I'm running V6I under Vista Ultimate 64-bit. I can set the folders for added objects, plants, materials, etc. However, when I go back into the Vue the next time, about half of them are no longer recognized. I get the error that Vue can't find them and do I want to browse to where they are. Once I do that, all is fine... until I open Vue the next time. More info. I had them all on my D: drive and just moved them to another drive - an external drive. Yes, the drive is on, when I'm running Vue. So, I know there's a way to get Vue to recognize material on a drive other than C:. I did it before to get stuff on the D: drive in the first place. Nelia

Figured it out!

There was one - count it - one!  file still lurking on my D: drive from the move.  When Vue went hunting for where to put stuff, it evidently stops at the first location it finds content.  Once I deleted this file, Vue correctly then pointed to my H: drive.  

A freebie was automatically downloaded from Cornucopia3D and it created a new Vue folder on the D: dirve under my User Documents folder.  I'll have to remember to both move those things and then delete the Vue folder in the future.

Whew!  I sure was getting tired of correcting the path for each item.

Nelia

Do you noticed it slow to show collecitions from your external drive after shutting vue off and then going back. :)

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Quote - Do you noticed it slow to show collecitions from your external drive after shutting vue off and then going back. :)

 

Actually, it wasn't slow.   I was shutting down Vue and going back in a number of times. The only time it slowed down was loading new collections with lots of items.  After that first time, everything loaded quite fast.

Unfortunately, I hadn't solved the default folder thing.  The only thing I can figure at this point is that Vue defaults to User Documents folder on the drive containing the .exe file.

Nelia

Got the answer from tech support! :biggrin: Two ways to change the default path: edit teh .reg file, which can be dangerous if you mess it up. Or reinstall Vue. I went the reinstall route and now am much happier with the correct paths. During the installation you're given a choice of where to install the program and where to install your content. No more endless browsing to the external drive, where my content lives. I did suggest they give path options in File, Options. Nelia

Where did you say the .reg file was located?

 

It's in the Windows directory in Vista.  If you edit it, be sure to save a copy first in case there's a problem.  Also, you need to run Notepad as an admin in order to save the file.