, a good tool for working content. As in many clothes and poses will error out in carrara, the fix is simple to resave them in studio.

3]  If I filter and DO NOT download DS versions of content am I “missing out on content ” that WILL work with Carrara ?

The Poser formats of genesis/G2F/M content wont work in carrara.

4]  What is your best advice because it seems to me I would have a great many items duplicated. I have never previously worried about getting any of the DS files even before DIM. 

Dump DIM, it is the rube Goldberg way to download and install. I don't use it and have no issues with content ending up in the wrong place, it's no better then any previous DAZ content installer. As in causes more issues then it solves. I'm a hands on sort of guy and have found automatic usually means autoscrewup.

Thanks for your patience and Merry Xmas to All.