This is not a big deal, just one of those little ???? things...

When using the Clean Audio Folder command with a specific folder path entered it will still search my entire system (both C and D drives) which takes a while, since they're large discs. Although the results are always limited to the folder path I entered, I'd like to limit the search to that particular folder as well.

Is this a bug, or is it actually deliberate? (and if so, what's the advantage?)

ORIGINAL: pjfarr

This is not a big deal, just one of those little ???? things...

When using the Clean Audio Folder command with a specific folder path entered it will still search my entire system (both C and D drives) which takes a while, since they're large discs. Although the results are always limited to the folder path I entered, I'd like to limit the search to that particular folder as well.

Is this a bug, or is it actually deliberate? (and if so, what's the advantage?)

Yeah.. it doesn't work as advertised. That thing has never worked right, it even finds files in your system folder of the same extension as some Sonar files and halts some times. Cakewalk has added tons of features over the last few versions but have failed to improve (read... fix) the basic file management utilities.

Holy smokes ---and I thought I just couldn't figure out how to use it properly!!!! That explains it!

Thanks, Frank!

In order for it to work properly, the 'Clean Audio Folders' function must see ALL project files on your system. Otherwise it doesn't know which audio to clean or not.

Thanks W.B. for your input.

Sometimes I just want to clean out the unused takes from the audio folder of a specific song. (I'm using per-song folders).

Since the Clean Audio Folder Tool askes for a specific audio folder path to clean, I'm thinkin' it's nonsensical for it to then scan the entire system anyway.

OK, I see. Maybe a feature request for a 'Clean Project Folder Audio'.

Haven't been in need of "clean audio folders" yet (spent ridicilously much time on just a couple of projects), but very soon will be. How do you guys get rid of the unnecessary audio then? Has someone the guts to start deleting them file by file?Or does CAF do it's job, only in a way less desirable?

Before you start deleteting any files or using the clean audio folder. You should use the Consildate Audio first. Then do a Save As with a slightly different name. Then back-up the Saved As project on an external drive and a DVD. Then unhook the external drive from the PC and delete all the older projects that you "think you dont need".

Cj

ORIGINAL: WhyBe

OK, I see. Maybe a feature request for a 'Clean Project Folder Audio'.

It's already doing that. But since CWPs don't generally live on the audio drive/folder, perhaps what's missing is 'only refer to projects at location 'x' that may use this audio'.

I've found 'clean to be relaible but I use a methodology similar to CJays';
All audio folders and b/u daily work in progress CWPs get duplicated to the b/u drive.
Then do the 'cleans. (first on the primary folder, if it looks good, then the b/u.

The gotcha for me is the daily save-as CWP's start adding up. So if for example I'm finally deleting old un-needed takes' late in the game, I'm going to the b/u CWPs and adding an 'x in the extension so Cake won't see them and say 'oops he still needs these old files.

Does that make sense?

Wayne