Repair Central

What it does

Finds workshared central models whose stored central path is not their own location, for example after the folder was copied or moved, and saves the ones you confirm as new centrals at their own path.

When to use it

Use it after copying or moving a project folder, when the central models still point at their old location and local copies cannot be made from them properly.

How to use it

1. Go to Penguin Manage › Management › Repair Central.
2. Choose a folder, and include subfolders if needed.
3. Review the list: broken centrals are marked with the reason.
4. Tick the files to repair, choose whether to audit while opening, and confirm.

What you get

Each confirmed file is saved over itself as a new central at its own path, and you get a per-file result. Existing local copies of a repaired central stop working, so make new ones.

Good to know

Local copies, non-workshared files, healthy centrals, files open in Revit and files from a newer Revit are never touched. Older files are only repaired when you allow upgrading. The change cannot be undone, so keep a backup.