About the My Work Folder

When you install Connector for SOLIDWORKS, a My Work folder with your name appended is created at the root of the local Connector for SOLIDWORKS view.

See Also
Adding Database Files to My Work
Adding Files from Outside the Database to My Work
Deleting Files from My Work

This folder is private to your computer and to you; other users cannot see it. Unlike workspaces and folders, you cannot create the My Work folder or delete it .

When you work with 3DEXPERIENCE files in Windows Explorer, My Work serves as your workspace. You can use My Work to store links to files that you are working on in the database, giving you easier access to files you use frequently. You can also add files that are not in the database to the My Work folder.

You can put files directly into the My Work folder or share files to the folder using drag-and-drop, Copy and Paste Shared, or Send to > My Work. You can also add subfolders to organize the files.

In addition to all the above commands, you can use Copy and Paste, Copy Structure, Pack and Go to add files in the My Work folder.

You can maintain an extended local cache to navigate to a user My Work folder faster. You need not connect to the server to refresh the folder list view. The option to enable the local cache is enabled using a registry key.

Key location: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dassault Systemes\SolidWorksPDM]

EnableLocalCache

DWORD entry:

  • EnableLocalCache=0: Hides the local cache user interface; the behavior is the same as if there is no entry added.
  • EnableLocalCache=1: Enables local cache user interface.

There are 3 options to manage the local cache in Tools > Settings:

OptionDescription
Always call the server and update the local cacheSelect this option to update the local cache automatically.
Manual Refresh. Do not update the cache automatically Select this option to update the cache by a manual refresh (pressing F5 key or selecting Refresh from the contextual menu).
Update the cache automatically if older than This option will refresh the cache based on the value that you have set. The default value is 1 day. The other possible values are:
  • 30 minutes
  • 1 hour
  • 2 hours
  • 4 hours
  • 8 hours
  • 1 day
  • 1 week
  • 1 month

You can delete files in My Work folder either locally or permanently depending upon settings of registry key MyWorkDeleteMode.

  • MyWorkDeleteMode=2: Deletes selected files locally only. This is the default option.
  • MyWorkDeleteMode=0: Deletes selected files locally or permanently from the server.

Note: You cannot delete files that are checked-out to My Work and files that are open in other applications. If you try to delete these files, the process will be aborted and a message appears displaying the reason for cancellation.