Below is a list of files that can safely be deleted from your local copy.
Go to the bottom of the file to get instructions how to turn this list into a batch file that can do the deleting for you.
From folder FLAGS:
No files to delete from this folder
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From folder IMAGES
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
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From folder MISC
No files to delete from this folder
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Instructions as sent to the FOTW mailing list by António Martins
tuvalkin@gmail.com). If they don't work - contact him, not me!
It is simple, but will work on PCs only -- or, with some adjustments, in
any other environment supporting command line style batch operations. (I
guess that it may be possible to pull this kind of stunt on a Mac.)
0. Read this all until the end first, make sure you understand what you'll
be doing.
1. Open the obsolete files list in a text editor; keep a backup of the
obsolete files list and/or mind not to save it again, with changes, with
the same filename!
2. Remove all lines except those actually including the obsolete files,
including the titles ("MISC", etc.) and these lines, too. (You'll need to
print this or open this file twice.)
3. Replace every "> 1", "> 2" and "> 3" with nothing -- these will
disappear (see below what are they for).
4. Replace "1 <" with "delete flags\", "2 <" with "delete images\" and "3
<" with "delete misc\".
5. Save the list as plain text, and rename it to -- this
will be a DOS batch file. You may use a name other than "somethng", but
the extension "bat" is mandatory. (But see note b!)
6. Move or copy this file to the root directory of your home copy
of FOTW-ws (i.e., the place where you have the folders /flags/, /images/
and /misc/), and execute it (click it, or type enter having the focus on
the BAT file icon).
And that's it.
You might however want to keep the deleted obsolete files (especially
because, at least in some versions of Windows, the files deleted in a DOS
session are really deleted, not just moved to the recycle bin). In this
case you'll have to add and/or replace from the steps above the following:
3. Replace "> 1" with " obsolete\flags", "> 2" with " obsolete\images" and
"> 3" with " obsolete\misc". (Mind the space before "obsolete"!)
4. Replace "1 <" with "move flags\", "2 <" with "move images\" and "3 <"
with "move misc\".
4.1. IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE MOVING OBSOLETE FILES, write the
following at the top of the list:
md obsolete
md obsolete\flags
md obsolete\images
md obsolete\misc
You may copy and paste from here.
After doing this, you'll have a folder called /obsolete/ at the same level
as /flags/, /images/ and /misc/, itself subdivided in /flags/, /images/
and /misc/, there containing the deleted files from each folder.
Important notes:
a. The backup of obsolete files will keep all deleted files (until you
delete them yourself) except for those with the same filename at the same
location, something that might occur from one month to another (not so
frequent, but even so).
b. (about step 8) If you have Windows 95 or higher and you have selected
the option "Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are
registered", all this will probably not work. To disable this option, go
to the Windows Explorer and select "Options" from the menu "View" and turn
off the check box referred above. Now Windows will show the
dot-and-three-letter filename extension for each file. If you don't want
to see this (beats me why you wouldn't, but...), go to the same option and
check it on again after the deleting/moving of obsolete files is finished.
c. Be very careful when dealing with deletion lists from earlier months.
It is very possible that the file, say, 2> was listed as
obsolete in, say, march, and the added again (or better, a new file with
the same name) in, say, August. It would be very difficult to keep track
of this, so, if you really want a "clean" off line copy of FOTW-ws, better
get those "all" zips anew and consider only the deletion of obsolete files
next time you make a monthly update.
DISCLAIMER AND TERM OF RESPONSIBILITY: ALL OF THE ABOVE WAS PUT AS SIMPLY AS I COULD, AND THE PROCESS ITSELF IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM A COMMAND LINE PROGRAMMING POINT OF VIEW. HOWEVER, IT MAY HAPPEN THAT, WHILE PERFORMING SOME OF THE STEPS ABOVE, YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG AND YOUR OFF LINE COPY OF FOTW-WS GETS DAMAGED -- OR EVEN OTHER AREAS OR YOUR
DISK! I HEREBY DECLINE ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABOVE; PLEASE USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK ONLY. (Sorry for shouting -- but it is impressive, isn't it?
;-)