Sync an ACC project with your desktop using Desktop Connector

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Desktop Connector works seamlessly with Civil 3D to allow you to work locally on your machine, while also saving files to the cloud.

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A virtual drive, or connector, serves as a bridge between local files and cloud data, enabling efficient workflows and easier collaboration.

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Open Windows Explorer, where you can see the Autodesk Docs folder that acts as a drive letter on your local machine.

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The account folder—in this case, JWB Engineering ACC—is where your synced cloud projects are stored.

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The projects stored here should be those on which you are actively working.

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Once you have created a project in the cloud, you can add it to this virtual drive to keep the files synced with your desktop.

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Open Desktop Connector, expand Settings, and click Select Projects.

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The Select Projects dialog displays, where you can choose the projects you want to sync locally.

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First, select an account.

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Here, multiple accounts are shown, but in most cases, you will only have one.

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Expand your account to view the projects available for syncing.

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In this example, there are several projects selected that are already synced locally, and you can see these in Windows Explorer as well.

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In the dialog, you can select or deselect projects as needed to sync them.

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In this case, Wesley Rd Extension is selected.

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Then, click Save.

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A message informs you that the projects are connected.

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It is important to understand that, while you can synchronize several projects, best practice is to sync only the ones you are actively working on.

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Close the Select Projects dialog.

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Back in Windows Explorer, the project appears immediately.

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To confirm that the project exists locally, double-click the Wesley Rd Extension folder,

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then open the Project Files > CAD Files folder, where you see the expected .dwg files.

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Next, return to Project Files and open the Plan Sheets folder, where you see the plans for the project.

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These are the folders where you work and save files locally.

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Now that the ACC project is added to the account folder on your local drive,

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Desktop Connector will sync any changes to the cloud and version the files automatically.

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For more information about project synchronization, see the Desktop Connector Help pages.