PS: You can find the gorilla 3d model used on top of this article here.
If you want to re-install it then checkout our Daz Install Manager DIM vs DazCentral vs Daz3d Manual Install article.
There is a free version that comes with Daz Studio, and frankly, this plug-in is an absolute delight to play around with. One of my favorite plug-ins in Daz Studio is Face Transfer.
In three simple steps we have shown how to uninstall daz studio fully as well as unwanted data. It will not work on Windows 32-bit or Macs. We click on the “Uninstall” button and proceed until the uninstallation has finished. Once in the Settings window, we scroll down through the list until we find the application “Daz Installer Manager” as seen in the picture. The first thing you will need to do is add your DAZ 3D store user account. Use the shortcut icon on your desktop to open Install Manager. The settings you choose will be on a Per User basis - meaning you can set different paths for downloads and preferences for each user. Go to “Start” and type “Add or remove programs” in Windows. Multiple user accounts can be added to Install Manager. Now for the last part we want to remove the Install Manager. For that, we need to delete the “DAZ 3D” Folder located in the /Documents directory (In case you haven’t changed the default folder during your installation). In this step we want to remove all products that we may have downloaded from third-party websites and artists and do not appear in the Install Manager board. This method is also useful if we want only partially uninstall daz 3d. In case you have items on the list, you will need to first install them and then uninstall with the rest of the products. Reminder! Check your “Ready to Install” tab as well. Then we click in “Start Queue” to start with the uninstallation process. This also includes Daz Studio as well as components previously downloaded. We need to tickle in the box from the “Products” header to mark all the items. In order to do that, we need to open the Install Manager, log in to your account and go to the last tab where it says “Installed”. The first thing to do is uninstall Daz3D Studio itself. 1) Uninstall Daz3D Studio and Its Components
It is important to perform a full clean uninstallation to free up storage and remove unwanted data.
* Make sure the runtime folder is added in Poser in the Library Panel.In this article we will go step by step on how to uninstall the Daz3 d Studio software as well as its components, data, and the Install Manager. You don't need to install DAZ Studio 4, in this case, you can simply create the above folder hierarchy directly on your hard drive and then use 'My Library' as the target folder. You may not have the full above path if you have not actually installed DAZ Studio 4. * If you are not sure about what folder to use, then we recommend you use the default install path for content for use in DAZ Studio 4:Ĭ:/Users//Documents/ DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library Do not install DAZ 3D content to the 'Downloads' folder. If you use target the 'Downloads' folder, the files will *not* be created in the right hierarchy and will not work correctly Poser.
Since the DAZ Content installer creates or uses the existing 'runtime' folder inside the target folder, you can never expect DAZ 3D content to be found in the 'downloads' folder. * Do not target the 'downloads' folder that is inside of Poser. * You must never use the 'runtime' folder as the target folder when you install DAZ 3D content. I could have called the 'content' 'my content' instead. When you target it with a DAZ 3D content installer, you'll find a runtime folder inside of it like this:Īs you can see above, the 'content' folder is holding the 'runtime' folder. If you target the runtime folder itself, the files will *not* be created in the correct hierarchy and the content will not work.įor example, you could make a folder here:
To repeat, DAZ 3D content installers must be directed to the folder *holding* the runtime. This is different from other content manufacturers.
For example, if you choose to create a folder called 'content' and target it with the DAZ 3D installer, you will find a folder inside of it called 'runtime.' You can then add this 'runtime' folder in your Library Panel in Poser. This is a really basic principle that cannot be avoided. * The DAZ 3D content installer needs to target the folder holding the runtime. * The target folder must be *outside* of the Program Files folder (includes Program Files (x86)), if you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7. The following items explain how to choose the folder properly. You can either use an existing folder or create a new one. Multiple paths will unnecessarily complicate your configuration. * Choose a single target folder for DAZ 3D content.