Alteryx cannot find workflow...

[markp201]

I don't recall this happening in 10.1 but it's happened a few times in 10.5

I open a workflow on the network folder.  It appears to be opening but the canvas doesn't refresh and I get a message

The file <yxmd> does not exist.

The only resolution I could find was to copy the workflow to the local drive and it opens fine.

[markp201]

A bit more on this.   I modified the properties of AlterixGui.exe to run as administrator.  If I open the list of recent workflows and select the network file, I get

When I launch by selecting a workflow on the network, I get (note: redacted filename)

On a hunch, I removed run as adminstrator and the workflow loads.

[markp201]

The solution appears to be an issue with logical/mapped drives.  I did a quick search on the community but didn't find this referenced.

To verify, I created a mapped drive for a networked location and tried to open a workflow.   The same error occured.

I then created a shortcut to the physical location of a mapped drive and opened a workflow.  The error did not occur.