How to Find Projectwise Working directory on Local Drive

Well, I wouldn't call them cached files, and Marty has a point about why do you want to access the files in your working directory, but you can find them quickly by using the Local Document Organizer found under the Tools menu in ProjectWise Explorer.

Marty/Dan

My CAD services is currently trying to troubleshoot an Error 342 on my account and they have been requesting files from various projectwise folders as a troubleshooting approach.

Dan how do i access this folder using the Local Document Organiser. i have tried it but the OPEN FOLDER tool is greyed out under the action menu

i look forward to hearing from you

Thank you

Regards

For a situation like that I would just export the files to the desktop and send them over. Going into your pw working directory is not an approach we really recommend as the system is not aware of anything that happens there. Plus with the export you will get all of the references attached.

Thanks Chuck.it remains a classified information!

Just to be clear, the approach that Chuck has mentioned, only shows you your current working directory.

For most users, this never changes, and most ProjectWise Administrators lock the setting so that users can't change it, but technically, you could change it and anything you have copied out or checked out stays in the working directory that it was in. Those files are not moved or copied to the changed working directory.

So, again, use the Local Document Organizer if you want to be sure where ProjectWise has put any particular file that has been copied out, checked out or exported. And of course, ProjectWise does not keep track of files that you "export" using the "send to folder" feature, so those won't be in the Local Document Organizer dialog.

The column with the full path to your files is named "File Name", but also note near the top that there are filters, and that you file might be on a different "node" (machine) if you happen to use more than one machine with ProjectWise.

HTHs

Just to be clear, the approach that Chuck has mentioned, only shows you your current working directory.

For most users, this never changes, and most ProjectWise Administrators lock the setting so that users can't change it, but technically, you could change it and anything you have copied out or checked out stays in the working directory that it was in. Those files are not moved or copied to the changed working directory.

So, again, use the Local Document Organizer if you want to be sure where ProjectWise has put any particular file that has been copied out, checked out or exported. And of course, ProjectWise does not keep track of files that you "export" using the "send to folder" feature, so those won't be in the Local Document Organizer dialog.

The column with the full path to your files is named "File Name", but also note near the top that there are filters, and that you file might be on a different "node" (machine) if you happen to use more than one machine with ProjectWise.

HTHs