Dealing w/ Large Files

[Anonymous]

I brought several shape files, along with data, into map. I got all the
info I needed from the files, and deleted most of the lines, etc. Now it
appears that all the data is still being stored in the file and I can't get
rid of it to shrink the file size.

How do I delete unwanted/unneeded data from previously imported shapefiles?

[Anonymous]

There is an AutoCAD setting that controls when deleted objects are purged
from an existing drawing. This setting defaults to 50, meaning that when the
file size is reduced by 50%, deleted objects will be purged from the drawing
on a save operation. This allows for quick saves when you edit small
portions of your drawing.

To change this value, type ISAVEPERCENT at the command line and enter a
value less than 50 (like 0). Then save your drawing.

Note that ISAVEPERCENT is a system level setting so you may want to reset it
back to 50 after processing the desired drawings or all save operations on
all drawings will be affected.

Cheers,
Will

"Kevin S" wrote in message
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> I brought several shape files, along with data, into map. I got all the
> info I needed from the files, and deleted most of the lines, etc. Now it
> appears that all the data is still being stored in the file and I can't
get
> rid of it to shrink the file size.
>
> How do I delete unwanted/unneeded data from previously imported
shapefiles?
>
>