topic Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart, in ArcGIS Pro Questions

The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 05:42:56 GMT

The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

I couldn’t figure out why the ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart. Are we supposed to reconnect to all folders each time we restart the ArcGIS Pro.

For example, in the screenshot below, the “Practical3_GeoProcessing” is connected to ArcGIS Pro. Once the ArcGIS Pro is closed and restarted, the connection to that folder is no longer there!

What might be the issue here?

Thank you

Best

Jamal

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

DanPatterson_Retired — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 09:32:44 GMT

There appears to have been some changes to the folder structure, perhaps one was renamed?

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/projects/connect-to-a-folder.htm

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:36:55 GMT

Are you opening the same project that you saved with the folder connection? I can't tell in your images whether you are opening the same "H1" project in the send Pro image.

Pro organizes by projects. ArcCatalog is independent of projects and is not directly related to Pro (which is a new, and independent product). ArcMap and ArcCatalog are mor directly tied together. Also, since Pro is so new, not all things in Map/Catalog can be directly compared with Pro. Not all things will work the same (ever) and some things have not been ported over yet.

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:49:56 GMT

I opened another file other than the H1. The connections are lost. This might mean that the connections are preserved if the same file (H1) is opened, otherwise, they are lost. correct?

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 12:12:03 GMT

I'm not at a place I can test right now, but as I understand it, that is the case. Just open H1 again to verify.

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:53:04 GMT

correct. If H1 is opened, then the connections are there!

This appears as if the connections are stored in the .aprx file and thus if a new file is created, then connections are required to be set from scratch.

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

DanPatterson_Retired — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:54:59 GMT

makes sense...I don't see why the connections would remain if they weren't associated with an apr

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 17:01:40 GMT

Well. One single reason: just in case we need to explore them. This is the case in Catalog since long time ago and we are happy with it.

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

DanPatterson_Retired — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 17:03:12 GMT

Things change...make a suggestion for its return

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JenniferMcCall4 — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:50:17 GMT

Hi Jamal,

Folder connections in ArcGIS Pro are stored per project. This helps to organize the folder connections and limit them to only the ones required for that project.

If you want your folder connections there each time you open Pro, I would create a general template project that you can save and work with each time.

Check out Create a new project—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop and look at the Create a project from another template section. I think this may be the solution to your issue.

Cheers,

Jennifer

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 20:42:20 GMT

Thanks Jennifer.

This could be a good workaround.

What I’m observing at the moment that “Catalog” Pane in ArcGIS Desktop is much more flexible and powerful than the “Project” pane in the Pro. The Pro imposes strict limitations in ore than one aspect.

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:28:14 GMT

This feature is now available in 2.3

I need to mention that users who have been using ArcMap since ages will never know how to live with less functionalities\capabilities\options in Pro

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

Anonymous User — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:28:55 GMT

There is also a YouTube video now outlining two different ways to save your connections in Pro depending on what best suits your workflows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01AtkkMzn0&t=7s

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

JamalNUMAN — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:34:47 GMT

Thanks Jennifer.

ArcMap is much more intuitive when it comes to connections. One doesn’t really need all these extra steps just in order to keep the connection!

However, I preferred the “add to new projects” options over the ways included in the video

Re: The ArcGIS Pro automatically eliminates the previously connected folders upon restart,

Anonymous User — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:12:30 GMT

That's another great option as well Jamal! Pro has a few options to configure this. We only showcased two of the ways this can be configured in order to show there is more than one option. The best solution may vary depending on the types of day-to-day workflows of a user or organizational needs to keep the video short and show that it is simply possible. Thanks for showcasing the "add to new projects" option as well!