space saving Rudy Moore 5/19/2007 10:51:00 PM Hi, I recorded all my classes this semester and used the recordings throughout the semester. Now that it's over, I want to delete all the audio files and reclaim the space. I found all the audio files (searching on wma was the most complete way) and deleted them out of the notebooks. Too bad there isn't a tabular form that lets you quickly see and select all multimedia files in your notebook... After deleting them, I optimized the cache. My notebooks are "remote" in the sense that the notebooks are stored to a thumb drive and I usually just work out of the cache. I inserted the thumb drive and forced a sync. I checked the amount of space used on the drive before and after and it hasn't changed appreciably. Last semester, I took notes, but no audio, in all my classes and only used a couple dozen megabytes. Now my notebook storage is still on the order of 600 MB. What do I need to do in order to recover that space? Thanks, Rudy

Re: space saving Ilya Koulchin <ikoulchine[ at ]hotmail.com> 5/22/2007 8:16:55 PM Rudy Moore wrote: [Quoted Text] > After deleting them, I optimized the cache. > > My notebooks are "remote" in the sense that the notebooks are stored to a > thumb drive and I usually just work out of the cache. I inserted the thumb > drive and forced a sync. > > I checked the amount of space used on the drive before and after and it > hasn't changed appreciably. Last semester, I took notes, but no audio, in > all my classes and only used a couple dozen megabytes. Now my notebook > storage is still on the order of 600 MB. > > What do I need to do in order to recover that space? You may need to run optimize on the notebook itself. Make sure OneNote is connected to the thumb drive/server where the notebook is stored (if the notebook is not stored on your local machine), then go to Tools->Options->Save->"Optimize All Files Now", and let OneNote sit idle for some time (leaving it overnight works best). Normally OneNote will run optimize in the background whenever you haven't been actively using OneNote for some time, but if you always quit OneNote immediately after a notetaking session it may not be getting the opportunity to do so. Ilya

Re: space saving Rudy Moore 5/22/2007 8:48:00 PM Hi Ilya, Thank you for the reply. I did try optimizing the notebook with the thumb drive inserted. I noticed a small (1 or 2MB) change, but nothing to indicate that the audio files were no longer being stored.. Rudy "Ilya Koulchin" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Rudy Moore wrote: > > After deleting them, I optimized the cache. > > > > My notebooks are "remote" in the sense that the notebooks are stored to a > > thumb drive and I usually just work out of the cache. I inserted the thumb > > drive and forced a sync. > > > > I checked the amount of space used on the drive before and after and it > > hasn't changed appreciably. Last semester, I took notes, but no audio, in > > all my classes and only used a couple dozen megabytes. Now my notebook > > storage is still on the order of 600 MB. > > > > What do I need to do in order to recover that space? > > You may need to run optimize on the notebook itself. Make sure OneNote > is connected to the thumb drive/server where the notebook is stored (if > the notebook is not stored on your local machine), then go to > Tools->Options->Save->"Optimize All Files Now", and let OneNote sit > idle for some time (leaving it overnight works best). Normally OneNote > will run optimize in the background whenever you haven't been actively > using OneNote for some time, but if you always quit OneNote immediately > after a notetaking session it may not be getting the opportunity to do so. > > Ilya >