Deleting .als files
Deleting .als files
Standard disclaimer : looked in the doc, google it. Still need a simple answer.
I have many obsolete .als files. Typically, I start a project, save it in a file named for example A-v0.als. Every week or so, I "save as" the project as a new file, say A-v093.als. Finally, the project is completed, so I Save it As A-v100.als.
Now after some time, I know for sure that many of the intermediary files are not needed any longer (as you can guess, they were thought as checkpoints in the evolution of the project). I would like to remove them (quite easy!), but also make sure that (1) whatever file associated with them (recorded tracks mostly) are removed (2) that such removed files won't be missed when I use the A-v100.als.
As you can guess, this means that I don't fully understand the file management system in Ableton. Trying to read again and again the doc did not help (maybe I am a slow learner?)
Thanks in advance.
G
I have many obsolete .als files. Typically, I start a project, save it in a file named for example A-v0.als. Every week or so, I "save as" the project as a new file, say A-v093.als. Finally, the project is completed, so I Save it As A-v100.als.
Now after some time, I know for sure that many of the intermediary files are not needed any longer (as you can guess, they were thought as checkpoints in the evolution of the project). I would like to remove them (quite easy!), but also make sure that (1) whatever file associated with them (recorded tracks mostly) are removed (2) that such removed files won't be missed when I use the A-v100.als.
As you can guess, this means that I don't fully understand the file management system in Ableton. Trying to read again and again the doc did not help (maybe I am a slow learner?)
Thanks in advance.
G
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Re: Deleting .als files
it's probably safest to do a "collect all and save" to a new project, check it, and then delete the old project:
https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/artic ... l-and-Save
https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/artic ... l-and-Save
Re: Deleting .als files
@fishmonkey: thanks it helps for future projects. For existing projects, can I use safely these steps:
1- open the A-v100.als
2- Collect all and save
3- Remove the old .als files
4- How then to remove the unused files (those referenced by the deleted .als files ?
Gilbert
1- open the A-v100.als
2- Collect all and save
3- Remove the old .als files
4- How then to remove the unused files (those referenced by the deleted .als files ?
Gilbert
Re: Deleting .als files
Mac Studio M2 Max and MacBook Pro M1
Genelec M030; Live 11.3.x and Live 12; macOS Sonoma
UAD Apollo Twin
Ableton Push 2
Genelec M030; Live 11.3.x and Live 12; macOS Sonoma
UAD Apollo Twin
Ableton Push 2
Re: Deleting .als files
@cids : Reading it (again), I see this needs to open a set (a .als). It does not solve the question of files used by >deleted< .als files that, by definition of "deleted", can't be loaded. Or am I misreading/misunderstanding.
cids wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:09 amhttps://www.ableton.com/en/manual/manag ... -a-project
See chapter 5.10: Finding Unused Files
Re: Deleting .als files
So open your current/latest/finished set - all unused files here are potentially referenced by your previous versions - so here you can delete them
Mac Studio M2 Max and MacBook Pro M1
Genelec M030; Live 11.3.x and Live 12; macOS Sonoma
UAD Apollo Twin
Ableton Push 2
Genelec M030; Live 11.3.x and Live 12; macOS Sonoma
UAD Apollo Twin
Ableton Push 2
Re: Deleting .als files
Thanks, will try that.
G.
G.