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Organizing Data with ArcCatalog

Right-click folders in the ArcCatalog tree to create new workspaces for organizing GIS datasets. Workspaces and datasets can be renamed, copied, deleted, or moved by right-clicking them. To copy a dataset into a workspace, right-click it to copy and then right-click the workspace to paste. The properties dialog box displays details about a selected item like its source, coordinate system, and attributes.

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Organizing Data with ArcCatalog

Right-click folders in the ArcCatalog tree to create new workspaces for organizing GIS datasets. Workspaces and datasets can be renamed, copied, deleted, or moved by right-clicking them. To copy a dataset into a workspace, right-click it to copy and then right-click the workspace to paste. The properties dialog box displays details about a selected item like its source, coordinate system, and attributes.

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Organizing your data with ArcCatalog


ArcCatalog lets you organize your datasets in workspaces, manage datasets and workspaces, and manage how the data
is displayed in the Catalog tree.

Creating a new workspace

Right-click any existing folder in the Catalog tree to add a new folder. You can then create new datasets in the
workspace, or copy them in from other locations. You can also add subfolders to further organize your data.

To create a new workspace, right-click an entry in the


Catalog tree, select New, and click Folder. A folder
is added under the entry, with the default name New
Foldertype over the name to rename it.

Right-click the new workspace to add subfolders or to create new GIS datasets
in the workspace.

Managing workspaces and datasets

Right-click a workspace or dataset to copy, delete, or rename it (when you delete a workspace, all its contents are also
deleted). To move a workspace, simply drag it to a new location.

Right-click a workspace or dataset to rename, copy, or delete it.

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Using ArcGIS Desktop


To copy a dataset into your workspace, navigate to the folder containing the dataset. Right-click the dataset name and
click Copy. Then right-click your workspace name in the Catalog tree and click Paste. You can also copy a dataset
by holding down the Ctrl key while dragging and dropping. (Without the Ctrl key, dragging and dropping moves the
dataset.)

Right-click the dataset and click Copy.....

Exploring an items properties

....then right-click the workspace name and click Paste.

To learn more about a dataset or other item, right-click it to open its Properties dialog box. You can, for example,
display the source information for the dataset, view its coordinate system parameters, and display a list of its attributed
elds. Different data formats have different properties dialog boxes.

Properties dialog box for a shapele.

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