The Purge tool allows you to remove resources that are no longer part of your publication but still exist in the Resource folder created when you consolidated resources.
If you delete an object in your publication that uses a resource and the publication has been consolidated, the resource is not automatically removed from the Resource folder. For example, if you create an Image object named Photo that shows the graphic family.JPG and then save your publication, the Resource folder will contain family.JPG. If you then delete the Image object Photo, the family.JPG resource remains in the Resource folder.
The Purge tool therefore lets you tidy-up your Resource folder so that it only contains resources that are used in your publication.
The Purge tool appears in two menus at the top of the Opus Editor:
Publication menu – when you want to purge resources for a publication, click on the Purge option in the Publication menu.
Components menu – when you want to purge resources for a Component Gallery, click on the Purge option in the Components menu.
The Purge tool works in the same way for both publications and galleries, below is a description for the publication option only.
Note:
For a full explanation of what resources are and how they are used in Opus and why you should consolidate resources – see Using Resources for more information.
Select Purge from the Publication menu – this will open the Purge Resources dialog.
The Purge Resource dialog will list all resources that are no longer used by any object in your publication. Click on the Delete button to delete the resources from the Resource folder – the Purge Resources List will show the resources as they are being deleted.
Note:
If you delete an object that uses a resource but another object in your publication also uses the same resource, then the resource will NOT be included in the list because it is still in-use for the publication.
Most times this list will be blank but you are advised to run the Purge tool before you create a published version of your publication to delete unused resources.
Click the OK button in the Purge Resource List to close the dialog.
Note:
Once you have deleted a resource from the Resource folder, you cannot undo the operation. If you want to use the resource again in a new object, use the original source file.
Note:
The Resource Manager also contains a Purge Resources dialog – see Purge Resources dialog for more information.
Overview of Using resources in Opus
Purge Resources using Resource Manager
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