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Greg @ Caprice
Greg @ Caprice
Inspiring
November 5, 2023
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Folders to be deleted after project completion?

  • November 5, 2023
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What folders can we safely delete after the completion of the project?

  • Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Previews
  • Adobe Premiere Pro Auto-Save
  • Adobe Premiere Pro Video Previews

I know we could delete the proxies too if space is an issue but just wondering which ones are now obselete.

Cheers.

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    Correct answer Michael Grenadier

    just make sure all media is backed up at least once (twice is better).  Not everyone realizes that every drive will fail, it's not a question of if, but when and that includes SSD's.  Make sure your client understands that at a certain point, preserving the material becomes his responsibility... although mine don't always listen.  And I've had jobs that were completed (or never finished) from over 10 years ago, that come back to life.

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    Michael Grenadier
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    November 5, 2023

    Audio and video Previews can be regenerated without issue as long as you have the project file and media available.   Of course, regenerating them will take some time so take that into consideration.  Auto saves CAN be deleted, but you'll lose access to those earlier versions of the project...   I duplicate the current assemblies every day when I start working, so although my projects sometimes get very large, I can contineu to step back into time... so to speak if necessary.  Generally speaking, I don't bother deleting any of these things unless my project specific media drive is getting too full...  

      Greg @ Caprice
      Greg @ CapriceAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 5, 2023

      Thanks Michael, that's my issue at the moment. Drive's too full.

      Cheers for the advice.

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      Michael GrenadierCorrect answer
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      November 5, 2023

      just make sure all media is backed up at least once (twice is better).  Not everyone realizes that every drive will fail, it's not a question of if, but when and that includes SSD's.  Make sure your client understands that at a certain point, preserving the material becomes his responsibility... although mine don't always listen.  And I've had jobs that were completed (or never finished) from over 10 years ago, that come back to life.

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