Preferences Cleaning

ArchiCAD saves 'Preferences' and 'Work Environment' files to ensure you find your own customized environment next time you start ArchiCAD. In rare cases these files can become corrupt preventing ArchiCAD from starting or possibly causing crashes. In such cases, as a troubleshooting step, try delete these files. (For troubleshooting crashes, please also see: crash.) Removing the preference files does no harm; ArchiCAD will re-create these files with default settings the next time you run ArchiCAD. You may however lose some of your modifications to the ArchiCAD interface, such as customized shortcuts, palette locations, etc. to avoid that, before deleting any files or folders: create a backup copy.

Cleaning preferences on a MAC

Delete following files and folders (where xx stands for the version number of ArchiCAD and yyy is the localisation of ArchiCAD):

• ~/Library/Preferences/Graphisoft/AC xx.0.0 yyy v1 folder - this folder contains the basic preferences files and all the Work Environment files

• ~/Library/Preferences/com.Graphisoft.AC xx.0.0 yyy v1.plist - this file contains some basic settings of ArchiCAD. The Windows equivalent of this file are the Registry keys

• ~/Library/Caches/Graphisoft folder - this folder contains library cache files and the local cache copy of network libraries

• ~/Library/Application Support/Graphisoft folder - this folder contains the Archicad autosave folder, the ArchiCAD templates, the DXF-DWG translators, IFC preferences, Bug reporter log files, publisher log files and the local cache of the TeamWork projects. Note: You may want to back up this folder in order to keep your Work Environment files and DXF-DWG translators. In case having unsent changes in TeamWork projects, then do not delete ~/Library/Application Support/Graphisoft'/TW Data folder.

~/ means the current user's home folder. Users/<username>

On Mac OSX Lion the Library folder within the userhome folder is hidden by default. To browse the ~/Library folder:

• In Finder choose Go, Go To Folder
• Type ~/Library
• Click go to navigate to the Library folder
• Or simply press option (alt) when the Go menu is open in Finder to show Library on the list

Cleaning preferences on a PC

STEP 1:

Delete following files and folders:

Windows XP:

• Documents and Settings\<Username>\Application Data\Graphisoft\ folder - this folder contains the basic preferences files and all the Work Environment files

• Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Graphisoft\ folder - this folder contains library cache files and the local cache copy of network libraries, and IFC settings

• Documents and Settings\<Username>\Graphisoft folder - this folder contains ArchiCAD templates, crash logs, publisher log files and the local cache of the TeamWork projects

Windows 7 and Vista:

• Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Graphisoft\ folder - this folder contains the basic preferences files and all the Work Environment files

• Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Graphisoft\ folder - this folder contains library cache files and the local cache copy of network libraries, and IFC settings

• Users\<Username>\Graphisoft\ folder - this folder contains ArchiCAD templates, crash logs, publisher log files and the local cache of the TeamWork projects

In case having unsent changes in TeamWork projects, then do not delete <userhome>Graphisoft\TW Data folder.

STEP 2:

Note: This steps is for expert-level users. If you are not familiar with Windows Registry, skip this step!

Run REGEDIT . There go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/ and delete the entry called Graphisoft.

STEP 3:

Restart ArchiCAD.

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