Hello All, I currently use Poser 11 but still have an old version of Poser 10 lingering on my computer. I plan to upgrade to Poser 13, but before I do, I want to free up some space by deleting the Poser 10 and 11 programs. The catch is, I don't want to lose any of my precious Poser 10 and 11 resources or models.

So here's my question for the community: How can I safely delete the Poser 10 and 11 programs while keeping all the downloaded files, resources, and models intact?

I’d appreciate any tips or advice on how to go about this without risking data loss.

Thanks so much!

S

You will not lose any content if you keep your purchased and downloaded content in a separate external runtime away from the prime install.  The only issue will be your Python Scripts which reside in the Primary install.  Those can be moved easily because they are contained within a single folder.  However, most of those scripts may or will not work in Poser 13 because of the Python Script transition from version 2 to 3.  Uninstalling the older Poser versions will not affect any additional content you physically installed, just the program itself.  If you are skeptical, make a copy of the prime runtime folder and keep it in a safe place. 

Copy the runtime folder with all of the subfolders to another drive and you should be good. I keep the runtime folder and all its subfolders on a separate drive from the program

If you still have a working DSON (DAZ to Poser) converter installed, I would keep Poser 10 for converting clothes to Genesis 1 and 2. I think you can use both Poser versions alongside.

you can use versions side-by-side provided they are installed in different folders which is the default. Update builds will install in the same folder unless you manually instruct the installer not to do so.  There are users that install different Poser builds of the same version in different folders.

I would definitely try to keep Poser 10 and 11 installed alongside the new one, for Python 2 script compatibility among other things (13 uses Python 3 - Poser 12 and 13 scripts listed here: https://jurn.link/dazposer/index.php/p12/  Poser versions can happily coexist. Also, know that if you're still on Windows 7 or 8, then you won't be able to install paid Poser 13 scripts from the Renderosity Store (the OS lacks the required encryption module for Ken's scripts).

However, is disk space is very precious and you really need to delete... then (as well as the runtime folders) also back up folders that look like these (Poser 10 and 11 paths may vary), which contain your render presets...

C:\Program Files\ .. \prefs\RenderPresets (default Firefly renders presets, with a SuperFly sub-folder).

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\ .. \RenderPresets (your custom render presets for Firefly and SuperFly).

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\ .. SketchPresets (your custom Sketch render presets). 

Oh, I forgot one of the most important reasons to keep Poser 11 alongside Poser 13. Vue is now free, and sending a Poser scene to Vue requires you have Poser 11.