ACK! All the xrefs for ALL the files in my project are now orphaned. HELP!

[ohollandt]

Hi. A few years ago our office got Autocad Architecture because it was a simpler version of Revit. We started a project using it and the system created a bunch of sub folders-constructs, elements, views, and sheets. We've since transitioned to Autocad LT. Today I made the mistake of trying to archive the drawing folder by copying it and pasting it in another folder. My current project drawing folder is now worthless, all the xrefs are orphaned. It would take me a week to repath every file and every xref so I'm asking the forum if they have any ideas on how to fix this. I don't know if it's a synchronization issue but this sucks. 

Thanks for your time

Orion

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Put it all back nd fix all the references to not be full path...?

Or if you still have ARCH use the external program called REFERENCE MANAGER to fix them all.

OR... Modern AutoCADLT versions will auto-update if you tap yes to the prompt after fixing just one XREF, if it does not offer to do so at first opening of one of the files. Think of it as a painful life lesson LOL (sorry, feel your pain but also...)

[ohollandt]

I appreciate the reply! The auto-update prompt kind of worked at first, but I closed out of the file and reopened it and half of the xrefs were gone. I technically didn't move any files, just copied and pasted them so the original paths shouldnt have changed. Is there a global way to just change the paths in all the xrefs or do I need to go into each one individually?