RHaseltine: thanks! I had to think about it for a while but I seem to "get" it now.

(A screenshot of my content dir. mgr folders.)

Follow-up question (showing my ignorance about how DAZ directories etc work): where would I place the "temp" folder? I.e. a new product unpacks like this (geometries libraries etc). Would I create a new "Studio Temp" under DAZ 3D? Or place it farther down the list (under My Library or other). The point is that I tried setting up a Temporary folder but ran into a roadblock . . . presumably put it in the wrong place?

Nice, thanks. I hadn't though of that (temp content directory) but it does seem to make sense.

I think this is a related issue (?) I'm using a recent beta of DAZ Studio (4.9.0.44) and having no issues except this: how do I find new content? The old way of finding newly installed content does not seem to work - I'm inclined to think this a deliberate strategy to make manual installation of content problematic (I'm not using DAZ install manager etc . . . whatever they are called). So previously it was : Scan known directories for files , , , new content would be highlighted. Now the new content is there (somewhere) but not highlighted. I can usually find it but I'm never really sure plus it's a pain hunting for it. Suggestions? Is there a work-around?

Thanks!

Got it . . . thanks a lot!

Order number 111598267, date June 21 - guess I should have included this.