Johnbee58 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I guess this would be a question for a programmer. I upload my work to a cloud storage service. I re downloaded a project recently and it came back OK but it was loaded with files with the extension .assets. They seem to be duplicates of the .cwp files in the main folder. I can't open these asset files. I don't have the app needed for them (whatever that is). I asked IDrives tech support why they are being generated. I sent him one for analysis and he said they are generated by the Cakewalk app. All I need to know is can I get rid of them without adversely affecting the .cwp files which seem to open OK. Thanks John B😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 11 minutes ago, Johnbee58 said: . . . files with the extension .assets. They seem to be duplicates of the .cwp files in the main folder. Did you do a binary comparison of the *.cwp and *.assets files using the MS-DOS File Compare tool? FC *.cwp *.assets /B Quote FC [d:][path]filename [d:][path]filename [/A][/C][/L][/Lb n] [/N][/T][/W][/(number)] or (for binary comparisons) FC [d:][path]filename [d:][path]filename [/B][/number] Purpose: Displays the differences between two files or sets of files. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 4 minutes ago, User 905133 said: Did you do a binary comparison of the *.cwp and *.assets files using the MS-DOS File Compare tool? FC *.cwp *.assets /B Thanks. I'll give this a try. 🙂John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Apple storage is weird. Have you ever lent a Thumb drive to a buddy who uses a Mac? It will come back with 3 new folders added. My guess is you can safely delete the asset files. They will still be on the cloud server anyways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 i believe the asset files were something in a version of CbB and then in a subsequent version were no longer used. so some projects may have them. but as far as i could tell there was no detriment to removing the them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Rather than users guessing, maybe an employee could answer this 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 (edited) 9 minutes ago, pwal³ said: Rather than users guessing There is that, but @Glenn Stanton is actually correct. @Johnbee58 you can safely delete the asset file, or just leave it there. EDIT: John check the folders you have uploaded, I suspect that they contained the "assets" folder (or was it an extension; I did a quick check and can't find any old projects that still have them). If this is happening only in the projects that contained the "assets" folder (or extension) then you can safely delete them before uploading to IDrive. One more EDIT: Did a deeper dive. it is an extension! IE: project_name.cwp.assets; you can safely delete it! The project was dated 2015. X2, maybe X3 back them? If Steve Cook was still around, he would have set us straight by now; we miss you @scook! t Edited June 15 by DeeringAmps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Jonesey Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I seem to remember back in the day, possibly X3 or Platinum, that SONAR users could make use of Landr? Was it a mastering service? Asset files were created for this purpose. I think 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 Thanks all. The strange thing is that I don't see these files before I upload them to IDrive, only after. At first I thought it was something the IDrive app was adding but the tech support guy said no. It's Cakewalk. I'm gonna delete them. They just cause too much confusion in the final storage. Thanks again 😀John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoens Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 (edited) On 6/15/2024 at 12:46 PM, pwal³ said: maybe an employee could answer this One did... 10 yrs ago http://forum.cakewalk.com/Cakewalk-assets-file-SOLVED-m3039654.aspx As did scook 9 yrs ago: Edited June 17 by sjoens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Jonesey Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 That was it - Gobbler, not Landr. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 3 hours ago, sjoens said: One did... 10 yrs ago http://forum.cakewalk.com/Cakewalk-assets-file-SOLVED-m3039654.aspx As did scook 9 yrs ago: cue biro with his threads from the dead comment 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 There's still one little mystery though. Why did these file only become visible after they were uploaded to a cloud storage service? I didn't see them before I put them up there. And they are NOT Hidden. They're out in the open. Not worrisome anymore but something a bit more to ponder for those who like to solve mysteries. 😁 😀JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoens Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Never uploaded mine anywhere but I have about 35 remnant asset files no bigger than 7KB ea. in older projects. ... now deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helios.G Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 On 6/15/2024 at 4:49 PM, DeeringAmps said: There is that, but @Glenn Stanton is actually correct. @Johnbee58 you can safely delete the asset file, or just leave it there. EDIT: John check the folders you have uploaded, I suspect that they contained the "assets" folder (or was it an extension; I did a quick check and can't find any old projects that still have them). If this is happening only in the projects that contained the "assets" folder (or extension) then you can safely delete them before uploading to IDrive. One more EDIT: Did a deeper dive. it is an extension! IE: project_name.cwp.assets; you can safely delete it! The project was dated 2015. X2, maybe X3 back them? If Steve Cook was still around, he would have set us straight by now; we miss you @scook! t Hey T, if you don't mind my asking... what happened to @Scook? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 5 hours ago, Helios.G said: what happened to @Scook? I don’t know, I’ve never seen it discussed. Or more correctly, I’ve never seen it explained. t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helios.G Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, DeeringAmps said: I don’t know, I’ve never seen it discussed. Or more correctly, I’ve never seen it explained. t Oh wow, He was always so helpful to me, and everyone else here too. Thanks for replying. I hope he's ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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