Uninstalling Max but will it delete every thing in the folder?

FutureMan · 05-04-2003, 04:45 AM

Like the title says I'm going to uninstall max but I'm worried that all my scenes, mat lib, etc will go too. Maybe this is unfounded, I don't think it should alter those things at all, but I'd like a second opinion before I go and erase all my past work by accident!

blesson2k · 05-04-2003, 05:52 AM

I'm not sure of the .mat files that comes with max but if u have saved ur materials as a separate .mat file, it will remain. Also files in Autoback, scenes, plugins, etc that we create will remain. Just dont delete the max dir after uninstall.

FutureMan · 05-04-2003, 05:58 AM

Ok that's what I thought, just thought I'd ask. I had uninstalled\reinstalled before but couldn't remember what happened.

kuman · 05-04-2003, 07:02 AM

yeah i'm pretty sure you lose everything. i've done quite a few reinstalls and i never remember anything i added staying, including, plugins, scripts, mat libs, all that stuff.

if you really need a clean max and have to keep the old stuff install it into a new folder and kinda take your time making sure everything is ok with the new one before you delete the old one.

good luck dude
-k

blesson2k · 05-04-2003, 02:33 PM

Kuman, I just did a max reinstall last week and I'm sure everything stays. I've had lot's of maps and some scenes in the autobak and scenes dir and I got them all. Just dont delete the 3dsmax directory.

kuman · 05-04-2003, 03:41 PM

wow cool, maybe the material stuff does stay

i know that i use a lot of scripts and plugins and each time i reinstall i gotta get those again and set them up.

or maybe its just how you do it, i always uinstall max completely. and then reinstall as opposed to installing over the original folder

-k

FutureMan · 05-04-2003, 09:06 PM

Blesson2k: Did you uninstall and then reinstall or did you do the repair install?

Kuman:That's a good point about the scripts, I almost forgot to back those up

Yeah, now I guess if I reinstall into the same directory it writes over everything there. Oh well

blesson2k · 05-04-2003, 10:38 PM

FutureMan: I uninstalled and reinstalled max. But did u try it?

Kuman: but I also had scripts like meshtools but they remain. And also plugins.

kuman · 06-04-2003, 01:54 AM

wow, man you gave me the smack down on my max install uninstall knowledge

but you know i could swear that i've had to redo everything every time i install. hmm, who knows. either way good luck futureman.

-k

FutureMan · 06-04-2003, 02:16 AM

Well I haven't done it yet, I'm going to back everything up, clean up my hard drive, and defrag it before I do. Don't really need to uninstall\reinstall, everything works. Maybe I'm crazy but my computer is a mess and it's very distracting to me, although I guess reinstalling is a distraction of my own creation.

Thanks for the info

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FutureMan Feels Good Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 477 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Uninstalling\Reinstalling Max but will it delete every thing in the folder? Like the title says I'm going to uninstall max but I'm worried that all my scenes, mat lib, etc will go too. Maybe this is unfounded, I don't think it should alter those things at all, but I'd like a second opinion before I go and erase all my past work by accident! __________________ Are you a member of the Feelgoods? Last edited by FutureMan; 05-04-2003 at 05:31 AM..

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FutureMan Feels Good Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 477 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok that's what I thought, just thought I'd ask. I had uninstalled\reinstalled before but couldn't remember what happened. __________________ Are you a member of the Feelgoods?

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FutureMan Feels Good Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 477 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Blesson2k: Did you uninstall and then reinstall or did you do the repair install? Kuman:That's a good point about the scripts, I almost forgot to back those up Yeah, now I guess if I reinstall into the same directory it writes over everything there. Oh well __________________ Are you a member of the Feelgoods? Last edited by FutureMan; 05-04-2003 at 09:12 PM..

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FutureMan Feels Good Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 477 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well I haven't done it yet, I'm going to back everything up, clean up my hard drive, and defrag it before I do. Don't really need to uninstall\reinstall, everything works. Maybe I'm crazy but my computer is a mess and it's very distracting to me, although I guess reinstalling is a distraction of my own creation. Thanks for the info __________________ Are you a member of the Feelgoods?

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05-04-2003, 05:52 AM	#2
blesson2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm not sure of the .mat files that comes with max but if u have saved ur materials as a separate .mat file, it will remain. Also files in Autoback, scenes, plugins, etc that we create will remain. Just dont delete the max dir after uninstall.

05-04-2003, 07:02 AM	#4
kuman Fishscale Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Venice Beach Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah i'm pretty sure you lose everything. i've done quite a few reinstalls and i never remember anything i added staying, including, plugins, scripts, mat libs, all that stuff. if you really need a clean max and have to keep the old stuff install it into a new folder and kinda take your time making sure everything is ok with the new one before you delete the old one. good luck dude -k

05-04-2003, 02:33 PM	#5
blesson2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kuman, I just did a max reinstall last week and I'm sure everything stays. I've had lot's of maps and some scenes in the autobak and scenes dir and I got them all. Just dont delete the 3dsmax directory.

05-04-2003, 03:41 PM	#6
kuman Fishscale Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Venice Beach Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wow cool, maybe the material stuff does stay i know that i use a lot of scripts and plugins and each time i reinstall i gotta get those again and set them up. or maybe its just how you do it, i always uinstall max completely. and then reinstall as opposed to installing over the original folder -k

05-04-2003, 10:38 PM	#8
blesson2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	FutureMan: I uninstalled and reinstalled max. But did u try it? Kuman: but I also had scripts like meshtools but they remain. And also plugins.

06-04-2003, 01:54 AM	#9
kuman Fishscale Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Venice Beach Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wow, man you gave me the smack down on my max install uninstall knowledge but you know i could swear that i've had to redo everything every time i install. hmm, who knows. either way good luck futureman. -k

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