Understanding VS X6 file extensions

[rkstudio]

Hello,
I'm confused about all the file extensions and their purposes pertaining to VS6. I don't really get the reason for all the different ones like, .upx,

To be specific, I'm making videos and I have a few that I haven't edited yet but they're using valuable space on my already taxed hard-drive memory space.
What I'm trying to do now is move the videos from my computer hard drive to my external hard-drive and still be able to edit my videos.

I'm asking especially about the .upx files which seem to be the culprits taking up my hard-drive space. But I'm also wondering about how the whole process works so I can understand it so I don't have to keep asking and researching this. I can't seem to find a tutorial that addresses these issues. If anyone knows of a tutorial, please let me know, or explain it for me.

Thank you.

[canuck]

Did you do a google search on "Corel upx files"? There are several hits that explain what they are. Here is link to one thread in this forum:http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38967

Anyway, upx files are created because you have enabled the SmartProxy option. Perhaps reading the manual will help you to understand proxy files

[rkstudio]

Thanks but I just checked the user guide and it doesn't mention anything about files or file extensions. So here I am spending a whole lot of valuable time trying to get over another hurdle.
Actually my question is a lot more involved than that. My main concern is weather I can move these files to my external hard-drive so I can free up space on my already taxed internal HD.

Thanks

[BrianCee]

The .upx files are the smart proxy files - just delete them all - if you put a video in the timeline which requires a proxy file it will just regenerate it.

under "Settings >> Smart proxy manager >> Smart proxy file manager" is the option to select and delete proxy files from your HDD


also under "Settings >> Smart proxy manager >> settings" is the option to send the proxy files anywhere you want on your system .

[rkstudio]

Thank you, Brian.

I was afraid if I deleted them, then the next time I opened a video to the timeline, I would see that re-link error message. I did some research last night, so your answer makes sense enough for me to understand what you mean.

Also, I really need to understand the settings to set up the proxy options under the performance tab. Some people said they don't use the default settings for those.

Anyway, Thanks again!

[BrianCee]

I have never changed any of those settings - I just use the default

[rkstudio]

Ok, thanks, Brian!