Unable to delete unused files in logic. After selecting unused files, and selecting delete files , (browsers f/project/edit/select unused/audio file/delete), I get ‘no audio file selected!’ message.
MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.15
Seems that you indeed have no files selected, only regions. All those selected regions belong to one and the same audio file, and judging from your screenshot (btw, you can make a proper screenshot by using cmd-shift-4, then clickdragging the portion you want to show, looks much neater) you are trying to delete all those regions, and they are certainly not unused, as they are the regions I can also see selected in your tracks area. You may simply not have any unused files.
Seems that you indeed have no files selected, only regions. All those selected regions belong to one and the same audio file, and judging from your screenshot (btw, you can make a proper screenshot by using cmd-shift-4, then clickdragging the portion you want to show, looks much neater) you are trying to delete all those regions, and they are certainly not unused, as they are the regions I can also see selected in your tracks area. You may simply not have any unused files.
Thanks for response. Please note that I clicked the edit/select unused options to select files, then clicked audio file/delete files. I also tried project management/clean up option. Thanks for screenshot tip-I’m messaging this on iPhone.
Thanks for clarification between files and regions! Only unused regions are applicable in the select unused option.
If I you may be so gracious with another question, how do I fix the “the audio file ... was not found in expected location:” message prior to opening session. I’ve been clicking on skip all, to open session.
Select unused and hit the delete key, not from the file menu. This will remove the unused regions from the song. The audio will still be on the drive so that the needed portions will still be there. After you have deleted the unused regions, select all the audio files and use the "optimize files" command from the file menu. This will erase the unused parts of the audio from the drive. Be sure to save after.
Thanks for your help! I tried your suggestion, and it cleaned up nicely!! I’m still getting the “the audio file was not found in it’s expected location message” prior to opening session. If you may be so kind, any suggestions?
Thanks! Located files that had the exclamation mark next to it and then I deleted. That works-session now loading up normally. Thanks for your help. Be blessed!
That usually means that some of the deleted audio files are still in the song’s audio bin. Try selecting the unused files and deleting them again. Maybe you missed one.
Deleting unused files
