idea Bring Back Multiple Data Source Repair "Repair Data Source" in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Bring Back Multiple Data Source Repair "Repair Data Source"

nheg — Wed, 21 May 2025 16:37:09 GMT

I searched the community and this problem still doesn't seem to have a REAL solution, just a poor tedious one and so I am submitting it here: ArcGIS Pro still needs a way to fix multiple paths to data files, shapefiles, or GDB all at once. For example, for lost file connections in ArcMap (red !) I could simply right click, select Data, then "Repair Data Source" and if I repaired the path to one data set in a folder it automatically corrected all the other broken links to that folder, essentially fixing 5-10 broken paths all at once! But in Pro, when I right click, select Data, all I see is “Set Data Source” which only repairs one path at a time (just like it did in ArcMap = "Set Data Source" fixed one at a time, while "Repair Data Source" fix all at once) and so I have to do this 5-10 times to repair all the broken links. There should be a faster way to do this? Why did ESRI remove“repair data source” to fix all the broken links to a single folder or GDB all at once? BTW it needs to repair links to shapefiles as well as GDB because many of the people I assist don't understand or need GDB and still work with lots of shapefiles.

Re: Bring Back Multiple Data Source Repair "Repair Data Source"

AlfredBaldenweck — Tue, 20 May 2025 19:30:09 GMT

That is still a largely viable workflow?

Just hit the red exclamation point on the broken layer and proceed as normal.

That being said, this method is not 100% Repairing Data sources with Exclamation point: Rep... - Esri Community

But by and large, the exact same behaviour is maintained except you don't right-click.

Re: Bring Back Multiple Data Source Repair "Repair Data Source"

nheg — Tue, 20 May 2025 19:55:43 GMT

Okay, I didn't understand, I read that as right-click red !. In any case I re-read 3 times and now understand to just Click once on red ! and that worked. Who would have thought? Thank you!!!!

I am adding more here for people like me to see the solution more easily... Click red ! once and that acts like the old ArcMap "Repair Data Source" (repairs multiple paths to same folder at once), while right-clicking the Red ! & selecting "Set Data Source" only repairs one file path at a time.

Re: Bring Back Multiple Data Source Repair "Repair Data Source" - Status changed to: Already Offered

ValeriaChavez — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:58:11 GMT

Hi @nheg! Closing this as already offered based on the workflow shared by @AlfredBaldenweck. Thanks 🙂