Chief Architect And Cloud Issues

[Renerabbitt]

 If You're Having Chief Architect Problems — It Might Be OneDrive

Hey all — if you're running into any of these issues with Chief Architect:

• Missing materials or texture files

• Library files not saving correctly

• Toolbars resetting or disappearing

• Duplicate files like user_library_1.calib showing up

• PDFs or images not showing in layout pages

• General corruption or weird file behavior after Windows updates

• Files vanishing from your Documents folder

• Slow or failed project load times

…then you’re probably getting tripped up by Windows 11 and OneDrive’s default sync settings.

I just put together a blog post breaking this down in simple terms — what’s going on, why Chief Architect doesn’t play well with cloud shells or locked sync files, and most importantly: how to fix it without breaking your workflow.

Read the full post here:
https://www.rabbittdesign.net/rabbitt-blog/why-onedrive-might-be-breaking-chief-architectand-how-to-set-things-up-the-right-way

Covered in the post:

• What the "cloud" really is (and what Windows doesn’t tell you)

• The difference between online-only files and real files

• Why Chief Architect chokes on synced folders

• What files can be stored in Dropbox or Google Drive safely

• How to share project files with embedded textures and PDFs

• How to keep your data safe without breaking live file access

• How to fix toolbars, libraries, textures, and materials that go missing

Whether you're working solo or sharing plans with coworkers, this guide will help you set up a stable, conflict-free Chief environment. It’s especially useful if you’ve just moved to a new machine or started using Dropbox/OneDrive/Google Drive to collaborate.

[Renerabbitt]

Adding a file organization convention i have been using for years to help out people new to cloud:

[SusanC]

 

11 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

Adding a file organization convention i have been using for years to help out people new to cloud:

 

Thank you for sharing this Rene.  Very helpful.