Deleting unused files

[luviola10]

Using RH8 and I'd like to delete unused files to perhaps make the project open faster. Here's what Adobe Help says to do:

Unused files report

Use this report (Tools > Reports > Unused Files) to view unused files in one place. You can sort by filename or file type by selecting from the Sort By menu.

You cannot remove these files from within your project. Use Windows Explorer to delete the files.

Important: Before you delete files, make a backup copy of the project in case you need to revert changes.

Note: Avoid using Windows Explorer or your version-control application to remove files. The Project Manager cannot update file references. This results in broken links, missing images in topics, and so on.

As you can see, Adobe recommends using WE to delete the files but later in the NOTE section says NOT to use WE to delete files. Perhaps there is a typo here?

Can anyone help?

[Captiv8r]

Hello again

Yes, it sounds confusing at first read but it's very logical.

The unused files report is reporting files that don't appear to be referenced by your project. Because they aren't referenced by your project, you will have to use Windows Explorer to remove them.

But because you are being advised to use Windows Explorer, you might be lulled into believing that you should also use Windows Explorer to rearrange project files. These files would not be listed in the Unused Files report. So you are being admonished that if you choose to use Windows Explorer to perform other file management tasks you will break your project by doing so.

Is that clearer? Rick

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[luviola10]

Rick, I don't know that I would call it logical. I would call it bad writing.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Then fix it up - Adobe accepts all of our changes to the Community Help system after moderators have a look at it.