Deleting .rbz file

reyems · 29 Mar 2018, 11:44

Sorry if this is a silly question...After I install a plugin I am left with an rbz file AND an rb file of the same name. Do I delete the .rbz file?

Appreciate any help. Thanks!

juju · 29 Mar 2018, 11:56

@reyems said:

Sorry if this is a silly question...After I install a plugin I am left with an rbz file AND an rb file of the same name. Do I delete the .rbz file?

How are you installing the plugin / extension?

You should not be scratching around copying and pasting stuff around, use the built-in utility (extension manager) in SketchUp to install / uninstall your plugins / extensions.

Oh, and don't delete the .RBZ files, keep them stored should you need to do a fresh installation, but be sure to keep them (as well as you plugins / extensions) updated.

Dave R · 29 Mar 2018, 12:52

The RBZ file is not needed after you've installed the extension. You don't need to keep it and I would recommend deleting it. Extensions you install will be in a user directory that is not affected by uninstalling/reinstalling SketchUp. If you ever do need to refresh the SketchUp installation and replace the extensions, it would be wisest to install the extensions fresh from their sources instead of from old RBZ files you've kept.

If you use the Sketchucation Extension Store tool and the Extension Warehouse to install extensions, you won't have any RBZ files to delete except the one for SCF Extension store which you need to download from here to install.