Uninstalling.... Not so bad when you don't have to!

Uninstalling.... Not so bad when you don't have to!
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Post Uninstalling.... Not so bad when you don't have to! 
 
Late last year I was having trouble with disk space. I was about to delete Poser from my HD. I wanted to prune the libraries but the job was just too big. Finding all the cr2 files, then the rsr, obj and any textures and props that belong to any given item takes far too long and seems like too much hard work.

When you delete an item from the library, it only deletes the reference to that item, most of the associated files remain, uselessly taking up resources.

Then I found the Pun program. Poser uninstaller. Awesome little freeware. Well, I'm raving a bit, but it saved deleting Poser and made cleaning out the libraries a breeze.

One small warning, check the listed associated files. Some characters do refer in their cr2 to obj that are essential to the operation of the base Poser figures, etc. So take a moment to read the list before hitting recycle.

Here's a link to the program. It's on a commercial site, but there are also some other freebies.

http://innuendosoftware.com/downloads.htm#Pun

If you all already knew about this, then, well I'll feel a little silly, but happy for my HD.



 
 Ozymandias Jones [ 13 Jan 2004 06:31 ]


Uninstalling.... Not so bad when you don't have to!
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Thank you a lot Ozy ! It is very useful for me !



 
 Tormie [ 13 Jan 2004 08:48 ]
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Just glad to pass it on

I deleted about 2GB of Poser Stuff I never used, or only used once and then forgot about.

The worst were some of the bump maps, in .bum format. Had a few that were over 50MB in size, buried in sub folders and never noticed.



 
 Ozymandias Jones [ 14 Jan 2004 04:21 ]
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I've killed off my old runtime folder (well almost, it's sitting on another HD as backup untill I'm sure I can delete it), and have started the grand job of re-installing the usefull stuff.
Still got a lot to go  



 
 Deviant_Viking [ 14 Jan 2004 06:48 ]
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Re-installing the stuff... that takes so long. You have my sympathies    

I changed computers about two years ago and did all that. It took forever.



 
 Ozymandias Jones [ 14 Jan 2004 07:13 ]
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I wrote the important files such as Texture,Obj,  and Libraries to DVD and just put it back in when installing Poser.



 
 tda42 [ 28 Feb 2004 21:18 ]
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Yeah, the libraries too big for a CD now, I must invest in a DVD burner. Does it ever stop



 
 Ozymandias Jones [ 29 Feb 2004 12:42 ]
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I bought it... Only to find that DVD are also too small  



 
 Tormie [ 29 Feb 2004 21:00 ]
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Tormie... you need to get outside more



 
 Ozymandias Jones [ 01 Mar 2004 00:21 ]
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 Tormie [ 01 Mar 2004 01:17 ]
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I used two DVDs just to get obj,cr2,rsr,and a few others.Never have I ever put the whole thing with Poser on DVD.They have a blue laser burner that can hold if I,m not mistaken 18GB on a double sided
disk.Boy talk about progress.



 
 tda42 [ 09 Mar 2004 05:20 ]
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It's quiet again.



 
 tda42 [ 18 Mar 2004 20:03 ]
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Dual layer DVD's will hold like 9GB, if its double sided then I bet it wouild be around 18 GB. I don't think anyone is selling that technology to the public yet tho...



 
 Landman [ 18 Mar 2004 22:04 ]
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I'll have to look more into that Landman but I think think the technology is here now and they
have made a blue laser writer.I had seen something about it on a site called DVD Help.Your right
about the 18 GB on the double side.I did'nt think about that. But they are so expensive that they
are not worth the money.However I have been told that an 18 double sided was in fact a 9 GB two DVD pressed together.Good talking to you.



 
 tda42 [ 19 Mar 2004 00:22 ]
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Quote:

an 18 double sided was in fact a 9 GB two DVD pressed together.



makes sense....



 
 Landman [ 19 Mar 2004 16:26 ]
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