How to remove all content from multiple graphic frames?

[Inélsòre]

Dear all,

in the process of substituting hundreds of SVGs with PDFs I wondered if there was a way to remove all those while keeping the graphic frames intact, before inserting back the PDFs. 

I also have about 50 hyperlinks with "Go to Page" which point to specific pages (which now have SVGs and will need to hold PDFs), which I would like not to have to redo from scratch. 

Thank you

[jmlevy · Accepted solution]

If the new PDF files are named as the SVGs were (e.g. myfile.svg and myfile.pdf) you don't need to remove them: just go in the Links panel and choose “Relink file extension” in the dropdown menu.

[Inélsòre]

Wow?! 

I will now extract pages from the big PDF so that they are single files, equally named, and proceed!

I guess I also have to put them in the same folder as the SVGs, right?

[jmlevy]

I guess I also have to put them in the same folder as the SVGs, right?

Yes, that's right.

[Willi Adelberger]

No, make a separate folder. Otherwise InDesign woulg pick up the SVG files.

[jmlevy]

Sorry Willy, I think that the new files have to be in the same folder, and I a m sure that InDesign will pickup the new ones. See my screenshot

[Willi Adelberger]

There is another command in the helpers, where you select a folder to replace.