How to Upgrade SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Manually
If you upgraded SOLIDWORKS to the next major version and your Toolbox is managed on a network location which was not updated, or maybe you forgot to upgrade your local Toolbox after upgrading to a new major version, then you may see the warning ‘The Hole Wizard and Advance Hole Database is not the expected version…’ This warning indicates the database which manages Hole Wizard and Toolbox has not been versioned properly and needs to be updated to the same major version as SOLIDWORKS.
Manual Upgrade Step 1: Backup the Hole Wizard/Toolbox Folder
The first step is to ensure you create a copy of your entire Hole Wizard/Toolbox folder prior to upgrading. The default name of the Hole Wizard/Toolbox folder is ‘SOLIDWORKS data’ and is installed at C:\SOLIDWORKS Data.
- Create a copy of the entire SOLIDWORKS Data folder.
Manual Upgrade Step 2: Launch the Upgrade Utility
The next step is to update the actual database. SOLIDWORKS installations include an upgrade utility to perform the upgrade.
- 1. Browse to the default installation location C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\Toolbox\data utilities
- 2. Right-click UpdateBrowserDatabase.exe
- 3. Select Run as Administrator.
Manual Upgrade Step 3: Upgrade the Database
In the newly opened dialog, for the Database to Update, ensure the location is set to the correct swbroswer.sldedb (the default location is C:\SOLIDWORKS Data\lang\\swbrowser.sldedb).
Don’t be confused by the database version numbers. In the example image below:
- Database Version: 22 = version 2019 (the current version)
- Update Version: 23 = version 2020 (the new version)
Click the Update button to update the database. This process may take a few seconds or a few minutes depending on the size and version of your Toolbox.
Once the process is complete, an UpdateBrowserDataErrors.txt file is created in C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\Toolbox\data utilities. Review the text file for any errors.
Step 4: Upgrade the Toolbox Content
This next utility will upgrade the engineering standards used by Hole Wizard/Toolbox to their latest versions.
- 1. Browse to the default installation location C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS
- 2. Right-click sldtoolboxupdater.exe
- 3. Select Run as Administrator.
Step 5: Verify the Hole Wizard/Toolbox File Path in SOLIDWORKS
Once complete, verify your Hole Wizard/Toolbox file fie path is configured to the updated SOLIDWORKS data folder in SOLIDWORKS by selecting Tools > Options > System Options > Hole Wizard/Toolbox. The default location is C:\SOLIDWORKS Data.
Click here to watch a short 3-minute tech tip video of the Toolbox upgrade process.