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Removing unused audio files.. Two different prompts?
At the end of every session / day of work i clear all the unused clips / audio files in order to keep size at a minimum. I noticed that there is two different prompts i randomly get when performing this operation.. One allows me delete the unused files from the audio folder, the other only from the session. Any idea why the latter prompt pops up from time to time when doing this? The first picture is what i primarily get and what i want, the second im trying to figure out. I hope that makes sense haha. Any info is appreciated.
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Re: Removing unused audio files.. Two different prompts?
Clearing clips meaning clearing from the right clip pane. Removing a file means removing it from session folder. You have two options there, move to operating system trash or delete straight away.
If you really want to delete unused audio files, be careful. And do it like this: - on the clip pane, select unused audio files - then remove the ones you wish to keep or locate the one you wish to delete - once your clip list has selection of audio files you want to remove, move them to trash first and see if your session still behaves as expected. - last, after closing session, empty the operating system trash manually. I myself have done this session cleaning so many times I just straight up delete what I know I do not need. But you need to build confidence yourself, and for the first time it really does not hurt if you first Save Copy In and do your training on a backup session.
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Re: Removing unused audio files.. Two different prompts?
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At the end of the day I just use the hot key to select the unused clips (shift+command U) than to delete (shift+command B). Most of the time im prompted with the first message i posted, but on occasion the second. Thats what im trying to figure out, why the occasional second prompt. Often when im fully done a game / session ill use Save Copy In. Last edited by MLaudio; 04-28-2021 at 03:47 PM. |
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Re: Removing unused audio files.. Two different prompts?
Yes the reason for two different dialogs is removing clips from clip list and files from session folder are two different things. If you select a million files plus one clip, it will give you the clip removal dialog.
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Re: Removing unused audio files.. Two different prompts?
I appreciate the reply JFreak, thank you for breaking it down.
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