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The Catalog window in ArcGIS' ArcMap program. The Catalog window offers much of the functionality of the separate ArcCatalog program without actually running ArcCatalog separately.

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My shapefiles keep disappearing from my catalog

I'm fairly new to ArcMap 10.8.2. I am currently working on mapping out a landfill in ArcMap using a variety of shapefiles. When I first made the shapefiles, they stored properly in a folder I created ...
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Can't open .gdb folder with related files in ArcMap 10.7

I am wondering if someone here might be able to help me troubleshoot opening a .gdb folder in ArcMap. I have already tried using Add Layer, Connect to Folder under Catalog, Open, and dragging and ...
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Layer not loading into ArcGIS Pro Catalog window

Using ArcGIS Pro 2.7, Learn ArcGIS trial license I imported a feature class vector layer created in ArcMap into ArcGIS Pro. Under layer properties, I was able to copy the data sources metadata to the ...
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Changing icon of geodatabase?

Is there a way to change the icon of a geodatabase? I have a geodatabase from ArcMap 10.2 (have now upgraded to 10.7) and want to distinguish between the old and the newer geodatabases.
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Contents panel missing in Catalog window of ArcMap?

The "contents panel" (not the "Table of Contents") is missing from the Catalog window embedded in ArcMap 10.6. How can I make the "contents panel" visible?
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Hiding or disabling Database Connections in Catalog window using ArcObjects?

I am working on a project that I must limit some functionality of ArcMap based on user permissions. Is there any way to do that ? for example I want to disable the Database Connections in Catalog ...
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.kmz file won't show up in catalog

Using ArcGIS 10.3. The .kmz files show up as saved to the appropriate location in the shared drive of the computer. The drive appears to be "talking" to the GIS catalog fine; I can create a folder ...
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Using ArcCatalog in ArcMap?

I have heard that using ArcMap can replace some functions of ArcCatalog. If it is true, how is the process done in ArcCatalog? I don't have access to ArcCatalog all the time. I can't spend all my ...
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ArcSDE feature class prefix issue

I believe this issue is is part of a bigger problem causing an issue with an arcpy script that I am trying to have run periodically to load data into ArcSDE feature classes using Append_management. I ...
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Why are representations functions accessible in Table of Contents not in Catalog window of ArcMap? [closed]

It's really frustrating that adding a new representation form the Catalog window of ArcMap does not work while it works for TOC when adding the required lyr file as a symbology then right click and "...
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Missing field in address locator when geocoding

I'm a newbie to creating address locators, and I'm hoping someone here can help with a problem I'm having. I'm using ArcMap 10.1. I created a US - single house address locator using a shapefile of ...
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Refreshing Catalog window from ArcMap using Python?

I am running my script from ArcMap and I have the Catalog window open on the side. I delete some extra files in the end of my script but I have to refresh the Catalog window to see them go. So I ...
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Is it possible to access the Catalog window programmatically in ArcMap?

Specifically, I would like to get the selected object, similar to the way you do in ArcCatalog through IGxDialog.SelectedObject. Is there a way to do this? So far I can get the Catalog ...
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Displaying Modified and Size in Contents panel of ArcMap's Catalog Window?

In ArcCatalog 10.0 SP2 it is possible to display the Modified and Size column values, and to sort by them. However, in the Catalog window of ArcMap 10.0 SP2, it does not seem to be possible to do ...
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