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ANTH 124A: Maritime Archaeology GIS Project

Save your work


Save Your Work


Click the Save icon Save icon. to save your ArcGIS Pro project. Your project will save in .aprx format. You can also save your project by going to Project > Save (or Save As).


Save Files in Amazon AppStream


If you are accessing ArcGIS Pro via Amazon AppStream, it's essential that you save files in the Home Folder. If you save them in another folder directory in AppStream, they'll be deleted once you sign off of your session. You'll know that you've selected the correct file directory if the location field in ArcGIS Pro is set to: C:\Users\PhotonUser\My Files\Home Folder

Save in Home Folder.

Back up your work


Back up your work


You can set up recovery files / backups for your ArcGIS Pro projects under Options > General > Project recovery. If this is your first time using ArcGIS Pro, you will need to create and save an ArcGIS Pro project before you can configure project backup settings. 

ArcGIS Pro Project Recovery settings.

Create a .zip file of your project


Create a Project Package (a zipped file of an ArcGIS Pro project)


 


How to Create a Project Package


  1. After you save your project, go to the Share tab to view sharing options. 

  2. Select Project to save a project package. This will create a single file that includes all of your maps, data sets, etc. This is particularly useful if you will be working on multiple computers, sharing your project with others, etc.
    Project Package.

  3. Select the Save package to file radio button. 
    Start packaging > Save package to file.

  4. Type a filename for your project package. Click the browse folder icon to make sure that you save the package to the correct folder on your computer / AppStream. Make sure there aren’t any spaces in your filename.
    Browse folder.

  5. Important: Make sure that all of the following settings are selected before you save your project package:

    • Share outside of organization
    • Include Toolboxes
    • Include History Items
      Project package settings.
  6. Click Analyze to confirm there aren’t any issues with your project, then click Package.
    Finish Packaging.
  7. Upload your project package to Google Drive or Brandeis Box.
     

Troubleshooting


If you receive a message that your project package failed, check the error message to see what item caused the packaging process to fail. If the issue was with the geoprocessing history for a specific tool, you can either remove the history items with those errors or deselect the Include History Items checkbox in the Package Project pane and then re-run the tool to see if it fixes the issue.
Include History Items checkbox is deselected.