Files downloaded to the incorrect local path and working folder when performing a Get or Check Out command from Vault

to: \u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003eSearch the correct working folder in appears file explorer > OK\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003c/ol\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003e\n \n \u003c/div\u003e\n \u003col start=\"2\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCompare the default project file being used by Vault to the active project file in Inventor. This type of behavior will occur if the project files are different. Look in two spots in Vault:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n \u003col\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eVault desktop client > Tools > Options > Inventor Project File.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eVault desktop client > Tools > Administration > Vault Settings > Define Working Folder Options.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003c/ol\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003c/ol\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n \u003col start=\"3\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\"\u003eIf files are not correctly placed in Working Folder path after a Get or Checkout, try the following steps to fix corrupt user data:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/font\u003e\n \u003col\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eClose the Vault Client if it is open.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn Windows Explorer, navigate to %appdata% \\Roaming\\Autodesk\\ Autodesk Vault.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRename the file 'ApplicationPreferences.xml'.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOpen the Vault Client.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003c/ol\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003c/ol\u003e\n \u003c/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv id=\"seealso\" class=\"adskkb_seealso\"\u003e\n \u003ch3\u003eSee Also:\u003c/h3\u003e\n \u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/Using-Autodesk-Vault-with-a-Single-Inventor-Project\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUsing Autodesk Vault with a Single Inventor Project to get started with Vault\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003c/ul\u003e\n \u003c/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv id=\"products\" class=\"adskkb_products\"\u003e\n \u003ch3\u003eProducts:\u003c/h3\u003e Vault Basic; Vault Professional; Vault Workgroup;\n \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","publisher":"Autodesk","language":"english","lastUpdateDate":"2026-01-28 00:00:00","contentUrl":"https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Files-downloaded-to-the-incorrect-local-path-and-working-folder-when-performing-a-GET-command-from-Vault.html","subSource":"FaqArticle","caasKey":"caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Files-downloaded-to-the-incorrect-local-path-and-working-folder-when-performing-a-GET-command-from-Vault.html","sfdcId":"kA93g0000000JP4","upiLanguage":"ENU","productRelease":["Enterprise Add-on for Vault 2026","Vault Products 2021","Vault Products 2022","Vault Products 2023","Vault Products 2024","Vault Products 2025","Vault Products 2026"],"productLine":["Vault Basic","Vault Professional","Vault Workgroup","Product Design & Manufacturing Collection","Vault Products","Industry Collections"],"caseCount":"6","nodeId":"kA93g0000000JP4","caseId":["25398655","20533122","20301478","19488142","18490712","16368214"],"description":"Files downloaded to the incorrect local path and working folder when performing a Get or Check Out command from Vault ribbon in Inventor. 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