topic Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates in ArcGIS Pro Questions

ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

HeatherHerrmann2 — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:22:14 GMT

Is there a way to change the title mentioned paths so that each new project goes where I want it to go? I work on a network and do not want my files saved to the default location currently set. I would also like to set my default geodatabases as my SDE DBs and not the one that comes with each new project. I don't want to change it per project, I want to change it to default for every new project. (The questions I saw in my search related to per project, hence my reason for asking this question.)

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

Robert_LeClair — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:27:11 GMT

Heather - yes, you can create a Project Template (*.aptx) and use it for every new AGP Project you create. It will remember all your folder connections, database connections and more. Hope this helps!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:30:05 GMT

Did you try

Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

Anonymous User — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:32:35 GMT

Hi Robert,

I am currently creating a project template (.aptx) and I am trying to figure out how to set a default folder connection. The goal is to direct the user to a default folder location when selecting "Add Folder Connection" in the Catalog Pane. Thanks in advance!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

Robert_LeClair — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:00:41 GMT

Hi Zac - there is an enhancement request in the Product Plan to make it easier to do this.

It's ENH-000112313 - User would like a functionality to change the default home folder location of ArcGIS Pro by modifying the registry settings.

User would like to have a functionality by which they can change the default home folder location for multiple users at same time and not changing it within the settings by launching ArcGIS Pro individually. By default the folder would be created on user’s C: drive but, user wants the folder to get created on user’s network drive as it will help them to manage the storage space. And....

And ENH-000113891 - Provide a mechanism for GIS administrators to deploy user.config settings to their users

Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

Anonymous User — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:31:01 GMT

Hi Robert, do you have an update on these two enhancements ENH-000112313 and ENH-000113891?

Re: ArcGIS Pro Change Default Geodatabase, File Location, & Templates

Robert_LeClair — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:29:01 GMT

Marcelo - here's what I've been able to find.

ENH-000112313 - Status is in product plan to resolve but doesn't say when. It was assigned to a staff member in March 2021 to examine.

ENH-000113891 - was implemented in ArcGIS Pro 2.7

Hope this helps!