Frequently asked question

What is creating the xx scratch files in ARCHOME?

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Answer

ArcSDE for Coverages writes xx scratch files into ARCHOME by default.

These files can be redirected to a different location by setting the ARCTMPDIR environment variable.

On UNIX:
setenv ARCTMPDIR <scratch_file_directory_path>

On Windows NT/2000:
Navigate to Control Panel > System and open Environment. Click in the System variables window and set the path for ARCTMPDIR.

To have this environmental setting take effect, you must stop and restart the service.

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