https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/turn-off-quot-relative-paths-quot-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1621708#M96432 <P>It is better to state what issue you are running into specifically than ask how to turn a functionality on or off.&nbsp; The handling of relative paths in ArcGIS Pro is more complex than in ArcMap, and there is no single check box to enable/disable.&nbsp; If you share what you are trying to do and what isn't working than community members can offer suggestions on workflow changes as well as software configuration.</P><P>And I assume you have already read&nbsp;<LI-MESSAGE title="Re: How can I &amp;quot;store relative pathnames&amp;quot; in ArcGIS Pro?" uid="1539345" url="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-can-i-quot-store-relative-pathnames-quot-in/m-p/1539345#U1539345" discussion_style_icon_css="lia-mention-container-editor-message lia-img-icon-forum-thread lia-fa-icon lia-fa-forum lia-fa-thread lia-fa"></LI-MESSAGE>&nbsp; Although you are interested in not using relative paths, that discussion dives into the general topic of relative paths in ArcGIS Pro.</P> Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:55:11 GMT JoshuaBixby 2025-06-07T14:55:11Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/turn-off-quot-relative-paths-quot-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1621600#M96414 <P>Hello,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Can someone please help me understand how to turn off "Store relative pathnames" in ArcGIS Pro? Relative pathnames are the default. There seems to be a lot of information on how to do this in ArcMap but nothing about ArcGIS Pro.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for your time!</P> Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:12:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/turn-off-quot-relative-paths-quot-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1621600#M96414 Cory_Alden 2025-06-06T17:12:34Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/turn-off-quot-relative-paths-quot-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1621708#M96432 <P>It is better to state what issue you are running into specifically than ask how to turn a functionality on or off.&nbsp; The handling of relative paths in ArcGIS Pro is more complex than in ArcMap, and there is no single check box to enable/disable.&nbsp; If you share what you are trying to do and what isn't working than community members can offer suggestions on workflow changes as well as software configuration.</P><P>And I assume you have already read&nbsp;<LI-MESSAGE title="Re: How can I &amp;quot;store relative pathnames&amp;quot; in ArcGIS Pro?" uid="1539345" url="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-can-i-quot-store-relative-pathnames-quot-in/m-p/1539345#U1539345" discussion_style_icon_css="lia-mention-container-editor-message lia-img-icon-forum-thread lia-fa-icon lia-fa-forum lia-fa-thread lia-fa"></LI-MESSAGE>&nbsp; Although you are interested in not using relative paths, that discussion dives into the general topic of relative paths in ArcGIS Pro.</P> Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:55:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/turn-off-quot-relative-paths-quot-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1621708#M96432 JoshuaBixby 2025-06-07T14:55:11Z