topic Re: cannot export a layer file to a shapefile in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745991#M41998 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the final result that you want to have?</P><P>and Why do you want to export group rather than one by one?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 May 2018 22:30:18 GMT AbdullahAnter 2018-05-15T22:30:18Z cannot export a layer file to a shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745988#M41995 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I m using ArcGIS 10.4.1 and i'm facing the following issue; I have create a group of many shapefiles, right clicking the group i couldnt find any&nbsp; "data" option so i created a lyr file,</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/406501_pastedImage_1.png" /></P><P></P><P>but even then in the lyr file there is no "data"&nbsp; option.</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-2 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/406502_pastedImage_2.png" /></P><P>Any ideas for that?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 May 2018 08:45:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745988#M41995 sotokan80_ 2018-05-15T08:45:25Z Re: cannot export a layer file to a shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745989#M41996 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A group of shapefiles?</P><P>Perhaps you want to use the Merge tool in Arctoolbox to produce one output file.</P><P>A group layer in the table of contents is simply a way of organizing associated data, but it doesn't do any combining/merging or appending.&nbsp; This is a separate process</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 May 2018 09:00:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745989#M41996 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-05-15T09:00:49Z Re: cannot export a layer file to a shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745990#M41997 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You cannot export files to shapefiles by selecting the group.</P><P></P><P>Use the Feature Class to Shapefile tool.</P><P></P><P>that will allow you to export a large number of shape files at one time.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 May 2018 14:06:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745990#M41997 RobertBorchert 2018-05-15T14:06:34Z Re: cannot export a layer file to a shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745991#M41998 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the final result that you want to have?</P><P>and Why do you want to export group rather than one by one?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 May 2018 22:30:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-export-a-layer-file-to-a-shapefile/m-p/745991#M41998 AbdullahAnter 2018-05-15T22:30:18Z