Converting ArcMap Projects to ArcGIS Pro

Question

Hi;  Are there tricks or do's and don'ts when converting an existing mxd ArcMap Project to ArcGis Pro? (10.7 to 2.5).

I have shapefiles from ArcMap into a desired folder. When browsing Add Data to that folder in Pro, it can't see them. How come?   But they are there in file folder.    Dave

danretired · Answer

David...

The shortcuts for pro in pdf format

https://www.esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/en-us/media/pdf/g526942-arcgis-pro-kybrd-shrtct-FINAL.pdf

documents and blogs

ArcGIS Pro documents

ArcGIS Pro blogs

A few tips garnered over many years, not in any particular order

new project for testing

new local folder for data (no webbie, network stuff, SDE stuff)

reboot (could be number 1)

refresh is in catalog... use it everytime you are looking for stuff, right-click-refresh.

loads more

DavidGray1 · Answer

Interesting. The shapefiles showed up and were available to Pro only after rebooting the computer. Are there some hotkey combos to refresh Catalog folders like there were in Map? Maybe not. I see that there is a refresh command under menu in Catalog.

That reference to pulling existing ArcMap projects via map package is helpful. My next project will be to do just that from an existing mxd. This one with shapefiles that started this thread was a new project in Pro.

Thanks;

Dave

danretired · Answer

shapefiles should load in Pro without issue.

Open a new map without a basemap

Add one shapefile to the map (make sure it isn't zipped and is loaded to a local drive eg c:\arcpro	est)

If it doesn't show up, right-click on it and select zoom to layer, or even try to open up its table