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Remove the settings folder

The folder that stores settings and state for ArcGIS Documentation Center can be removed to reset the app. You may want to remove this folder to resolve an issue that may be caused by outdated or corrupted settings files.

The settings folder isn't removed automatically when you uninstall the app because it may contain settings that you want to keep if you plan to reinstall the app in the future. However, you may want to remove this folder after uninstalling the app to remove all data associated with ArcGIS Documentation Center. (To remove all data, you also need to delete the root folder.)

Follow the steps below to remove the settings folder.

Steps

  1. If you plan to uninstall ArcGIS Documentation Center and remove all files associated with the app, review how to delete the root folder, record the root folder location, uninstall ArcGIS Documentation Center, and proceed to the next step below. If you only want to reset the app's state, proceed to the next step below without uninstalling the app.

  2. Open File Explorer.

  3. Type the following in the address bar and press Enter: %LocalAppData%.

    This opens the Local folder in the AppData directory; for example, C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local where <username> is your Windows username.

  4. Open the ESRI folder.

  5. Right-click the ArcGISDocCenter folder and choose Delete.

    Alternatively, you can rename the folder to something like ArcGISDocCenter_old if you want to keep a backup of the settings files.

The next time you start ArcGIS Documentation Center, the Configure ArcGIS Documentation Center wizard will appear. When you are finished configuring the app, the settings folder will be recreated with new files based on your configuration choices.

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