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soaringeagle
@soaringeagle
10 years ago
3,304 posts
Does this do what I think it does? Does this delete like if you have multiple files that are identical? I think I must have 30 gigs of the same file over and over and over again.
If it does delete the redundant files does it change the reference to every copy of the file to point to one file?


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soaringeagle
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updated by @soaringeagle: 03/02/15 02:51:51AM
paul
@paul
10 years ago
4,335 posts
soaringeagle:
Does this do what I think it does? Does this delete like if you have multiple files that are identical? I think I must have 30 gigs of the same file over and over and over again.
If it does delete the redundant files does it change the reference to every copy of the file to point to one file?

No. The way jrNingImport handles archived files that are referenced in texts and comments has changed.
Originally any referenced files were copied to the Ning_Media folder so that ultimately the whole of the Ning_Archive folder could be deleted.
The most recent jrNingArchive does not create the Ning_Media folder but accesses references files directly in the Ning_Archive folder meaning that folder and its contents need to be kept. But the majority of files there have been imported (copied) to Jamroom, so the Delete Redundant Archive Files tool deletes only these files that have been copied to Jamroom, leavened behind just the referenced files and saving a ton of disk space.
Hope that makes sense.


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
soaringeagle
@soaringeagle
10 years ago
3,304 posts
yea
so its safe to do and i do needto save a ton of spsace


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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities
paul
@paul
10 years ago
4,335 posts
If you did your import prior to jrNingImport Version 1.1.10 and you have the Ning_Media folder that is being used, then you can delete the entire Ning_archive folder.
If post Version 1.1.10 (which was only a week or so ago), keep the Ning_archive and all its contents, but run the tool to save disk space.


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist

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