How do I clean out old metadata?

[b8375629]

Seeing as how I'm on a 64GB SSD and am running out of space, I periodically need to go into existing programs and clean out old temp files, old metadata files, and old backups (except the most recent) in order to free up drive space. I also want to make sure I don't accidentally delete any current profile or program settings I am using. If need be, I can create custom paths through CCleaner in order to do this.

Unfortunately, updating to a bigger SSD is out of the question for the moment so I have to make do.

Are there any specific folders I can go into dbPoweramp (& CD Ripper) to safely delete this kind of data?

[Spoon]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

dBpoweramp does not have huge amounts of metadata, by default it is around 30MB which is nothing.

[b8375629]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

I'd still like to clean that out anyway, if it's possible.

Every little bit helps

[mville]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

Unfortunately, updating to a bigger SSD is out of the question for the moment so I have to make do.

Can you not add an external drive to your computer to hold your audio library. Even usb pen/flash drives are extremely cheap these days?

How large is your audio library?

[b8375629]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

Can you not add an external drive to your computer to hold your audio library. Even usb pen/flash drives are extremely cheap these days?

Yes, I already use one. I'm talking about temp and metadata files in the program's directory off the C:\

I'm actually doing this to a number of other programs besides dbPoweramp

Unless there's some philosophical or legal reason why they can't be cleaned up. Is there?

[mville]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

Yes, I already use one. I'm talking about temp and metadata files in the program's directory off the C:\

I'm actually doing this to a number of other programs besides dbPoweramp

Unless there's some philosophical or legal reason why they can't be cleaned up. Is there?

I doubt it.

I can't see any temp/user files in C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp, C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate or C:\ProgramData that can be removed, as these files look like essential program files.

Illustrate/dBpoweramp temp/user files will exist in %userprofile%\appdata\Roaming\dBpoweramp. If you remove any of these files, I guess you do so at your own risk.

As you probably know, CCleaner will handle the system temp directories.

[b8375629]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

I doubt it.

I can't see any temp/user files in C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp, C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate or C:\ProgramData that can be removed, as these files look like essential program files.

Illustrate/dBpoweramp temp/user files will exist in %userprofile%\appdata\Roaming\dBpoweramp. If you remove any of these files, I guess you do so at your own risk.

As you probably know, CCleaner will handle the system temp directories.

What about the files that do a CRC check? Why does information from a CD I ripped say 6 months ago, need to be stored or cached in a temp file? If I want to rip it again, I'd like to do it from scratch.

[Spoon]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

1 CD stores about 60 bytes of information for AccurateRip, you would have to rip 1 million CDs just to hit 60MB (the size of 1 flac file).

[mville]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

What about the files that do a CRC check?

Sorry, I don't understand, what about them?

Why does information from a CD I ripped say 6 months ago, need to be stored or cached in a temp file? If I want to rip it again, I'd like to do it from scratch.

Are you referring to the dBpoweramp Cache file, CDRipperCache.bin? If you don't want any recently ripped CDs metadata saved to the cache file, then it is safe to delete this file (CDRipperCache.bin). CDRipper will create the file again, if it does not already exist.

[b8375629]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

Are you referring to the dBpoweramp Cache file, CDRipperCache.bin? If you don't want any recently ripped CDs metadata saved to the cache file, then it is safe to delete this file (CDRipperCache.bin). CDRipper will create the file again, if it does not already exist.

Where is that located at?

[mville]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

Where is that located at?

On my Windows 8.1 64-bit PC, CDRipperCache.bin is here:
%userprofile%\appdata\Roaming\dBpoweramp

appdata by default is a hidden folder.

... also, you can set the maximum size of the cache file here:
CDRipper >> Meta dropdown menu >> Settings >> dBpoweramp Cache [Local]

[b8375629]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

On my Windows 8.1 64-bit PC, CDRipperCache.bin is here:
%userprofile%\appdata\Roaming\dBpoweramp

Ah, found it. Looks like it's the same in Windows 7. Thanks!

... also, you can set the maximum size of the cache file here:
CDRipper >> Meta dropdown menu >> Settings >> dBpoweramp Cache [Local]

That's also good to know. I assume this is the setting that controls the size of the %userprofile%\appdata\Roaming\dBpoweramp folder as well. Yes?

[mville]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

That's also good to know. I assume this is the setting that controls the size of the %userprofile%\appdata\Roaming\dBpoweramp folder as well. Yes?

No, just the maximum size of the CDRipperCache.bin file.

[b8375629]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

... also, you can set the maximum size of the cache file here:
CDRipper >> Meta dropdown menu >> Settings >> dBpoweramp Cache [Local]

The default is 6MB. Can I set it under 1MB? Say .50MB or .24MB? Will it recognize that?

[mville]

Re: How do I clean out old metadata?

The default is 6MB. Can I set it under 1MB? Say .50MB or .24MB? Will it recognize that?

No idea, sorry.