topic Re: How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? in Spatial Data Science Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487627#M1110 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There is also the documentation on ....</P><P><STRONG><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/managing-tools-and-toolboxes/a-quick-tour-of-managing-tools-and-toolboxes.htm">Managing tools and toolboxes</A></STRONG></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:07:55 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2017-10-25T15:07:55Z How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487625#M1108 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Today, I came to my computer and got the "blue screen of death".&nbsp; It eventually restarted, but now I want to know how to backup MY TOOLBOXES to another location.&nbsp; I see how to save them as 10.2 versions, but I want to backup the actual ones in 10.5.&nbsp; I can locate them in ArcCatalog, but cannot copy and paste them.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:17:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487625#M1108 lindatomaselli 2017-10-25T14:17:08Z Re: How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487626#M1109 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I do it all the time by keeping my toolboxes and scripts in a folder which I copy and paste to another location whenever I make changes.&nbsp; I also version number the folder so that I have a legacy path in case I want to go back in time to a previous incarnation.&nbsp; Just keep your scripts in a subfolder relative to the *.tbx files themselvess.&nbsp; (I use Onedrive for example for storage, plus a zip and email to myself on different accounts works well, then there is the standby USB drive)</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:37:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487626#M1109 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-10-25T14:37:29Z Re: How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487627#M1110 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There is also the documentation on ....</P><P><STRONG><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/managing-tools-and-toolboxes/a-quick-tour-of-managing-tools-and-toolboxes.htm">Managing tools and toolboxes</A></STRONG></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:07:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487627#M1110 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-10-25T15:07:55Z Re: How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487628#M1111 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>So, how do I copy and paste them to another folder?&nbsp; Where are MY TOOLBOXES located?&nbsp; The documentation you refer to is just to copy and paste within that location, not to a new location on an external hard drive.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:15:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487628#M1111 lindatomaselli 2017-10-25T19:15:07Z Re: How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487629#M1112 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Never mind, I found it.&nbsp; Thanks for your help.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:18:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487629#M1112 lindatomaselli 2017-10-25T19:18:51Z Re: How do I backup MY TOOLBOXES? https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487630#M1113 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks again. </P><P></P><P>I needed to right-click on the toolbox, and then go to properties to find the location. </P><P></P><P>From there I could copy the files in Windows Explorer to an external hard drive.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:22:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-data-science-questions/how-do-i-backup-my-toolboxes/m-p/487630#M1113 lindatomaselli 2017-10-25T19:22:39Z