Purge Orphaned (unused) Files

[el_jefe_de_steak]

Hi, I'd like to see a built-in function for Inventor to find all orphaned (unused and non-referenced) part and assembly files in a project folder and delete them. When done with a larger project you can be left with a lot (sometimes hundreds) of unused files in the folder structure. These both take up disk space and make the file system more difficult to navigate.

Currently the only way to remove orphaned files is to  use the iLogic Design Copy tool to make a "cleaned-up" copy of the project.

I am using Inventor with single-user projects. I have been told that Vault has something like this function, but cannot verify.

[HideoYamada]

Hello,

It will be better that Autodesk provides this function, but I could not wait.

I have made the tool for deleting all of unrelated files.

https://apps.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/ja/Detail/Index?id=2194807519553343194&appLang=en&os=Win64

Please use this if you like untill Autodesk supports this function officially.

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Freeradical

 Hideo Yamada

[gcoombridge]

The main culprits are frame generator and tube and pipe. Cleaning these files alone would be useful

[jdrann]

A simple technique is to check out all parts then check them back in.

Sort vault by check in date and remove anything that doesn't have the current date and time.

[el_jefe_de_steak]

@jdrann 

This idea is great, but only works if you utilize vault. Most of the users wanting this idea do not utilize vault as it is cumbersome for single users or for very small companies with only a few users.