Installing content packs but not to the default directory (solved)

Javisyd

Member Location: Sydney Joined: Apr 11, 2012 04:21 Messages: 51 Offline

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Jan 17, 2015 04:57

I have two main Disk drives on my system, a C drive, SSD, 250 gig and 2 TB standard HD.
I'd like to preserve my ssd drive as clean as possible, that's why I've decided to install PD13 on my D drive.
The problem is, when I install all the content packs to the d drive instead of the default c drive, PD13 doesn't seem to be "seeing them".
I thought there would have been a menu option such as "import content from ...", but I can't find one.
What can I do about this? any suggestions? I think there's a way to simply click on each file to import it, but with something like 4 gigs of content, I don't think I want to do that!

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Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Jan 17, 2015 12:03

Quote: I have two main Disk drives on my system, a C drive, SSD, 250 gig and 2 TB standard HD.
I'd like to preserve my ssd drive as clean as possible, that's why I've decided to install PD13 on my D drive.
The problem is, when I install all the content packs to the d drive instead of the default c drive, PD13 doesn't seem to be "seeing them".
I thought there would have been a menu option such as "import content from ...", but I can't find one.
What can I do about this? any suggestions? I think there's a way to simply click on each file to import it, but with something like 4 gigs of content, I don't think I want to do that!

When installing Powerdirector to a different drive than the OS drive you must also install the content packs to the same folder you installed Powerdirector.

If you installed Powerdirector 12 (12 is then only version I have that is standalone) to D:\Powerdirector 12\, then you must install the content packs to D:\Powerdirector 12\.

Example of my installation folders.


Filename	Contentpack2 destination folder.PNG	Download
Description	Where the files are for PD 12 and contents
Filesize	49 Kbytes
Downloaded:	151 time(s)


Filename	Where Powerdirector 12 and contents are installed.PNG	Download
Description	Windows Explorer view of PD installaion
Filesize	63 Kbytes
Downloaded:	147 time(s)

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Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Javisyd

Member Location: Sydney Joined: Apr 11, 2012 04:21 Messages: 51 Offline

Jan 17, 2015 13:07

Thanks Carl, much appreciated, the pix made it all look simple.

I tried it and it seems to be working, as there are now some more transitions to choose from (alpha transitions).
There's a slight chance that I was actually wrong when I said that Power Director "didn't see them" after installation though: I was under the impression that the essential pack and the premium content packed actually included more effects, but this is not so, there are no new effects in those packs.
Still, your suggestion is definitely the right way to go about it.

Thanks again! PD17 Ult, PD16Ult, PD15ult + 13ult + 12ult
Painthop X9, X7, X4, 9
Aurora 3D (!!)
Animation Shop
Flex Gif Animator
Howler 9.5 !!
Intel Core I7-479 Cpu, 3.6 Ghz, 24 Gig Ram
Windows 10. 64 bits