Remove Project Folders

[DilbertIsMyHero]

I have searched the knowledge base and forums with no luck. I am probably just not using the proper search words!

I created a main RoboHelp project and as the product has evolved, I have written the additional documentation in separate Word docs and imported them into RoboHelp when the time came. Well the development team has changed the majority of the interface and now I need to change the documentation that has already been imported into RoboHelp.

Instead of having to update each topic one at a time, I would like to remove the folder(s) which contain this specific documentation from my RoboHelp project. It is easier sometimes to work in Word and re-import the complete section into RoboHelp than having to open each topic separately and replace all the graphics.

How do I remove a complete folder(s) from a project? The structure is as follows:
HTML Files (Topics)
CatalogRequest_files
Images
CatalogRequest_files
Multimedia
CatalogRequest_files
etc...........

Thanks in advance for any help.

Regards,
Gilley

[RoboColum_n_ · Accepted solution]

Hi Gilley. You can't delete folders from a RH project in the same way as you can in Windows Explorer. What you have to do is delete the contents of the folder first and then delete the actual folder. By folder contents I mean topics, images, baggage files, multimedia files and style sheets. You'll see the folder structure duplicated in each section of the Project tab. Only when everything is empty can you right click on the folder and select the "Delete" option.

[DilbertIsMyHero]

Colum,

THANK YOU! I was wondering how to get the Delete option to activate. Now I know.

Gilley

[jdhinckley]

Hello,
I have a folder that I deleted all the files within, and the delete option is still not available. Any thoughts?

Thanks so much,

John Hinckley
Biotek Instruments
Winooski, VT

[RoboWizard]

Hi jdhinckley and welcome to our community

You need to do some sleuthing. Either the folder isn't truly empty or there is something in your project that is referencing something inside the folder. I'd open Windows Explorer to see if it's actually empty.

Cheers... Rick

[jdhinckley]

Rick,
Thanks so much. That was it. Checking via WE revealed some hidden (& unused files).

Take Care,

John

[HKabaker]

Just to elaborate a bit, for colleagues who read this and haven't tried it before, we must

1. close the project,
2. open the Windows directory and delete the unwanted files,
3. relaunch the project in RH, and
4. delete the folder from the project.

Harvey.