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Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

henryjoseph9804 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:50:08 GMT

Hi all,

I was just curios about something, i know that iLogic Design Copy can be used to make a duplicate of a project and files in a different location.

What I was wondering was, what is the preferred method that you guys use to move a project and its files to a different location without having IV lose its path to the project file?

This is on the local HDD, not vault & not on a server.

Feedback is welcome!

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

blandb — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:17:14 GMT

As long as it is in the search umbrella of the project file and its workspace, it shouldn't lose any links. Are you wanting to move it from say a local c to a local e drive?

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

Frederick_Law — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:36:03 GMT

Depends on how you setup your project folders.

Also if "Using Unique File Names" is Yes or No.

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

SBix26 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:11:43 GMT

If the project file (.ipj) moves to a new location, the shortcut to that file that appears in your list of projects will no longer be valid. Simply browse to the new location and open it. After that, the new location will appear in your project list. The project list is merely a list of shortcuts, so it is easily edited simply by deleting a shortcut, or opening a new one. The list can also be manually edited through Windows File Explorer. The list is located in the folder specified by Application Options > File > Projects folder.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2024.1.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

henryjoseph9804 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:11:17 GMT

Its just moving folders & the project name will change. All on the local drives

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

henryjoseph9804 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:12:30 GMT

So, I just want to move it from and enquiry folder to an order folder and change the project name.

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

henryjoseph9804 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:13:20 GMT

This is what I have been doing in the past, just browsing back to where the project is. i thought there might be a streamlined workflow to do it with many projects at once?

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

SBix26 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:04:17 GMT

I haven't tried it, but I suspect that you could do this using tools in Windows File Explorer. What happens if you Create Shortcut in File Explorer for each relocated project file, then drag or Cut/Paste to the Project shortcuts folder? Might be quicker than opening each one in the Project Editor?

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2024.1.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

Re: Preferred method for moving projects and files to different location?

henryjoseph9804 — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:15:05 GMT

When I have a bunch of folders to move I will give this a shot. But at the moment I moved all of them and then one-by-one browsed to each project. Doable, just take a long time.