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namedujour
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September 28, 2012
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Remove broken links to baggage files

  • September 28, 2012
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Yesterday I thought I would take a shortcut and copy/paste the Index file from one project into a another project. The problem is, I was careless and copy/pasted the Table of Contents file by mistake, renamed it for the current project, saw what I'd done when the TOC changed right away, then had to fix things in a hurry.

I put the original Table of Contents file back, but Robohelp remembers links to baggage files from the bad TOC that are not in the current project, and displays them in the Project Manager with a red X through them. I can't find any way to delete them. How do I clean this up?

Thanks!

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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September 29, 2012
  1. In the broken project create a new TOC.
  2. You will have an option to create it from an existing TOC (Check box)
  3. Use the browse button and browse to the project that has a good TOC.

If the other project has an topics that do not have an identical name, you will see the Red X.

Do the same with the index if that is broken too.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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namedujourAuthor
Inspiring
October 4, 2012

Thanks Peter. I'm having the same issue in other projects, though, with or without a TOC problem. I can no longer always delete baggage files, whether or not there is a topic that links to them (I checked an earlier thread that said to do a "Find" for the file, and remove any links). So my projects are getting filled with baggage files that are outdated and I cannot delete them. And there are empty baggage files with red X's that won't delete either. "Delete" is always grayed out, no matter which way I approach the problem.

This problem actually happened in RH9. Now I'm in RH10, and it seems to be getting worse, and for no good reason like a "bad" TOC. I'll try your TOC fix, but is there a solution for other projects?

Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2012

This problem seems to be unique to you suggesting something is wrong with your workflow. Normally it is now as easy as adding baggage files when you want them and deleting them when you don't.

This used to be a problem with the X5 version and you could still use the fix for that but backup first.

http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/x5_baggage_bug/x5_bug.htm

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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