Revit with COBIE Interoperability Toolkit installed for "everyone" has issues.

[djustiniano]

I Installed the COBIE Interoperability Toolkit to use on a project. During the installation process, it asked if download should apply to "user" or "everyone".  I read that the recommended settings is everyone, so I selected everyone. Now, it appears on other people's computers as well but when I am using the toolkit, other users cannot open the model or use the toolkit. 

Is this problem avoidable?

Should I uninstall the toolkit and reinstall to a user?

Will this mean I loose my existing COBIE data?

[JasonKunkel]

Your COBie data is stored in the Revit model, so removing the COBie Extension won't delete it. You simply won't be able to add more data automatically.

I would suggest uninstalling and then manually deleting the program files folder for the COBie Extension. It could be under C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\COBie Extension and/or C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\BIT\<year>\COBie

You would also need to delete the .ADDIN file which might be under C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\<year> or C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\<year> - look for the file named BIT.30.COBieExtension or COBie Extension. This all will depend on what version you are using.

Once the program folders are removed, try reinstalling for "everyone".