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Was "Show Asset in Mapped Folder" Removed from Content Library Search Results?

EscribanoEscribano Posts: 102
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When I ran a search in the Content Library tab, I used to be able to right-click on one of the search results and select "Show Asset in: Mapped folder" and go directly to the location of that product in the library. That option no longer shows up; now "Show Asset" options only list Smart Content, Virtual Folder, and Products.

Was that option removed in 4.22? I finally upgraded a couple days ago.

If I right-click on items on the Smart Content tab, I do get the option to "Show Asset in: Content Library > Mapped Folder". So, I can select "Show Asset in: Smart Content > Files" to go to the item on the Smart Tab, then select "Show Asset in: Content Library > Mapped Folder" to reach the directory, but it is annoying to have to use two steps to accomplish what I used to be able to do in one step.

So, was the option actually removed, or am I missing something?

Comments

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 23,955

    Try the Virtual Folder option. For some reason, that shows up instead of Mapped Folder, but for me, it seem to do the same thing.

  • EscribanoEscribano Posts: 102

    barbult said:

    Try the Virtual Folder option. For some reason, that shows up instead of Mapped Folder, but for me, it seem to do the same thing.

    Thanks! I had been hesitant to click that since it it did not sound even remotely like what I was looking for :) 

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,277

    If you search or filter in Smart Content, it always shows "...Mapped Folder" but if you do so in Content Library, it always shows "...Virtual Folder".

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 23,955

    "Virtual Folder" used to be associated with Daz Connect folders. Now it seems to be used for all content folders, but not consistently throughout the interface. I don't know if that name change is a bug that hasn't been fixed or if it was intentional. In Smart Content, still uses the term "Mapped Folder". I asked about htis inconsistency a long time ago, but I got no answer.

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 99,480

    Virtual Folder should be the Daz Connect container (because it is an aggregation of the al the /data/cloud/1_SKU/ folders rather than a real location on disc) while mapped folders are the real content directories for content installed manually or through DIM/Daz Central. I am not sure why it would give inconsistent labels like that.

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 23,955
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Virtual Folder should be the Daz Connect container (because it is an aggregation of the al the /data/cloud/1_SKU/ folders rather than a real location on disc) while mapped folders are the real content directories for content installed manually or through DIM/Daz Central. I am not sure why it would give inconsistent labels like that.

    I think that inconsistency first showed up in the release (beta?) when Daz changed the File/New to that unpopular dialog with advertising. I asked about it at the time. It was not explained.
  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,277

    barbult said:

    Richard Haseltine said:

    Virtual Folder should be the Daz Connect container (because it is an aggregation of the al the /data/cloud/1_SKU/ folders rather than a real location on disc) while mapped folders are the real content directories for content installed manually or through DIM/Daz Central. I am not sure why it would give inconsistent labels like that.

    I think that inconsistency first showed up in the release (beta?) when Daz changed the File/New to that unpopular dialog with advertising. I asked about it at the time. It was not explained.

    I'm not 100% sure but IIRC, "virtual folder" had been there for quite a while before the above-mentioned version was released.

  • DoctorJellybeanDoctorJellybean Posts: 8,368

    barbult said:

    Richard Haseltine said:

    Virtual Folder should be the Daz Connect container (because it is an aggregation of the al the /data/cloud/1_SKU/ folders rather than a real location on disc) while mapped folders are the real content directories for content installed manually or through DIM/Daz Central. I am not sure why it would give inconsistent labels like that.

    I think that inconsistency first showed up in the release (beta?) when Daz changed the File/New to that unpopular dialog with advertising. I asked about it at the time. It was not explained.

    It has been fixed

    http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/change_log#4_22_1_152

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 23,955

    DoctorJellybean said:

    barbult said:

    Richard Haseltine said:

    Virtual Folder should be the Daz Connect container (because it is an aggregation of the al the /data/cloud/1_SKU/ folders rather than a real location on disc) while mapped folders are the real content directories for content installed manually or through DIM/Daz Central. I am not sure why it would give inconsistent labels like that.

    I think that inconsistency first showed up in the release (beta?) when Daz changed the File/New to that unpopular dialog with advertising. I asked about it at the time. It was not explained.

    It has been fixed

    http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/change_log#4_22_1_152

    Thanks! I hate inconsistency.

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