How to manage unused image and font files in Crimson to maintain a smooth-running database.
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Crimson versions 3.0 3.1 3.2
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Any HMS Networks device that uses the above Crimson software versions.
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Description of how to find and purge unused display page images to maintain an efficient, smooth-running database. There are a few things to remember when working with large multi-page databases.
Simply deleting an image or to a lesser degree one of our native system primitives. That image or primitive is still in the image folder and must be purged if no longer used to maintain a smaller database file size. The larger the database file size the more system recourses it requires when running.
If you use externally loaded images on your display pages this can be a factor if you notice reduce system performance.
Below is an explain of a simple database with a few display page images and system primitives. To find and purge unused images.
Launch your database.
Click Display Pages > Pages > Images> manage Images as shown below
After clicking manage image database you will see a list of all images used and not currently used. As below
Click the purged images button on the tool bar. This will ask if you really want to delete these images and if you select YES. All images listed as not used will be purged from memory.
The same can be done with Fonts if you have multiple text fonts that are no longer used.
Doing this as periodic maintenance especially when working with large databases can be an easy way to maintain system efficiency.
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