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  • 1.  Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 03-20-2020 07:50

    Hello,

     

    I open and save so much IFC model in my computer. But there are some IFC model have larger size. So my disk C: now is full. How I can change which location to storage trimble connect model?

     

    Thank you so much.



  • 2.  Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 05-18-2020 11:20

    Hi Tung,

     

    You can do this by following these steps:

    1. Navigate to folder C:\users<username>\.TrimbleConnect
    2. Create new file: config.txt
    3. Add following line to it, change the path accordingly, note the double backslashes:
      {"FileCachePath" : "C:\\temp\\ConnectCache"}
    4. Open command line (cmd.exe), navigate to the same folder
    5. Run following command in command line:
       rename config.exe .config
    6. restart TCD
    7. Clear the default cache location: C:\users\<username>\.TrimbleConnect\.files
    This should do the trick.
    Best regards,
      Marko Myllymaa


  • 3.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 10-22-2021 06:03
    Excuse me, can you explain me whit more details?  i dont understand the point 4, to what folder i need to navigate?

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    Yerko Esteban Barrales Medina
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  • 4.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 10-25-2021 00:36
    Hi Yerko,

    The path where you need to have the .config file is this: (note: it depends of your Windows username)
    C:\Users\<UserName>\.TrimbleConnect

    Hopefully this helps.

    Best regards,
      Marko Myllymaa


  • 5.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 10-25-2021 02:45
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    Hello Marko,

    i try to do your method, and i have a error when i do the point 5. (cf File in PJ) 

    the file can't execute on windows 64bits system.

    thanks for your answer




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    julien merlet
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  • 6.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 10-25-2021 03:05
    Hi Julien,

    You seem to have created file config.exe in the .TrimbleConnect folder.
    Navigate to that folder using Windows Explorer and right click the config.exe file and rename it to be config.txt, i.e. change the extension of the file to be .txt.
    Then you should be able to run the command in command line (cmd.exe):
    rename config.txt .config

    Hopefully this helps.

    Best regards,
      Marko Myllymaa


  • 7.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 10-26-2021 18:40
    Marko,
    Thanks for the steps. I've tried the steps and I can't seem to get the sync folder to change to a folder on my D: drive. Also since doing a recent update in the Sync window I'm not seeing any projects. I've signed out and signed back in a number of times and even did a reinstall to fix the installation. I can see all of my project when viewing them in a browser.

    Thanks for any help you can offer for my issues.
    -Todd

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  • 8.  Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 11-03-2020 05:38

    Hi Marko.
    I couldn't understand step 3.

    Where do I enter the new path, for example, if I want the files to go to "D:\Trimble Connect".



  • 9.  Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 11-03-2020 06:27

    Hi Lucas,

     

    You need to create file .config to the original cache folder. That file should contain the following line:

    {"FileCachePath" : "D:\\Trimble Connect"}

     

    See my earlier text how to rename the .config file. i.e. start by creating file config.txt, add the correct text to it and then rename.

     

    Hopefully this helps.

     

    Best regards,

      Marko Myllymaa



  • 10.  Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 11-03-2020 06:59

    Hi Marko.

     

    Thanks for the answer. Now it worked just fine!

    Problem solved.

     

    Best regards.



  • 11.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 05-31-2022 04:23
    Edited by Marcin Staszczyk 05-31-2022 04:33

    Hi @Marko Myllymaa

    the instruction just does not work in my case. Is this operation mentioned somewhere in the official TC documentation? I couldn't find any.
    Could you supply us with more detailed instructions with screenshots?

    btw. In the 5th step you write "rename config.exe .config"  but later you're pointing at .txt extension, which is correct?

    oke. got it, by try&error

    5th step was unclear. The line in cmd should look like:

    rename C:\Users\<UserName>\.TrimbleConnect\config.txt .config



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    Marcin Staszczyk
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  • 12.  RE: Re: Local folder for trimble connect

    Posted 05-31-2022 05:07
    Hi Marcin,

    Sorry about mixing up the name of the config file. It does not matter what you call it first, as long as you end up with filename .config  . At least I managed to create that file using this type of method.
    But as I test it now, here are more easier steps:

    1. Navigate to C:\Users\[UserName]\.TrimbleConnect\
    2. Right click on empty space on that folder and create new text documetnt
    3. Give the filename: .config
    4. Right click the crated file and open it with Notepad, you might need to check the sub menu "Open with"
    5. Add following line to the .config file:
    {"FileCachePath" : "D:\\Trimble connect Temp"}
    5. Close Notepad and save the file
    6. Clear the content of C:\Users\[UserName]\.TrimbleConnect\.files
    7. Now restart Trimble Connect for Windows


    Hopefully this helps.

    Best regards,
     Marko Myllymaa