Cleaning up a multitude of early failed trial PCB layouts; saving or re-naming into a fresh completed Electronics Design.

[rlweinberg]

Boy do I have a lot of junk saved and I'm scared to erase it, because it seems they remain linked in later work, or recovery files after many crashes I've had during these file handling steps in FUsion electronics.  I've tried the gold onl "save as" and also rename for the Project, and even tried also renaming the schematic, linked PCB and 3D .  All I've done is get frustrated.  Are there examples of various workflow variations like this to study?  I'm about ready to send out for PCB fab and really dont want names like Version #$^%&!!!____*&^^ winding up as file names finally.

Than ks, Newbie

[dbarrett1]

does anyone have a effective solution to this?

[jorge_garcia]

Hello Everyone,

For now the best solution for unwanted files is to move them to a trash project. That way they won't clutter the files you want to keep. I cover this in my initial setup video here:

(399) Fusion 360 Electronics for Beginners: Project Setup | Autodesk Fusion 360 - YouTube

I know it's not ideal but deletion is very contentious when dealing with cloud data.

Best Regards,