Where is the default location of Creo Parametric?

[OS_11014878]

Where ist the default location of Creo Parametric while it´s connected to windchill?

When i search it in Creo itself it shows me that path: wtws://XYZ/DEFAULT Creo/

But this path cannot be found in the explorer. 

I am trying to find the local workspace in my explorer.

[JB_87049]

Can't that be found in your AppData folder?

Out of curiosity, what do you want to do?

[OS_11014878]

No, it cant be found there.

It´s also a curiosity of mine to understand how the system works. 

In some cases it could be usefull to find the files in a folder than just in Windchill.

[Van_AG]

Local workspace default location is

%appdata%\PTC\ProENGINEER\Wildfire\.wf\.cache2008\

Just copy-paste this string to the Windows Explorer address bar and press Enter )

But local workspace location may be changed by system variables PTC_WF_CACHE.and PTC_WF_ROOT.

So better way - open in Creo menu 'File' > 'Manage Session' > 'Server management' > 'Cache' tab > copy path from 'Location' field.

[OS_11014878]

Thanks, i found the Cache and there are folders with files.

But not the prt or asm files, I found mostly WFCONT files. Is it possible that the files are encrypted? 

[TomU · Accepted solution]

They are not encrypted, but they are renamed.  Windchill manages the relationship between the filename on disk and the 'real' name (that Creo sees.)  Files that start with sid_ are files that were downloaded from Windchill and files that start with lid_ are files that were created locally.