Deleting unused audio files

The Clean Audio Folder utility lets you free up disk space by deleting obsolete audio files that are no longer used by a project.

You can choose to scan just the current project, or all projects on your computer. Cakewalk compiles a list of all the audio files in a specified folder that are not in use by any of these projects, and lets you audition and delete these audio files.

To delete unused audio files in the current project

1.	Open the project you want to scan.

2.	Go to Utilities > Clean Audio Folder.

3.	Make sure the Project/Audio Folder field is set to the root folder the project lives in.

4.	Make sure Search entire PC is not selected.

5.	Click Find. Cakewalk recursively searches the selected folder for audio files that are unused by the current project, and displays the names of these files in the list.

6.	Follow the instructions in the table:

 

To do this	Do this
Listen to a file	Highlight the file name in the list and click Play
Delete a file	Highlight the file name in the list and click Delete
Delete all files	Click Delete All, and click Yes to confirm

7.	Click Close when you are done.

 

Note: Select Search entire PC if you have backup versions of the current project file saved in another location.

 

Tip: If you save multiple copies of a project in subfolders, set Project/Audio Folder to the root folder that contains the projects. This ensures that all the projects will be scanned.

To delete unused audio files in all projects

1.	Make sure that all of your important project (.cwp) files are stored on your local hard disk(s). If your project files are stored elsewhere (removable media, etc.), then you risk accidentally deleting important audio files that are associated with your projects.

2.	Close all projects.

3.	Go to Utilities > Clean Audio Folder.

4.	Make sure the Project/Audio Folder field is set to the global audio folder (default when no project is loaded). Search entire PC is automatically enabled.

5.

Click Find. Cakewalk searches the entire system for project files, and lists any audio files in the Project/Audio Folder that do not belong to projects on your system. If any corrupted or unreadable project files exist on your system, the Unreadable Files dialog box appears. It is very important that you restore any unreadable files from a backup before continuing, otherwise you risk data loss.

6.	Follow the instructions in the table:

 

To do this	Do this
Listen to a file	Highlight the file name in the list and click Play
Delete a file	Highlight the file name in the list and click Delete
Delete all files	Click Delete All, and click Yes to confirm

7.	Click Close when you are done.