**File not scanned as it is too large** $$$$$$May 28; 2025 (v16.15.0.2610)$$$Download Desktop Connector Version 16.15.0.2610$$$What’s New in Version 16.15.0.2610$$$Naming Standards Support$$$This release includes major improvements for managing file and folder naming standards with Docs; making it easier to ensure ISO 19650 or project-specific compliance across your projects. Learn more about Naming Standards.$$$$$$New enhancements include:$$$$$$The Naming Validator checks file and folder names against project-specific standards and enables quick fixes for non-compliant names; including bulk editing.$$$Compliance status is shown directly in File Explorer with a dedicated column and custom icons.$$$Subfolders inherit naming standards from their parent folders automatically.$$$Compliance status updates automatically; even for remote changes made in Autodesk Docs.$$$If the Holding Area is off; non-compliant files are blocked from upload; ensuring only compliant files are uploaded.$$$Clear; actionable error messages and guidance help you meet ISO 19650 and project-specific requirements.$$$Existing folders are updated in the background to reflect the naming convention status; with no user action required.$$$Create Viewable Command$$$A new Create Viewable right-click command is now available in File Explorer for Autodesk Docs files. This lets users manually generate viewables as needed; such as to help retry failed viewable creations.

May 7; 2025 (v16.14.1.2577)$$$Resolved Issues$$$Crash when using the Upload Files and References utility with Inventor file types. This crash was not observed on the first time use of the Upload Files and References utility and only observed on subsequent use with Inventor files.

April 30; 2025 (v16.14.0.2573)$$$Download Desktop Connector Version 16.14.0.2573$$$Important:$$$If you are already using Desktop Connector v16.x; do not uninstall it to upgrade. Simply close the application and install the new version on top. For detailed instructions; see Update Desktop Connector.$$$$$$What’s New in Version 16.14.0.2573$$$Enhanced File Management$$$Simultaneous Uploads and Downloads: You can now upload files to the cloud while downloading files to your local device at the same time.$$$Resolved Issues$$$Always Keep on this Device Fix: Allowing simultaneous uploads and downloads resolves known workflows where the Always Keep on this Device operation could prevent files from syncing properly or leave files stuck in a pending sync state.$$$$$$Improved Sign-In Stability: Reduces unexpected sign-outs and Cannot access Autodesk errors by upgrading to IDSDK 1.14.0. This upgrade includes enhanced credential management and token refresh processes.$$$$$$New Resource$$$CAD Software Compatibility Chart: We now have a CAD Software Compatibility Chart available to help you check Desktop Connector compatibility with various CAD software. This chart includes 16.x and 15.8 version compatibility.

**Not scanned for virus due to size. **$$$March 19; 2025 (v.16.13.0.2489)$$$Experience improvements$$$$$$Workspace auto-rename upon reinstallation$$$$$$If you reinstall Desktop Connector and still have files from a previous installation on your device; the old Desktop Connector folder will be renamed to prevent conflicts with the new installation. A dialog box will appear for affected users; displaying the new folder name. For more information about this new workflow; view Managing Leftover Workspace Files after Reinstallation. (CDX-25676 & CDX-25676)$$$$$$Display “Lock Status in File Explorer$$$Users can now see who has locked a file directly within file explorer. This feature provides greater transparency and helps users understand file access and editing restrictions. (CDX-25665)$$$$$$Clearer delete notification$$$$$$The delete notification messaging on the home screen has been improved to ensure that users are fully aware of the implications of deleting files. (CDX-25635)$$$$$$Improved ISO 19650 error message$$$$$$Improves error messages for failed file uploads or file renames due to non-compliant file names related to ISO 19650 naming standards. (CDX-25784 & CDX-25640)$$$$$$Resolved issues$$$$$$Resolved unintended file activity$$$Resolved some cases where one users actions created jobs on other users home screens. It also fixed a known workflow where work could be lost when Desktop Connector was not running. (CDX-25584)$$$Removed unnecessary deletion and sync warnings for HEC-RAS files$$$Addressed an issue where users received deletion or sync warnings when updating files created in HEC-RAS software. Desktop Connector will now exclude .tmp.hdf and rasmap.backup files created by HEC-RAS. (CDX-24786)$$$Resolved troubleshooter crash$$$Resolved cases where the troubleshooter could crash if Fix all was selected after other users had made changes to files in the project. (CDX-26127)$$$Allows shut down while in offline mode$$$Ensures that Desktop Connector now shuts down correctly in offline mode. (CDX-25772)$$$Resolved Rhino “Export” to DWG failure$$$Rhino Export or Save As to DWG format was failing because a temporary file (.dwgbak) was created during the save operation. Desktop Connector now excludes the .dwgbak filetype to allow for a successful Export/Save from Rhino. (CDX-26124)

**Not scanned for virus due to size. **$$$January 29; 2025 (v.16.12.0.2384)$$$Download Desktop Connector Version 16.12.0.2384$$$Important:$$$If you are already running Desktop Connector v16.x; do not uninstall Desktop Connector to upgrade – close Desktop Connector and install the new version on top. For more details; see the Update Desktop Connector article.$$$Syncing Improvements$$$As of release 16.12; jobs will now process in batches of three; an increase from the previous of two. This change aims to improve efficiency and throughput. (CDX-25514)$$$$$$Removed a condition that could cause failed jobs to not retry automatically or new jobs to not appear on the Home Screen. (CDX-25356)$$$$$$An issue was resolved where files with extensions like .#172 were failing to upload. This fix ensures that such files can now be uploaded successfully; addressing the problem when using PLS-CADD. (CDX-25252)$$$$$$Experience Improvements$$$$$$A bug was fixed where Desktop Connector was preventing Windows from shutting down cleanly. This issue has been addressed for both Windows 10 and 11 in this release. (CDX-24970)$$$$$$A new separator has been added to the context menu to distinguish the Troubleshoot option from other menu items. This enhancement improves the user interface by providing a clearer separation of options. (CDX-24761)$$$$$$Users can now set Update Notification suppressions from both HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER registries. This change provides more flexibility in configuring Desktop Connector settings to apply to either the current user or the entire machine. Learn more in the Admin Update Suppressions Guide. (CDX-24429)$$$$$$Resolved Issues$$$$$$Resolved a crash that occurred after pressing Fix All in the Troubleshooter utility.  This crash could happen if changes were made to the workspace before the user pressed ‘Fix All.’ Now; this event is detected; and the user is provided the option to rerun the Troubleshooting utility. (CDX-23879) $$$$$$For users of PLS-CADD; Desktop Connector will no longer prompt users to delete .tin files during a save operation. This change addresses a significant issue for users of the PLS-CADD application; ensuring that all updates are pushed to ACC without prompting for deletions. (CDX-24656)

**Not scanned for virus due to size. **$$$$$$Download Desktop Connector Version 16.11.1.2320$$$$$$Important:$$$If you are already running Desktop Connector v16.x; do not uninstall Desktop Connector to upgrade – close Desktop Connector and install the new version on top. For more details; see the Update Desktop Connector article.$$$$$$Resolved Issues$$$$$$Revit: Resolved an issue where adding a link to a newly created and uploaded file would result in the link not being created; It looks like the requested service is currently unavailable; Please try again.$$$$$$Revit: Resolved an issue where the message Could not load issues was displayed when loading a Revit model into the Revit Issues Add-in.$$$$$$Lock Status: Resolved an issue where files locked by others may not show the lock icon in File Explorer.

October 30; 2024 (v.16.11.0.2314)$$$Important:$$$If you are already running Desktop Connector v16.x; do not uninstall Desktop Connector to upgrade – close Desktop Connector and install the new version on top. For more details; see the Update Desktop Connector article.$$$$$$Improved Performance$$$$$$The 16.11.0.2314 release introduces the following performance improvements by optimizing Desktop Connector database communications:$$$$$$Reduced CPU and machine resource consumption$$$Create/Edit Jobs display faster in the Desktop Connector home screen$$$Delete Notifications displaying faster in the Desktop Connector home screen$$$Improved file upload times$$$Improved open performance (Revit/C3D)

September 3; 2024 (v.16.10.0.2252)$$$Download Desktop Connector Version 16.10.0.2252$$$$$$Important:$$$If you are already running Desktop Connector v16.x; do not uninstall Desktop Connector to upgrade – close Desktop Connector and install the new version on top. For more details; see the Update Desktop Connector article.$$$$$$New Features and Enhancements$$$$$$We have Documented how to configure Desktop Connector in a Virtual (VDI) environment.$$$$$$The Desktop Connector Rt-Click commands are returning to File Explorer! In File Explorer you can now Rt-Click on Files and Folders and see a Desktop Connector flyout menu presenting commands added back to Autodesk Docs connector for View Online and Lock/Unlock. Image below shown in Windows 10. (CDX-24467)$$$$$$Auto Lock Image$$$$$$Files generated during the Revit Export operation (.pcp; .pat) will no longer upload to the cloud. This means the user will no longer be required to confirm a delete notification for those files. This change also applies to all releases greater than 16.6.x. (CDX-24624)$$$$$$Resolved a crash when the check your browser popup dialog is left open while Desktop Connector is Exited and restarted. (CDX-24396)$$$$$$This release of Desktop Connector will allow more than one (non-admin) user to start Desktop Connector on the same device. (CDX-24384)$$$$$$User will see the following message when more than one Desktop Connector instance is started on the same device by the same user. (CDX-24384)$$$Auto Lock Image$$$$$$Multiple users can be logged into the same device and run Desktop Connector as long as no user is running Desktop Connector elevated (ie. administrator permissions). If any user is running Desktop Connector elevated the following message will be shown. (CDX-24456)$$$Auto Lock Image$$$$$$Users will only see an automatic dialog prompt to Select Project when there are no current projects selected and the logged in user only has entitlement for Autodesk Docs. If the logged in user has multiple entitlements; the Select Projects dialog will not pop automatically. (CDX-23883)$$$$$$Adjusted the color of the highlighted row in the Troubleshooter to make the highlighted text more readable. (CDX-24319)$$$$$$Resolved a crash during startup resulting in the logged message C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\CDX\Logging.config does not exist when specific resources are not available. (CDX-24336)$$$$$$Revit Workflows$$$$$$Improved file handling in Revit to avoid uploading extra file versions created during file Open operation. Some applications (like Revit) will mark a file modified on Open. User may still see an upload job created in the Home Screen when a file is Opened. When Desktop Connector executes the job and determines the file bytes have not changed then the job will be deleted. If the file content actually changed it will be uploaded. This results in files versioned only when the file has been modified. Other filetypes resolved by this improvement (.doc). Other filetypes known to not be resolved because the authoring application actually modifies the file contents on Open (.ppt; .xls; .mpp). (CDX-24625)

June 27; 2024 (v.16.9.1.2222)$$$New Features and Enhancements$$$Administrators now have the ability to set the local workspace location during install/deployment of Desktop Connector. This capability allows admins to enforce a company standard workspace. (CDX-24152)$$$$$$There are some key changes that can affect users who already have a version of Desktop Connector installed. Before upgrading; review the content on the Admin Change Workspace page to determine if deploying an enforced workspace is the right decision for you.$$$$$$The following image is an example of what you will see when your administrator has enforced a change workspace showing you the location of the new enforced workspace.$$$$$$DC Admin Change Workspace$$$$$$Autodesk has changed the way the installers are extracted and files are downloaded prior to installation. Refer to Install Walk-Through for Version 16.9 and Above and Install Walk-Through for Version 16.8 and Below for specific installation instructions.$$$$$$Stability fixes have been implemented primarily enhancing the Autodesk Identity Service and Desktop Connectors sign-in/sign-out workflows. (CDX-24020)

April 8; 2024 (v.16.7.1.2164) - Current Release$$$New Features and Enhancements$$$$$$We have optimized the system to handle large project selections more efficiently; reducing high CPU utilization. (CDX-22885)$$$$$$Fixed a bug where users were incorrectly presented with a dialog to clean up unrelated workspace folders when they had a project with a space at the beginning of the name. (CDX-23727)$$$$$$Improved the Reset Utility to accept uppercase entries when entering prompts through the console window. (CDX-23834)$$$$$$Enhanced the Troubleshooting Tool feature by verifying it does not hide subsequent dialog boxes; improving visibility and accessibility. (CDX-23852)$$$$$$Updated Sample Deployment Script includes a changelog for users to identify the most current version.$$$$$$Desktop Connector will block the upload of temporary Word Document files; identified by a ~$ at the beginning of the file name. (CDX-23857)$$$$$$Prevented Microsoft Access files with extensions .laccdb from uploading which resolved an issue where a delete notification was triggered. (CDX-23927)$$$$$$Implemented a restriction on the upload of Adobe InDesign files with .idlk extensions; eliminating their appearance in use. (CDX-23804)$$$$$$Implemented a solution to avoid crashes caused by interference from incorrectly implemented; elevated Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) applications. (CDX-23705)$$$$$$Fixed a bug occurring when a file is updated with a new file version which has the files read only attribute set resulting in the file showing with pending sync icon DC Sync Icon and the file will never be uploaded. This activity also blocked future created jobs from running. (CDX-23508)$$$$$$CAD Workflows$$$$$$We have addressed an issue in Civil 3D and Revit where canceling downloads of large .dwg and .rvt files led to file corruption. The persistent download progress bar now disappears upon cancellation; making it possible to successfully reopen these files. (CDX-23602)$$$Fusion Updates$$$$$$Updated all instances of Fusion 360 and Fusion Team to Fusion across File Explorer; Welcome dialog; and the Home Screen for a consistent user experience. (CDX-23964; CDX-23958; CDX-23589)$$$$$$Fixed an issue where accessing online content from Fusion resulted in an Unauthorized page. (CDX-23498)

March 5; 2024 (v.16.7.0.2155) - Current Release$$$New Features and Enhancements$$$$$$Introduced a Troubleshooting Tool that can be accessed directly from the Home Screen settings menu. This feature is intended to identify unsynced files and help users kick start syncing DC Syncing Icon activity between the desktop and the cloud in particular situations.$$$$$$For additional information; refer to the Troubleshooting Tool help content.$$$$$$DC Trouble Menu$$$$$$With the troubleshooting tool you will be able to select between My Unsynced Changes and Unsynced Cloud Updates within the project you select.$$$$$$DC Hover Text$$$$$$Implemented a mechanism to check for the number of selected projects upon cancelling/dismissing the Project Selection dialog. If the limit is exceeded; the dialog will reappear.$$$$$$Improved hover text in Project Selection Dialog to include a warning that users should save all file changes before changing project selections.$$$$$$DC Hover Text$$$$$$Prevented .vce~ file extensions from uploading; avoiding unnecessary errors.$$$$$$Prevented .sqlite-wal and .sqlite-shm from uploading; avoiding unnecessary errors.$$$$$$Resolved a bug where files did not get assigned a status until the upload completed.$$$$$$Resolved an issue where folders with large .dwg files were not successfully deleted locally but were deleted from the cloud.$$$$$$Reference Explorer$$$$$$The original selected file is given different visual styling to better visualize file relationships.$$$$$$Reference Explorer Parent$$$$$$Improved the export feature by adding extra white space around the image.$$$$$$CAD Workflows$$$$$$Fixed a bug for 2024 Autodesk Applications where the user references a drawing by XATTACH to a Plant 3D project drawing; and the referenced drawing will no longer be shown in Docs Viewer but in AutoCAD Plant 3D instead.$$$Notes$$$$$$Important: Be aware that the size of Desktop Connector release 16.7.0.2155 has increased due to the components we are installing to support new versions of Autodesk applications. It is on our roadmap to reduce the installation size back to previous levels.$$$Desktop Connector Size on Disk

January 18; 2024 (v.16.6.0.2138) - Current Release$$$New Features and Enhancements$$$$$$We have developed a new functionality within Desktop Connector to highlight delete notifications on the Home Screen. Whenever you delete files; these notifications will appear to provide a clear confirmation allowing you to choose whether to proceed with the deletion action or not.$$$$$$The Home Screen will remain open on the desktop until you take action. While the notification is displayed; all syncing will be paused.$$$$$$Home Screen Retry$$$$$$Increased the number of projects that you can add in the Docs connector. We have raised the project limit from 40 to 60.$$$$$$Home Screen Retry$$$$$$Included visual feedback on the Project Selection dialog to inform the user if they have exceeded the 60-project limit.$$$$$$Select Projects$$$$$$Updated our file exclusion list to include new files that will not be uploaded.$$$$$$We will no longer attempt to upload file types that Autodesk Docs lists as unsupported. See Docs Unsupported File Formats. These files will show a no status in file explorer.$$$$$$Select Projects$$$$$$Added .lock files to our file exclusion list to improve ArcGIS based uploads.$$$$$$Added .dat files to our file exclusion list to help with the Revit_backup folder workflow. This will reduce unwanted uploads to the cloud. This will also reduce errors if Revit users open files that only have View + Download permissions.$$$$$$All of these file types can be found in the UnSyncData.txt file. For additional information see Viewing and Collecting Sync Data.$$$$$$Fixed a bug where Desktop Connector was crashing when Autodesk Identity Manager has not been installed. We have included dialog box to inform the user to shut down Desktop Connector and install Autodesk Identify Manager.$$$$$$Select Projects$$$$$$Created a dedicated page to assist users when upgrading from v15.x to version 16.x of Desktop Connector. For additional information refer to Upgrading from v15.x to v16.x as an Individual (Non Admin) User.$$$$$$Diagnostic logs will now be collecting unsynced folder information and placed in an UnsyncFolderData.txt file. For additional information see Viewing and Collecting Sync Data.$$$$$$Fixed an issue where Excel files were not versioning up properly and were instead being deleted and placed in the deleted items folder in Docs; only to be uploaded as a new version. This fix helps ensure that Excel files now correctly version up when uploaded; preventing them from being deleted and stored in the deleted items folder.$$$$$$Resolved a sync issue where one user has a file opened at the time that another user updates the file; the first user may be put into a bad state. In this bad state; the first user may not receive updates for other; unrelated files.$$$$$$The properties box in file explorer is now functional as it was previously grayed out.$$$$$$Select Projects$$$$$$CAD Workflows$$$$$$Infraworks model files (IWM) will no longer be synchronized to the cloud from Desktop Connector.

New Features and Enhancements$$$$$$Included a Desktop Connector Reset Utility designed for users who wish to Reset Desktop Connector and put their current install back into a clean state.$$$$$$Refer to the Desktop Connector Reset Utility Page for additional information on how to use the tool including an instructional video DC Video Icon.$$$Added Retry to the Home Screen to help you retry all eligible failed jobs. An eligible job would be a data set that meets the necessary requirements or for uploading to the cloud with Desktop Connector.$$$$$$Refer to Resolve Files and Folder Errors for additional information.$$$Home Screen Retry$$$$$$Addressed an issue where; when a user updates a file in the web and then initiates a move; the move would not consistently occur before the update. Desktop Connector has been enhanced to prioritize move/rename operations over create/update operations so that those operations will succeed.$$$$$$Fixed the erroneous recreation of folders for the delete actions performed by another user in the cloud. Providing a more accurate and consistent representation of your cloud storage.$$$$$$Addressed an issue where unsynced and excluded files were not being captured in the Diagnostics Logs Collector when Desktop Connector was inactive. Now; the diagnostic log utility will operate smoothly even if Desktop Connector is not running.$$$$$$Presto backup files are no longer blocked when uploading with Desktop Connector. Presto backup and recover files will no longer be uploaded; allowing the upload of the Presto authored file to succeed.$$$$$$Fixed a bug where users encountered a situation where synchronization jobs initiated would get stuck in an endless loop; preventing them from completing successfully.$$$$$$Previously; quickly moving a file to a newly created folder would result in a software crash. We have identified and resolved this issue to ensure a smoother and more reliable user experience.$$$$$$Resolved an issue that following the opening or editing of a DWG file in AutoCAD or Civil 3D and subsequent saving; the file would incorrectly appear without a lock icon in File Explorer; even though it was correctly shown as locked on the web.$$$$$$CAD Workflows$$$$$$We blocked ReCap backup files from uploading so that the authored ReCap file upload will succeed.$$$$$$Improved performance with a faster opening of Revit files through Desktop Connector.$$$$$$We stopped uploading Revit template backup files. An 00001.rte backup file will no longer be uploaded; therefore will never be locked and cause downstream conflicts.$$$$$$Revit template files (.rte) files will no longer be deleted and then upload again as version 1 in the cloud.$$$$$$Revit family files (.rfa) were creating new versions in BIM 360/ACC each time they are opened with Desktop Connector. These files will no longer version up when opening.$$$$$$Revit template files (.rte) were creating new versions each time they are opened with Desktop Connector. Revit family template files will no longer version up when opening.$$$$$$Upload Tools$$$$$$Important: While Desktop Connector is not a bulk migration tool; the following resources provided to you for managing and uploading your data to the cloud.$$$Included with Desktop Connector is the Upload Files and References tool for you to use as an option for uploading individual datasets to the cloud.$$$$$$Recently released is the Autodesk Data Migration Tool for Docs This tool is built upon Desktop Connector and will run checks on data and references.