DELETION OF FILED FROM PROJECT

[KOBI1912]

TODAY WHEN WE DELETE FILE FROM A PROJECT (RIGHT CLICK ON A FILE AND REMOVE )

IT IS ONLY REMOVE FROM THE PROHECT LIST BUT REMAIN IN THE DIRECTORY

PLEASE ALSO ALOW A DELETION FROM THE HD

[ccad2509]

I sorta agree with what you say but what i would like to see  two options

1) Delete from project manager only

2) Delete from prokject manager and delete drawing from system

that way you can choose what you want to do

[Icemanau]

I agree we should have the choice.

You may want to remove a dwg from one project and add it to another, but the next dwg you may want to remove from the project and the hard drive.

Regards Brad

[miles.nicholson]

I agree with the choice dropdown

[Anonymous]

option to delete or just remove, brilliant!!!

[t_chaws]

Hi,

Thank you for your suggestion. We have included your idea in our research bucket and will be looking into it for our future releases.

Keep on posting new ideas!

Best Regards,
AutoCAD Electrical Team

[testsubject]

I am in the "have an option" camp.

[dgorsman]

Presuming there will be a future question of "I removed and deleted a file from my project.  How do I get it back???" perhaps a slightly modified process would be in order.  Instead of outright deleting the file it is moved to a "Project trash" folder.  Then the option would be to empty trash (auto-empty based on file date or folder size, perhaps), and also allow the ability to restore a deleted file from that folder.

[Tauruspower]

I would have to agree with the trash option.  I could see deleted files becoming a nightmare with new users that have not used the electrical interface much.  I think we have all experienced the nightmare of accidentally deleted or modified files.  No one intends to delete or write over the file but it happens.  this delete function could cause more problems that if solves in my mind.

[Anonymous]

I agree that "Project trash" is the way to go....

I already do this (in a way)  by renaming the file before I remove it (I just add "_removed" to the filename base).

I can always get them back anytime I want.

I can easily see which ones can be deleted once I am released and don't need them.

Would probably need an "insert, and/or, restore from project trash".... as much as a "send to project trash"....

and maybe, for hard drive maint... a "clean project trash"?

[dougmcalexander]

I think there should be a prompt with a checkbox to choose to delete the drawing from the project and to delete the file from the drive, or to only delete the drawing from the project.  Make the default to remove from project only, but make the checkbox sticky and offer an option to not prompt again.  Of course, allow us to go into Options>Hidden Message Settings and turn on the prompt again if we wish.