As long as your files are saved on your local hard drive they shouldn’t be able to see them. The stuff that’s synced are the items you buy from their webstore, not your own scenes or custom content. If they could see all the files on your local PC it wouldn’t be so easy for people to pirate the content…

That makes me feel better, I am new to the "everything" syncs mentality

Just make sure you’re not saving your own stuff in the “My DAZ Connect Library” folder. I don’t know how shared that is or isn’t but I do know the “My Library” folder is entirely local so I use that

Daz Connect = All Daz Products "Bought and Downloaded" Section

My Library = Everything else, local/offsite asset downloads, and/or chosen DC Library Hybrid.

The DC is simply a way to organize what is or isnt from the Daz Shop, and is not viewable by any Daz employee unless prompted and given permission by Trouble Ticket Mods to help solve customer problems.

What is sharable is only through local. Example: I dont use DC cause I want all my assets in one section, so I made my Library a chosen designated hybrid.

Hmmmm this seems to be a "did i read my terms of service" kinda problem.

Like, i would find it highly unethical if a company would be able to "download or copy" stuff from your folders and sutch with your consent becouse you HAD to agree before being able to continue and install the damn program, then make an account to link stuff etc.

Like it's been said , i doubt they would look into files and sutch for whatever reason. Still it would be best to save these on a diff folder or drive.

I wouldn't put anything past companies these days!

As a Daz3D artist myself, no they dont have access to what is in your library to look at; or your designated Render Folder.

Also, the Download/Linked stuff is only for their own products and Bridging programs together like Maya, Blender, and Zbrush.

Good to know, the question then becomes, why is linking your account so dang important to them then?

That's how products get verified and downloaded, if you use mainly Daz Shop assets,cause you also candirectly download product in-house without the use of the Install Manager.

It's just like how you play games with Steam, you have to be logged in for 85% of the games. While only so few can play offline.

But you dont HAVE to be signed in to use Daz. If you make models yourself, bridged to other 3d programs, or use assets outside Daz, it can all be done and used signed off and offline.

I myself never sign in, and have things set for all things offline.

Also it's not important to them, they could care less if you do or dont.

If your worried about Spyware, dont be. Microsoft/Apple already spies on people without consent anyway.

The only way a program/person/etc cant spy on you, is if you run Linux with a Virtual Machine that emulates an OS.

How do you do offline mode?
For me it requires you to sign in to get rid of the splash screen when you first start it

You should just be able to click away the login, like with Blender and such.

I say contact me on Telegram if you have my name there, and we'll go over that and other questions you may have.

will do!