Removing unused media. SOLVED

[shadowfax]

@jaslan

Empty Trash only deletes files that are in the pool trash can. So, if you remove a file from the pool without deleting it, the pool no longer knows it exists and will not delete it on a later “Empty Trash” or “Remove Unused Media” command. So, if you remove a file from the pool without deleting it, the only way to delete it is to do it by hand in File Explorer or to REINTRODUCE it to the pool and go from there.
Does it make sense?

of course it makes sense…but I never remove from the pool without immidiately putting it in the trash and deleting…never!
what I’ve noticed… is removing unused media from pool removes some but not all, this is for sure, done it a few times and watched the files go from the audio folder…but not all of them, so obviously, somehow the project is still using them for reference…this , I reckon is down to me not doing something I should’ve done…

cheers, Kevin

[matjones]

@shadowfax

@jaslan

Empty Trash only deletes files that are in the pool trash can. So, if you remove a file from the pool without deleting it, the pool no longer knows it exists and will not delete it on a later “Empty Trash” or “Remove Unused Media” command. So, if you remove a file from the pool without deleting it, the only way to delete it is to do it by hand in File Explorer or to REINTRODUCE it to the pool and go from there.
Does it make sense?

of course it makes sense…but I never remove from the pool without immidiately putting it in the trash and deleting…never!
what I’ve noticed… is removing unused media from pool removes some but not all, this is for sure, done it a few times and watched the files go from the audio folder…but not all of them, so obviously, somehow the project is still using them for reference…this , I reckon is down to me not doing something I should’ve done…

cheers, Kevin

I’ve noticed on a few occasions that freeze files are sometimes not deleted despite hitting delete on the nag box that appears when i unfreeze… i usually check manually now to see if this is the case.

[shadowfax]

I’ve noticed on a few occasions that freeze files are sometimes not deleted despite hitting delete on the nag box that appears when i unfreeze… i usually check manually now to see if this is the case.[/quote]


good point!

[jaslan]

@matjones

@shadowfax

@jaslan

Empty Trash only deletes files that are in the pool trash can. So, if you remove a file from the pool without deleting it, the pool no longer knows it exists and will not delete it on a later “Empty Trash” or “Remove Unused Media” command. So, if you remove a file from the pool without deleting it, the only way to delete it is to do it by hand in File Explorer or to REINTRODUCE it to the pool and go from there.
Does it make sense?

of course it makes sense…but I never remove from the pool without immidiately putting it in the trash and deleting…never!
what I’ve noticed… is removing unused media from pool removes some but not all, this is for sure, done it a few times and watched the files go from the audio folder…but not all of them, so obviously, somehow the project is still using them for reference…this , I reckon is down to me not doing something I should’ve done…

cheers, Kevin

I’ve noticed on a few occasions that freeze files are sometimes not deleted despite hitting delete on the nag box that appears when i unfreeze… i usually check manually now to see if this is the case.

Are you sure the files are not from a different version of the project? For example, incremental saves?

[matjones]

Yes mate pretty sure!