topic Configuring the temp working directory? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Configuring the temp working directory?

AngusHooper1 — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:56:46 GMT

In ArcMap, it is possible to configure the temp working directory through a system environment variable ARCTMPDIR.

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/supplement/temporary-files-created-by-geoprocessing-tools.htm

Is there a similar capability for configuring this windows default temp location for ArcGIS Pro? Ideally, we wish to set this at an application level to override the windows settings.

Re: Configuring the temp working directory?

curtvprice — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:25:36 GMT

As far as I know this is not possible, as I haven’t seen anything in the help about this.

However, you can set Windows environment variables local to the pro process tree by launching Pro with a .bat script that sets Windows environment settings before launching Pro with start.

@echo off
set TEMP=C:\TEMP\PROTEMP
if not exist %TEMP% mkdir %TEMP%
start /b (pro exe)

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Re: Configuring the temp working directory?

EmelineRenz — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:52:10 GMT

The following enhancement is marked as "In Product Plan", so it is likely that they will allow configuration of the entire "working directory" (currently Documents/ArcGIS) in the future:

#ENH-000105809 [Enhancement] User wants to change the location manually when unpacking the package in ArcGIS Pro.

If you have support, please add your organization to the Enhancement request and include a note about the Temp Folder. I did include in my submission the information about the System Environment Variable and the Registry Setting that could be changed in ArcMap.