HOW TO
In ArcGIS Pro, it is possible to change the default location of new projects. It is sometimes necessary to change the default location of new projects without accessing ArcGIS Pro, such as when deploying separate instances of ArcGIS Pro on several machines.
Use the steps below to change the default location of new ArcGIS Pro projects in the ArcGIS Pro's user.config file.
Note: The workaround below may only be performed if the default folder location has been changed using the ArcGIS Pro UI.
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Esri\ArcGISPro.exe_StrongName_<STRONGNAME>\<VERSIONNUMBER>
Note: The file can be opened with a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++.
<setting name="DefaultFolder" serializeAs="String"> <value><folder path></value> </setting>
Article ID: 000026617
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