Changing UNC file/path names in linked projects

[Shawn Pollack]

I have a set of project files with links to several other files, including a
master project file that contains all of the files and a resource pool file.
They are currently stored on a single directory on a file server.

I would like to move the files to another locations, but the UNC path names
are embeded in the (predecessor and successors) links. I've tried to use
relative path names, but Project converts these to UNC names, including the
server and full directory path.

Is there a quick way I can update all of the links in all of the files so
that I can move them? I know how to do this manually by updating every link
in every file, but there are a couple of hundred all togther.

A related qustion ... I would like to be able to store a "snapshot" archive
of the set of files at a point in time and look at them. I can copy all of
the files into a different directory, but since they all have UNC path names,
when I open the moved files, they link back to the ones in the original
directory. I would like to be able to open them relative to the current
directory. This does not appear to be possible without changing all of the
UNC link file names.

 

[Rod Gill]

With master projects and resource pools, the safe way to move files is to
create a backup first, then open pool in read/write and the master project.
Then open all sub-projects and save as to new location. Make sure master and
pool have references to new projects then save.