File Upgrader - Update

UPDATE: JAN 14th 2016
this app is no longer available.. :-(

Here's an update to an earlier post regarding the Content Batch Utility upgrade tool that comes with your install software...

I have found something better....

The File Upgrader App from Autodesk works soooo much better!

Download this app and it installs under the Add-Ins tab on Revit.

When you start the tool simply browse to the folder location of the files you want to upgrade and then select the destination where you want the new upgraded files to be located and the file types you want to upgrade. Revit will open each file and save as new version then close the file.

I just did over 450 families and it took about than 40 minutes...without errors, unlike the Content Batch Utility!

Very nice...

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Batch Upgrade Utility

Did you know that the "Media" you received from Autodesk that has your new software also has a "Upgrade Utility" that will allow you to batch upgrade your families.

I use this when creating my support directory for the new version of Revit, I'll copy my component libraries and run the batch upgrade tool so whenever you bring in the component it doesn't have to go through the upgrade process. 

To Use the Content Batch Upgrade Utility:

1. Copy Upgrade_RFA.txt and Upgrade_RFA.bat into the root directory of the library that you want to upgrade.

2. Run the Upgrade_RFA.bat to create the file list to upgrade, famlist_rfa.txt.

3. To launch the utility, from the library directory, drag Upgrade_RFA.txt onto the Revit icon on your desktop.

4. After upgrading, delete all backup files from the library.

Notes:
Make sure all of your .rfa files are not read-only and delete all backup files from the library. 
If a particular family fails to upgrade properly, the utility will stop.
If this occurs, open famlist_rfa.txt in Microsoft Notepad, and remove all previously upgraded families and the failed family from the list. 
Save famlist_rfa.txt, and re-run the utility.

Here are a couple tips:
If your directory is broken down to categories (like mine is) do each folder one at a time, otherwise it'll dump everything into one folder.
You will then have to go through and delete all the back-up files that are automatically created, these back-up files do not have the traditional 001-002 etc numbers after them it's more like...your lotto numbers!

A friend of mine pointed out this Utility Tool too me so I thought I'd share... thanks Drew!

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Update: Found this batch utility from Apps that works well also, it takes a little longer as it opens and updates the file in Revit.
http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/RVT/Detail/Index?id=autodesk.appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3AADNPlugins_FileUpgrader%3Aen