200 .skp files in my plugins folder?

peter_shaw

I just cleaned up my \plugins folder, and discovered over 200 .skp files, named 1.skp, 2.skp, 3.skp etcetc. total size was over 1,2 gb. what the hell? anyone knows what these files are doing in there?

Gaieus

Did you open any to see what they are?

TIG

If you are using a SKP that is located on an external-device [memory-stick etc] or perhaps a network drive with a slow connection, then when Sketchup tries to make AutoSaved files etc it sometimes fails, so instead it makes a 0.skp, 1.skp etc [i.e. an unused 'name'] in the 'current working directory' [probably intending to rename the file when it's done but never succeeding], the cwd in your case seems to be 'Plugins ? [if you type Dir.pwd in the Ruby Console it should tell you that].
These 'backups' are not needed, but do check that the original SKP files have been properly saved onto the 'device' before deleting them...

peter_shaw

TIG, i'm indeed saving the files on a network device. thanks for explaining, interesting to know how that happened

btw, what is cwd? autosave folder?

Dir.pwd
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins

TIG

Just an acronym...
cwd = Current Working Directory
just as
pwd = Print Working Directory

Dir.pwd usually returns the Plugins folder... BUT some auto-loading scripts change the cwd to another folder, so you can never be certain - but here my guess proved right