File Cannot be checked in due to C drive link

[skreisler]

The file I am trying to check in is somehow linked to the c drive folder. I'm not sure how it was ever linked to the spot since it cannot use it in the assembly. Is there any way to unlink it?

[cbenner]

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@skreisler wrote:

The file I am trying to check in is somehow linked to the c drive folder. I'm not sure how it was ever linked to the spot since it cannot use it in the assembly. Is there any way to unlink it?

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@skreisler

I'm not sure what you mean by "linked" to the c drive folder.  Are you saying that the file was created in the wrong folder?

[skreisler]

It's saying that the c drive location is linked as a file. The file wasn't created in the wrong folder.

[cbenner]

@skreisler

Ok, I see what you are saying now.  Is this a new Vault/Inventor setup?

Can you attach the Inventor project file you are using?

[skreisler]

No, we have been using vault for a few months now. This is actually the last folder I need to get off of the shared drive we had been using. There is also a mirrored assembly of this file which doesn't have the problem and it is in the same folder. And do you mean attach the project file into the folder itself, or just to the assembly?

[cbenner]

@skreisler

I meant attach the project file here so I could look at it.

I've never seen this issue before, and I'm trying to narrow down what might be the cause.

[skreisler]

Yeah, I'm wondering if just recreating the assembly might be easier.

[cbenner]

@skreisler

Your project is showing the folder that is giving you the error as being a "Publish Folder".  See the image.

Can you verify that this folder exists?  What happens if you remove this from your project file?

[skreisler]

The location exists. I thought the publish folder is where the document were put when they were checked out from vault, is that not correct?

[cbenner]

@skreisler

Hi, sorry it took so long, busy morning here.

It took me a little digging, but I found what the Publish Folder is actually for.  My recommendation is to leave it blank, and see if it helps or not.

So, the Virtual Folder is the actual Vault working folder location.  The "root" of your Vault Project Explorer.  In your screen shot this looked correct for your system.

Publish folder is something I have never used in Vault.  I'm just guessing, but that MIGHT be the cause of the problem.  I would try removing it to see if it helps.  If not, you can always add it back in.

[skreisler]

It still gave me the same error after I removed the publish folder. I even tried making a new project file with just the virtual folder entered and the error still appeared. 

[cbenner]

@skreisler

Ok, I'm stumped.

@JamesMcMullen Have you ever seen anything like this?

[skreisler]

I do get this error when I open the file though if that helps solve anything.

[JamesMcMullen]

I honestly haven't seen this before.  Based on the screen capture early on, I would say it is potentially environmental and probably faster to go through support versus trying to solve it on the forums.  

With the latest post...  Do you have a V drive?  Is it possible that someone set up you to have a windows symbolic link from C drive to another location?

-Jim

[skreisler · Accepted solution]

Yes, the V drive is where we have our templates stored. Although I was able to fix the problem by just copying the assembly from within inventor and creating a new assembly.