Protools Backup, Deleting the old files in PT Options

[Bloot]

I'm running ProTools 002 on a G5, and I'm so far OK for memory on the separate HD. However, I've discovered that any song file will work quite happily on the latest version of audio files that PT creates, so in a couple of instances I've deleted the old audio files - the song still comes up OK, but it brings up a menu to recreate the deleted files, or search for them.
Somewhere I have already reduced the number of backup files to keep, perhaps in preferences/options or similar.
Could anyone advise how I can "normalise" the current reduced version of the song file.
I'd like to keep the 'multitrack' versions of songs as well the mixes, but I need the files to be as small as reasonably possible.
many thanks,
Bloot

[banevt]

If you Delete the files this way you still might have to get rid of it in the session so when you open the session it doesn't look for the audio file you have deleted from the session again. Another thing that happens when you consolidate a file is that it gets rid of fades you might have had on your edits. If the dialog screen comes up again make sure you check the box that says regenerate missing fades then save your session and it won't come up again unless you consolidate files again. If the same dialog box still comes up another thing you can do is click the all button in your group select box, then triple click a track so that every track in your session is highlighted, then hit (shift+command+u) that is the select unused function. This selects all the audio files not used in your session now you can use (shif+command+b) I hardly ever delete files permanently because I wouldn't want to lose something, but do so with discretion is my advice. Either way try just removing it from the session. That should get rid of the screen but sometimes when you rename an audio file in PT it looks for the same audio file under the old name. Anyway I hope this helps.