Admin didn't have it set to "always" rev control toolbox parts, but it did have it set to "allow it". That explains why there are only 40-50 instances as opposed to hundreds. Admin has changed it to "not allow" now.
I think your idea of deleting, rolling back, replacing etc. would work, but it...
Thanks, but I don't think this pertains to my problem. The toolbox hardware is already pointing to the network location. The problem is users were not supposed to check toolbox parts in the vault as a revision controlled file.
My initial thought was to take ownership of the read-only toolbox...
My company has a design pool of about 12 people. We use SW2006 SP5.1 & PDM Works for doc. management. We also have a Network Toolbox set-up. Toolbox hardware is not revision controlled, however some users checked in toolbox items and they are now archived in PDMW. I would like to change these...