topic Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

ThomasReyes2 — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:04:56 GMT

I have a toolbox I created on a shared network, and recently all of the tools within it have been corrupted and appear as nameless paper icons. If you right-click any of the tools, there is no relevant context menu. I attempted to re-build the toolbox right next to it, and a few days later, the same thing happened. I have been working with this toolbox for months with no issues, and it was recently broken.

I am working off of a federal network and will usually access this part of the server using a remote desktop app.

Any help or insight is greatly appreciated.

Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

Steve_Salas — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:15:12 GMT

Just happened to me this morning... I built the toolbox approx. 5-6 weeks ago on a network (DFS) folder. I opened the toolbox this morning and added a new toolset, and then a script tool within that toolset. I went to check the properties on previously added script tools and was getting an error popup (forget to get a screenshot of that...). Restarted Pro and I now see what you are seeing

Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

Steve_Salas — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:53:53 GMT

Made a new toolbox and added one script tool. Left it for a few minutes, came back to adjust the parameters:

Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

Brooks_Wilson — Wed, 24 May 2023 17:21:49 GMT

It seems that this happens when the toolbox path is being saved on a DFS path and that this doesn't happen when using a drive letter. The path can be set when creating the toolbox and is set by default with how the Pro Project is saved. I let ESRI know about the problem, and they did not seem to see it as a problem and said to just use drive letters.

Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

RandyMcGregor_BMcD — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:44:34 GMT

Just happened to me. Thanks for the information.

Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

RandyMcGregor_BMcD — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:12:09 GMT

I have had two toolboxes blow up on DFS and they were connected with a drive letter. Also, the size of the toolbox ballooned. There is no way it should be this big.

Re: Corrupted .atbx toolboxes on network drive

VincentEdwards — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:54:30 GMT

This is still a problem in 2025.

Tip for anyone that encounters this, you can access/salvage the validation code and metadata that you may have lost during the corruption if you access the ATBX toolbox via 7zip.