topic Re: Create project template file without copying data in file geodatabases in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-project-template-file-without-copying-data/m-p/1311487#M71394 <P>Apparently this is specifically because of the file GDBs. Data in enterprise GDBs will not be copied. I submitted an idea about this here:<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/project-templates-aptx-have-option-to-store-only/idi-p/1311481" target="_blank">Project Templates (APTX): Have option to store onl... - Esri Community</A></P> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:36:24 GMT AlfredBaldenweck 2023-07-25T13:36:24Z Create project template file without copying data in file geodatabases https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-project-template-file-without-copying-data/m-p/1290060#M69269 <P>Pretty much what it says on the tin.&nbsp;</P><P>I'm trying to create project templates. What I've noticed is that anything referencing an enterprise gdb will preserve the reference, while anything in a file gdb will copy the data. For reference, thee gdbs are on a shared network drive.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="AlfredBaldenweck_0-1684328961156.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70925iC344914E0BCEB79C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="AlfredBaldenweck_0-1684328961156.png" alt="AlfredBaldenweck_0-1684328961156.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>Is there a way to have the templates preserve all references, rather than duplicating data outside of file gdbs?</STRONG></P> Wed, 17 May 2023 13:09:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-project-template-file-without-copying-data/m-p/1290060#M69269 AlfredBaldenweck 2023-05-17T13:09:56Z Re: Create project template file without copying data in file geodatabases https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-project-template-file-without-copying-data/m-p/1311487#M71394 <P>Apparently this is specifically because of the file GDBs. Data in enterprise GDBs will not be copied. I submitted an idea about this here:<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/project-templates-aptx-have-option-to-store-only/idi-p/1311481" target="_blank">Project Templates (APTX): Have option to store onl... - Esri Community</A></P> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:36:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-project-template-file-without-copying-data/m-p/1311487#M71394 AlfredBaldenweck 2023-07-25T13:36:24Z