I know that virtual assemblies make a lot of bugs but the problem is that I never wanted to transform my basic assembly into a virtual assembly... These assemblies that have disappeared were saved in my computer yesterday and today, they have disappeared...
The files you find in C:\User\MyName \AppData\Local... are certainly the ones from the automatic backup. See capture to check the path.
I don't think they're virtual assemblies. Otherwise there will be no existing file.
Personally, I can only see two solutions:
- Check in the automatic watch folder and see if a backup of the files is available.
- I hope that you will make backups of your drawing files and in this case you will be able to find your files.
Good luck...
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The shot of copying, I've already seen.
This is when you move a virtual component or assembly to another assembly.
Since it only exists inside the file, SW makes a copy of it in the new assembly.
This is what explains the location of the file.
Can't you replace the copy with the original assembly?
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Well yes but the problem is that I never wanted these virtual components, yesterday these assemblies were saved in my computer, today, nothing... However, I didn't see any messages telling me that my assemblies were going to be crushed...
yes like my colleagues not good sign this story
may restore the system to the previous date or time before this bug occurred
by making a copy of the HDD beforehand
that's when he goes to take a KF or other and think well
@+ ;-)
you no longer have any trace of your original assemblies on your PC?
One idea that comes to me is that SW would have lost the files while you were working on them.
So he turned them into virtual.
What is your way of working?
- files on network or locally?
- PDM or not?
- Who has access to the files?
@rmorel, what has disappeared must be a virtual assembly because its name is in square brackets [ ]
@ Benoit
that would mean that ALL of his assemblies are virtual!
I'm leaning more and more towards a network connection problem:(
@Pascal
Yes, I think that all ASMs are virtual. Some people work like that... to the point of tragedy!
@Joss. G you confirmed us?
Sorry for the duplicate, little network pb :3
@pascal, I managed to find only one of my blends in its original place and to reintegrate it, the others really disappeared... I still have all the parts that make them up but the assembly itself has completely disappeared...
For my way of working, I only work in a network, nothing locally, I don't have room to store locally. Everyone has access to the files but I'm the only one who has Solidworks on my PC. I checked with colleagues, no one touched my files.
@rmorel, The files do indeed look like they are automatic backups but I can't open them either, the same error message appears when I try to restore them...
@gt22, the system restore is very complicated, I asked my network manager and he tells me that if tomorrow I haven't managed to move forward, he can try but if not, he doesn't have time today, he summons me to try to find another solution... I feel like I'm going to follow the idea of the coffee in order to stop calming down a little ;) (it's a week's work that goes up in smoke now...)
I'll let you know if I manage to get something out of the depths of my pc.
Feel free to give me any other leads ;)
He will rather disprove.
If you look at the 2nd screenshot, one of its assemblies is saved on Z:
So he didn't work in "full virtual"
Excuse me but I'll repeat myself.
Don't you have backups on your server?
If this is the case, it is very dangerous...
At this time it's a great Ricard and that's what you need in view of your problem!
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@Pascal, its file on Z: is a . SAT, not SW (where I don't look in the same place as you, the hunger is there I don't have all my active mind anymore...)
@Tomalam, I arrive, not too much water... :-D
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To my great misfortune... I confirm... I don't know much about the problems related to virtual assemblies but after checking, indeed, all my assemblies are virtual... I don't know why... Basically, they are not. I didn't know that forming a sub-assembly transformed an assembly into a virtual assembly... I don't really understand what's going on because I still have my assemblies saved next to it but in my main assembly, they are indicated as virtual... I re-registered all the assemblies in "non-virtual" to avoid another bug.
@pascal, the second screenshot shows one of my assemblies under the path Z:\ but it's an extension. SAT that I use to transfer my files to the client. (it's while making this extension that I noticed that some parts have disappeared)
@rmorel, yes, I have backups on the server but I don't understand how dangerous it is?
EDIT: Oh yes, how do I prevent my assemblies from being recorded virtually?? Because I never wanted such a thing!
REEDIT: And for the ricard I proposed to my boss at the same time as I told him that I lost a week of work, strangely, he didn't want to?? :(
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What's dangerous is not having backups...
To save virtual assemblies. Just right-click and select: save as external components.
Normally a message encourages you to do it if you create subsets and save your "master" assembly.
It's really weird, I've never seen messages telling me about virtual components or encouraging me to save them...
Otherwise, I did the task of saving all my virtual components, I hope I won't have other identical problems...
All I have to do is recreate my original assemblies by taking each piece one by one... Yay:p
Check in the options if you haven't skipped the dialog box to save the virtual components.
This is the last topic in Tool/Options
I always got a message at check-in telling me that the assembly contains virtual components and SW asks me what I want to do with them.
Otherwise, sorry but you'll have to redo your assemblies.
PS: Sorry for the . SAT, I looked badly (I was hungry)
No worries for the . SAT, hunger always wins over work;)
Well, I think I'll have to do all the work again... Harf, it's a real shame, I really had other things to do:(
Thank you for your answers, I'll be super careful during my next recordings!!
As indicated @Pascal, there is normally a message (see image, top) and as also indicates @Pascal it is probably that it is no longer displayed on your computer (see image below). Check this option again and it will reappear.
If you need to retrieve a backup and everything is virtual, you need to retrieve the backup of the head assembly.
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