Mini-Tutorial: Swap File/Arch Problem

[Indy Anna Jones]

As you're working on your new course, every so often you'll select a library, then hear that almost-Law & Order-ish "doomph" sound, a box will appear that says "altered library cannot be found or is missing." Funny, you just used it a minute before and it was fine. But now when you try to use that or another library a blank box appears: No list, no objects, no textures.

Problem: A swap file has either been corrupted or lost its registry pointer. Your arch program can no longer find the library files.

Solution: Close your arch program. Enter your Sierra file -> Swap Files. Delete all the current files. Most likely you'll have one file you can't get rid of. You'll need to reboot your computer then return to your Swap File and remove this last one. Now when you reopen the Arch and click on the library/planting/foresting icon, new swap files will "grow" and you should be good to go.

Alternative: When you're finished working with the arch after an intensive session, or at least every couple of days, clean out the arch files before one goes bad. This might save you the time or trouble of a reboot and it only takes a few moments to "regrow" new swap files.

[Terry Grayson]

THis is a great tip for designers...

The only thing Ill add is that you do not have to reboot if you have one swap file that will not go away... Just CTRL ALT DELETE to bring up task manager
click on processes tab and terminate the ARCHIT~.EXE process...It will free up the swap file and you can then delete it...

Great tip Judy!