Re: FLASH: Deleting unused items from the Library?

[Colleen Appleton]

1) Is it safe to delete an item from the Library that it doesn't tell you is

unused?  What happens if it is really used somewhere?  Does the art just go

away or does it fill in the void with something else (Director used to do

this...you could end up with scripts in graphical channels and all kinds of

nasty things would happen).


A: I wouldn't delete any item until you find out why it isn't listed in your

unused items.  An item won't show unused if it's inside a clip or grouped

object.  If you delete it anyway, your clip will show a small square where

the object use to appear.  Every instance of that object will have just a

tiny square where it use to be if you delete it.  Yes, the art just goes

away and no, it doesn't fill in the void.  It's gone.  Find what is using

the object and if not needed, delete that first.  Then you can check to see

if that frees it up.

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2) WHY aren't my unused items showing up as unused?  Bug?  By design?  Is

there a way to force them?


A: They are used if they didn't show up when you did a check.  Something in

your library is in need of the graphic.


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3) Why does pasting from one movie into another still refer to existing

symbols in the other movie?


A: When you paste something from one movie to another, it copies every

object over to the new movie that was used in whatever you pasted.  If you

have a movie clip with say... 10 graphics in it.... those 10 graphics get

copied over to the new movie with the same names as in your old movie.


Also, if you copy over a graphic with one name, into another movie which has

a graphic with the same name, and the graphic was different, you will have

problems if you wanted 2 different looking graphics.  You need to have

unique names.  If you're afraid to delete an object, rename it, or modify

it, just make different objects with unique names and when you are satisfied

with the looks, keep a back up, but in your new movie, get rid of the old

versions of graphics.


I always keep different versions on backup in case I accidently delete

something I needed.




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