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reindexing the content library

SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
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I have changed the drive where my content library is. I have adjusted the content library to point to it and it all shows up just fine.

there's just one problem.

when I search, it is still looking at the previous drive location, so that clicking on content items from the search can't load them.

I presume I need to re-index the content library somehow.

any suggestions?

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,933

    Which pane are you searching in? Which version of DS - 4.9 should be using relative paths.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Which pane are you searching in? Which version of DS - 4.9 should be using relative paths.

    Content Library

    v 4.8

     

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,933

    OK, as I said 4.9 uses relative paths in the database so that's a reason to upgrade. In 4.8 you can update base paths - it's in the right-click menu on a mispalced file, and you can set it to update all references using the same base path, but I can't recall the exact steps.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:

    OK, as I said 4.9 uses relative paths in the database so that's a reason to upgrade. In 4.8 you can update base paths - it's in the right-click menu on a mispalced file, and you can set it to update all references using the same base path, but I can't recall the exact steps.

    Thanks RIchard

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:

    OK, as I said 4.9 uses relative paths in the database so that's a reason to upgrade. In 4.8 you can update base paths - it's in the right-click menu on a mispalced file, and you can set it to update all references using the same base path, but I can't recall the exact steps.

    Ok, so here is what I am getting.

    I can edit the base path of an individual orphaned content item, but if I select "all files using this base path" it corrects neither the selected file nor all the others.

    So it's not working as it should.

    I can't edit every single content element with the wrong base path - it would take the rest of time!

    any ideas?

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,933

    It used to work - I have done it in the past. Unfortunately if it's broken now it is probably unlikely to be fixed as 4.9 is the current version. In principle I think it's scriptable - in fact I am pretty sure if you scan the scripting forum there's a thread in which Rob told me how to do it (different context, but I think still relevant).

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,933

    Try looking at https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/433018/#Comment_433018 if you are comfortable with scripting.

    You could of course report the issue you are having - support may be able to help you even if I am right in thinking that, if it is a bug, it's unlikely to be fixed.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Try looking at https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/433018/#Comment_433018 if you are comfortable with scripting.

    You could of course report the issue you are having - support may be able to help you even if I am right in thinking that, if it is a bug, it's unlikely to be fixed.

    Many thanks Richard. Much appreciated.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited April 2017

    this is SO annoying!

    What is weird is that the content icons all display fine when I just browse through the folders. It's only when I search that they don't appear.

    Richard, if I reindex the database, will I lose all the categorization and tags I have done? (coz I really don't want that!)

    Richard Haseltine said:

    Try looking at https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/433018/#Comment_433018 if you are comfortable with scripting.

    You could of course report the issue you are having - support may be able to help you even if I am right in thinking that, if it is a bug, it's unlikely to be fixed.

     

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,933

    You mean Reset the Database and Reimport metadata? Yes, unless you first Export User data (from the Content DB Maintenance dilogue, available through the Content Library pane option menu).

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    edited April 2017
    Richard Haseltine said:

    You mean Reset the Database and Reimport metadata? Yes, unless you first Export User data (from the Content DB Maintenance dilogue, available through the Content Library pane option menu).

    ok, so if I first export uder data, then reset database, then reimport metadata, it will retain my customizations (ie tags and categorizations)?

    (in other words, the metadata is not only the content creator's metadata, but also mine)

    thanks

    Post edited by Sertorial on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,933
    Sertorial said:
    Richard Haseltine said:

    You mean Reset the Database and Reimport metadata? Yes, unless you first Export User data (from the Content DB Maintenance dilogue, available through the Content Library pane option menu).

    ok, so if I first export uder data, then reset database, then reimport metadata, it will retain my customizations (ie tags and categorizations)?

    (in other words, the metadata is not only the content creator's metadata, but also mine)

    thanks

    Yes, that should work - you could also (on Windows) back up C:\Users\You\AppData\Roaming\Daz 3D\cms as insurance (I think that Application Support\Daz 3D\cms on Mac).

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:
    Sertorial said:
    Richard Haseltine said:

    You mean Reset the Database and Reimport metadata? Yes, unless you first Export User data (from the Content DB Maintenance dilogue, available through the Content Library pane option menu).

    ok, so if I first export uder data, then reset database, then reimport metadata, it will retain my customizations (ie tags and categorizations)?

    (in other words, the metadata is not only the content creator's metadata, but also mine)

    thanks

    Yes, that should work - you could also (on Windows) back up C:\Users\You\AppData\Roaming\Daz 3D\cms as insurance (I think that Application Support\Daz 3D\cms on Mac).

    Great. Thanks so much Richard

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:
    Sertorial said:
    Richard Haseltine said:

    You mean Reset the Database and Reimport metadata? Yes, unless you first Export User data (from the Content DB Maintenance dilogue, available through the Content Library pane option menu).

    ok, so if I first export uder data, then reset database, then reimport metadata, it will retain my customizations (ie tags and categorizations)?

    (in other words, the metadata is not only the content creator's metadata, but also mine)

    thanks

    Yes, that should work - you could also (on Windows) back up C:\Users\You\AppData\Roaming\Daz 3D\cms as insurance (I think that Application Support\Daz 3D\cms on Mac).

    Worked perfectly!

    :-)

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