Manage Projects

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About Adding Projects

The latest release of Desktop Connector enables you to select and add up to 80 projects to your Autodesk Docs or Autodesk Fusion connectors in File Explorer File Explorer Icon. By adding only the projects you need, you can better manage your local storage space.

Project management is now unified across both Docs and Fusion connectors:

Important: Fusion projects with duplicate filenames are not supported in Desktop Connector. Some files that have duplicate names may not appear locally and downstream workflows (for example, reference resolution and reporting) can be affected or incorrect. Before adding or working with a Fusion project in Desktop Connector, remove or rename any duplicate filenames in Fusion.

Initial Project Selection

When you first Sign in to Desktop Connector, you will be asked to make your initial project selections.

All the projects you can access are listed in All projects.

  1. Click a hub to view the relevant projects.

  2. Select your projects (You can select up to 80 projects).

    Select Projects

  3. Click Save.

    Projects in File Explorer

    Your projects will begin adding to File Explorer.

  4. Click OK to close the dialog box.

These activities will display on the home screen.

Important: A warning message will display if your projects contain file or folder long paths as some operations will be unsupported. See the Long paths Unsupported Workflows help topic for more information.
Note: If you don't select any projects in the Select Projects dialog, then your connector will be empty in File Explorer.

Add or Remove Projects

You can add or remove projects from your Autodesk Docs or Fusion connector at any time by accessing the Select Projects menu option from the home screen.

  1. Right-click the Desktop Connector tray icon DC default icon

  2. Click Select Projects.

    Select Projects

    You'll see the same dialog box used for your initial project selections. You can view the following tabs:

    • All Projects: Displays all the projects that you are a member of including the ones you selected.
    • My Selections: Displays only the projects which are already added.

    My Selections

  3. Select projects to add or deselect projects to remove them from their related Autodesk Docs or Fusion connector.

    Important: There are risks of deselecting a project and losing unsynced data. Refer to the section Collecting and Viewing Sync Data for additional information around deselecting projects.

    If you deselect a project, the entire project including all folders and files will be removed from your local drive. However, all project data will remain in the cloud and can be selected to add to your connector at another time.

  4. Click Save.

You can view the progress of your projects, folders and files, and the menu options in the home screen.

Project Syncing Errors

Occasionally, a syncing error may occur when there is a failure to update a project's data between your connector and the cloud data source.

You will see a 'Couldn't sync project' message in the home screen.

Error Home Screen

To resolve this error:

  1. Right-click the tray icon and click Select Projects from the menu.
  2. Remove this project. See Add or Remove Projects for more information.
  3. When your project is removed, click Select Projects from the menu and add it again.

The remove and add activities will display in the home screen.

Renaming Projects and Accounts

Do not rename the account or project through Windows File Explorer. Renaming of the account or project should be done through the Autodesk Docs or Fusion web interface. If the account or project is renamed using File Explorer it can break Desktop Connector file syncing.

Note:

After renaming an account or project, Desktop Connector will continue to function even while the local path reflects the old name. The following steps are required to visualize the new name locally in File Explorer File Explorer Icon.

Important: The following steps will result is deletion of local cache files (not cloud files). Use caution to sync all local files and/or make copies of any unsynced data before proceeding.

After Renaming Accounts:

  1. Make sure local files are synced and/or backup any local unsynced changes
  2. Exit Desktop Connector
  3. Follow steps to Reset Desktop Connector
  4. Restart Desktop Connector and Select Projects

After Renaming Projects:

  1. Make sure local files are synced and/or backup any local unsynced changes

  2. Go to "Select Projects" in Desktop Connector from the home screen.

    Dialog to Select Projects

  3. Go to the “My Selections" tab and unselect the projects from the account that have been renamed.

    Project Selections

  4. Save and Close the dialog and monitor the Home Screen, wait for all projects to complete being removed.

  5. Return to "Select Projects" and the dialog will now reflect the correct account name.

  6. Select the new account name to add your projects.

    Select your Projects

  7. Add the projects you want to sync, wait for them to complete and File Explorer will show the correct name.

Deleting Files and Folders: Recycle Bin and Cloud Workflows

When you remove files or folders in Desktop Connector, the way deletions are handled depends on whether the files are synced, cloud-only, or local-only. For a full explanation of deletion workflows and recovery options, see Recover Deletions.

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