QGIS split vector layer gives me GPKG files but I need shp files

Question

QGIS 3.6.0

I am new to QGIS software and not very technical on its deep workings. I am trying to split a .shp file using split vector layer. I need .shp file outputs but it auto creates .gpkg files.

I cant seem to find any settings that will change the default from .gpkg to .shp

Answer 1

To fix my issue I edited VectorSplit.py located at QGIS 3.4\apps\qgis-ltr\python\plugins\processing\algs\qgis\apps\qgis-ltr\python\plugins\processing\algs\qgis

I reverted the first change here https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commit/8446d3bdf0089cdee6316e40a7cd0047dbf455c1

such that line 111 now reads

fName = u'{0}_{1}.shp'.format(baseName, str(i).strip())

Answer 2

For this special case of the split vector layer algorithm, before QGIS 3.10:

• You need to update the code as mentioned in the other answer.

Since QGIS 3.10, the parameter is back and working:

Source: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/31973

For usual Processing algorithm, any QGIS version:

You could let the default output memory layer when you launch the algorithm. And only after your analysis, in your legend, right click on your layer, export and then Save features as. You can choose the format you want, such as shapefile.

Or, you can simply choose the format your want before to run your processing algorithm

and choose Shapefile