File Locations Dialog Box

To access the File Locations dialog box:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • In File Explorer on Windows 10 or in the SOLIDWORKS Task Pane File Explorer, right-click a SOLIDWORKS document and click SOLIDWORKS > Rename, Replace, or Move.
    • In File Explorer on Windows 11, right-click a SOLIDWORKS file and click Show More Options > SOLIDWORKS, and select Rename, Replace, or Remove.
  2. In the Rename Document, Replace Document, or Move Document dialog box, click the File Locations link.

Contains/Where Used

File Path Lists folders to search for models for Contains and Where Used.
Add Adds a folder to the folder path.
Remove Removes the selected folder from the folder path.
Include subfolders Includes the subfolders of the added folders to search for.
Include SOLIDWORKS File Locations->Referenced Documents folders When selected, searches folders that you specify for Referenced Documents in the File Locations Options dialog box in the SOLIDWORKS application. When cleared, searches only the current working directory.