This is an issue which is best solved by the developers. Explaining all of the above to new users one by one by one by one for years is very well intentioned and generous, but also highly inefficient. And also often ineffective, as it would be easy to read this entire thread (and others like it) and still not understand how the system works.

What's not being understood is that while some users like the original poster will ask questions, and others like me will honk their rants, most people who get confused will instead quietly vanish, along with their money. Point being, most of the problem is invisible to us.

In any software, when particular questions come up again and again over a period of years that's not a user problem, that's an interface design problem. As a programmer myself, I will guess that it should be possible for Poser to have a highly simplified point and click product install process requiring no knowledge which dumps all incoming content in to a New Content folder, and then the user can drag the files around within the Library in order to achieve whatever organizational structure works for them.

Why does this matter? As you all know, content creators are increasingly focusing on Daz products. In just my first month in Poserland I've already had a number of people tell me not to bother with Poser because new content for it is drying up. Point being, if it is to survive Poser needs every new user it can get it's hands on. Thus, unnecessary obstacles are the enemy.

Please recall, if Rendo can't make money owning Poser the software may be sold yet again, and we have no idea who would then be in control of the "call home" license checking server. This reality should be of particular interest to those of you who have already invested large sums in building your Poser content library. Don't forget, while it understandably seems like you own that content you spent so much money on, the reality is that whoever owns the license checking server has control over your access to that content, and thus they effectively own it, not you. Thus, it's in all of our interests that whoever owns the license checking server is fat and happy and doing well.

It's great that members are willing to assist new members, and I am personally grateful for the help I've received. All I'm suggesting is that such helping is just a highly imperfect patch, and not the real solution. The real solution will arrive when a consensus arises within the Poser community that content installation confusion is an unacceptable threat to the Poser community, including all the experienced long time users.