Transfering P3 Files from 1 Computer to Another Help

I would imagine that P3 has an Export/Import function or check out/check in. and that you would need a version of the software on your PC.??

That’s how P3e orks - haven’t used P3, but I would think it would work simmilarly.

Andy

Dear Sir,
I think u dont have P3 Loaded in your PC , thats why ur pc is unable to recognize the Project .
If P3 is loaded in your PC then u can put your project in all location in the hard drive and it need not be only in the primavera project root directory = (C:\P3WIN\PROJECTS) , U have to copy all the files related to the project better i will tell you two ways of doing this
1.
 Open P3
 Go to Tools >Project Utilities> Copy : In the from part select the Project u want to copy
In To part select location ( Preferably Pen Drive F: ) where u want to copy it , name the 4 Character name in project group (and not project name), click copy and the project is copied.
 Remove the pendrive and put in your PC , copy back to any folder in you pc .
 Open p3 in your PC , then CTrl +o , and select the project from the location where u saved in pc

2. Do the same with Tools >Project Utilities> back up and restore function there


HTH
Deb

Hi amit,

P3 files are found as default c:\P3WIN\PROJECTS. All your P3 programme consist of 23 files or library with all starting of 4 character of your P3 project with the extension of (.P3) like (.doc) on Word documents. You can copy or moves this file into different folder or drives if you wished by simple coping or moving to another location. Another way of doing it is to use P3 utilities under your P3 menu. Select Tools-> Project Utilities-> Back-up and use Restore in another computer. You can also use check-in/check-out but you need to check-out first before you can check-in.

Regards,
Rodel

Amit,
1. Do as Rodel says, and be sure to check the "Compress files" option in the Backup dialog: P3 will backup all the 23 files into one only .PRX file, much easier to move from one place to the other and miss nothing
then, on the destination PC, restore the compress backup file as usual.
2. "Cannot find target xyz" means that the project on the source pc does have a target file (used to store a picture of the original project before updating); you will have to move the "current" project (as P3 calls it) and the target 1 and possibly 2 the same way; if you do not want to move the target, do as follows:
in the file open dialog, select the project to open, click on the Target tab, delete the target name
Hope this helps
Alexandre

Thanks for your help everyone. I have now managed to transfer the files to my hard disk.

if you copy the entire folder it will not ask you for target file i think u r copying or back up only the current file with ot target. better u back up all relevant fileas in a separate folder and copy that folder to ur PC or CD!!!!

heres one of the way that works for me,
Go to File,Open,select the Project you want to open, then click the properties tab below, look for targets and uncheck all loaded targets, click ok. you can now open the project.

cheers,
ben