Remove Unused Files

[George W. Barrowcliff]

FP2000
How can I detect and remove unused files from the published web site.
Images have built up over time, now I need to reclaim some disk space on the
server otherwise I will need to buy some more (uggh!)

TIA, GWB

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

How are you publishing? FTP or HTTP to a host server with the FP Server
Extensions installed?

Have you marked your files to publish changed pages only?

Or, have you logged into your remote site via FP and tried to delete them?

 

[George W. Barrowcliff]

Thanks Tom for the quick response.

I am publishing using HTTP with changed pages only. I can go through one
image at a time and check for usage, then delete it from my development
directory. Then when I publish, FP will notice the difference and ask me if
I want to delete it on the ISP.

If I put an image into the image directory and do NOT reference it in a page
anywhere, next time I publish, FP will upload this unused image. Based on
that, it looks like I need to remove all usused files from my development
machine in order to let FP remove them from the server.

There is 112 MB of files reported in the UnLinked Files report and I would
guess these are the ones that should be removed but there doesn't seem to be
a way to remove all to a save area somewhere.

GWB

How are you publishing? FTP or HTTP to a host server with the FP Server
Extensions installed?

Have you marked your files to publish changed pages only?

Or, have you logged into your remote site via FP and tried to delete them?
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
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FP2000
How can I detect and remove unused files from the published web site.
Images have built up over time, now I need to reclaim some disk space on
the server otherwise I will need to buy some more (uggh!)

TIA, GWB

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

You could delete them off the server, and mark them as Do Not Publish on
your local machine.


| Thanks Tom for the quick response.
|
| I am publishing using HTTP with changed pages only. I can go through one
| image at a time and check for usage, then delete it from my development
| directory. Then when I publish, FP will notice the difference and ask me
if
| I want to delete it on the ISP.
|
| If I put an image into the image directory and do NOT reference it in a
page
| anywhere, next time I publish, FP will upload this unused image. Based on
| that, it looks like I need to remove all usused files from my development
| machine in order to let FP remove them from the server.
|
| There is 112 MB of files reported in the UnLinked Files report and I would
| guess these are the ones that should be removed but there doesn't seem to
be
| a way to remove all to a save area somewhere.
|
| GWB
|
|
|
| | > How are you publishing? FTP or HTTP to a host server with the FP Server
| > Extensions installed?
| >
| > Have you marked your files to publish changed pages only?
| >
| > Or, have you logged into your remote site via FP and tried to delete
them?
| > --
| > Tom [Pepper] Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
| > ----------
| > | >> FP2000
| >> How can I detect and remove unused files from the published web site.
| >> Images have built up over time, now I need to reclaim some disk space
on
| >> the server otherwise I will need to buy some more (uggh!)
| >>
| >> TIA, GWB
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Ronx]

One way to deal with this is to move all the unused files to a folder,
then right-click the folder and choose "Convert to Web".
This places the files in a safe folder, and effectively removes them
from the website.
When you publish, make sure you do not publish subwebs. FP should
remove the files from the remote site.
If you need to move any further files to or from the subweb, double
click the subweb folder, and it will open in a new FrontPage window.
Files can be dragged (copied, not moved) between webs, but future
maintenance after the initial hit will be a lot easier to manage.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

Thanks Tom for the quick response.

I am publishing using HTTP with changed pages only. I can go
through one image at a time and check for usage, then delete it from
my development directory. Then when I publish, FP will notice the
difference and ask me if I want to delete it on the ISP.

If I put an image into the image directory and do NOT reference it
in a page anywhere, next time I publish, FP will upload this unused
image. Based on that, it looks like I need to remove all usused
files from my development machine in order to let FP remove them
from the server.

There is 112 MB of files reported in the UnLinked Files report and I
would guess these are the ones that should be removed but there
doesn't seem to be a way to remove all to a save area somewhere.

GWB

How are you publishing? FTP or HTTP to a host server with the FP
Server Extensions installed?

Have you marked your files to publish changed pages only?

Or, have you logged into your remote site via FP and tried to
delete them?
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
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FP2000
How can I detect and remove unused files from the published web
site.
Images have built up over time, now I need to reclaim some disk
space on the server otherwise I will need to buy some more (uggh!)

TIA, GWB