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Change the workspace from the default location to a new location on your local drive.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
The Desktop Connector workspace refers to the physical location where your projects are stored
00:09
and then synced to the cloud in a connector, such as Autodesk Docs.
00:14
You can easily change the location of this workspace from the default to a location of your choosing.
00:21
First, open a File Explorer window, where your connector appears as a local system drive.
00:27
To find the exact location of your workspace, select a folder within the connector,
00:31
then click in the address bar to the right of the folder names.
00:35
This displays the full path.
00:38
Here, you can see the default location for Autodesk Docs.
00:43
Close File Explorer.
00:45
To change your workspace location,
00:48
in the tray, right-click Desktop Connector, expand Help, and click Change Workspace.
00:54
A warning shows that you are unable to change your workspace,
00:58
because you must remove projects. Click OK.
01:03
To resolve this, right-click Desktop Connector and click Select Projects.
01:09
In the Select Projects dialog, My Selections tab,
01:12
deselect any projects shown to clear out your current workspace.
01:17
Click Save.
01:19
The Connect Projects dialog confirms that your projects are getting ready.
01:24
Once complete, the dialog automatically closes.
01:28
To set a new location for the workspace,
01:31
open Desktop Connector, expand Help, and select Change Workspace again.
01:36
In the Change Workspace dialog, click Yes.
01:41
In the Select Folder dialog,
01:43
navigate to and select a new folder to relocate your workspace here,
01:47
and then click Select Folder.
01:50
Desktop Connector confirms that the Workspace location has changed but is not in use.
01:56
Click OK.
01:58
Next, restart Desktop Connector.
02:02
When you restart, Desktop Connector confirms that you are ready to update your workspace.
02:08
Click OK.
02:10
In the Select Projects dialog,
02:12
expand the options and select projects to add to your workspace, then click Save.
02:18
The Connect Projects dialog shows that the software is preparing your projects.
02:24
Click OK.
02:26
Now, open File Explorer and view the workspace on your local drive to see that
02:31
you have successfully changed your workspace location.
Video transcript
00:03
The Desktop Connector workspace refers to the physical location where your projects are stored
00:09
and then synced to the cloud in a connector, such as Autodesk Docs.
00:14
You can easily change the location of this workspace from the default to a location of your choosing.
00:21
First, open a File Explorer window, where your connector appears as a local system drive.
00:27
To find the exact location of your workspace, select a folder within the connector,
00:31
then click in the address bar to the right of the folder names.
00:35
This displays the full path.
00:38
Here, you can see the default location for Autodesk Docs.
00:43
Close File Explorer.
00:45
To change your workspace location,
00:48
in the tray, right-click Desktop Connector, expand Help, and click Change Workspace.
00:54
A warning shows that you are unable to change your workspace,
00:58
because you must remove projects. Click OK.
01:03
To resolve this, right-click Desktop Connector and click Select Projects.
01:09
In the Select Projects dialog, My Selections tab,
01:12
deselect any projects shown to clear out your current workspace.
01:17
Click Save.
01:19
The Connect Projects dialog confirms that your projects are getting ready.
01:24
Once complete, the dialog automatically closes.
01:28
To set a new location for the workspace,
01:31
open Desktop Connector, expand Help, and select Change Workspace again.
01:36
In the Change Workspace dialog, click Yes.
01:41
In the Select Folder dialog,
01:43
navigate to and select a new folder to relocate your workspace here,
01:47
and then click Select Folder.
01:50
Desktop Connector confirms that the Workspace location has changed but is not in use.
01:56
Click OK.
01:58
Next, restart Desktop Connector.
02:02
When you restart, Desktop Connector confirms that you are ready to update your workspace.
02:08
Click OK.
02:10
In the Select Projects dialog,
02:12
expand the options and select projects to add to your workspace, then click Save.
02:18
The Connect Projects dialog shows that the software is preparing your projects.
02:24
Click OK.
02:26
Now, open File Explorer and view the workspace on your local drive to see that
02:31
you have successfully changed your workspace location.
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