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# Deleting Sources and Intermediates

When you want to free up disk space or shorten the time it takes to perform a wire transfer or archive clips that have clip history, you can delete the sources or intermediates used to create the final processed clip. To delete intermediates that are used in multiple clips with clip history, you must delete them from all clips at the same time. You can do this from the EditDesk or a clip library.

NoteIf you modify a clip with clip history after you delete its intermediates in Smoke, the clip will be reprocessed from the source clips and the intermediates will be recreated.

To delete intermediates from the EditDesk:

1. Select the clip that contains the intermediates you want to delete. Do one of the following:
   - In the record timeline, select the elements containing the intermediates that you want to delete. If no elements are selected, intermediates for the entire edit sequence are deleted.
   - Load the clip containing the intermediates you want to delete to the Record Area.
2. From the A/V Tools box, select Delete History.

   The intermediates are deleted from the clip history as long as they are not being referenced by another clip. The proxies for the intermediates are black.

To delete sources and intermediates in a clip library:

1. In the EditDesk menu, select the Clip Library box to select the clip library you want to open.
2. In the clip library, select the clips that contain the intermediates or sources you want to delete. If you want to delete an intermediate that is used in multiple clips, select all the clips that contain it.
3. In the Clip Library menu, click Tools.
4. From the Tools menu, click Consolidate.

   The Consolidate controls appear.

5. Select an option from the Delete History option box corresponding to what you want to delete.

   Select: | To:
   --- | ---
   Intermediates | Delete the intermediates used to create a selected clip.
   Intermediates & Sources | Delete the intermediates and sources used to create a selected clip.

6. Click Delete History Frames, and then Confirm.

   The intermediates for the selected clips are deleted as long as they are not being used for other unselected clips.