Deleting empty folders

I am trying to delete an empty folder from Robohelp. I've had
this problem before & resolved it following some advice from
this forum. The problem this time seems to be a file called
ehlpdhtm.js (found in the Baggage folder). The instructions I got
before said to remove all references to this file. The problem is:
this file is in the code for every single topic I have. So I don't
know what to do to fix it. I have 13,000 topics in my help file so
there's no way I can remove it from all of them. Any suggestions?
thanks!
C

The ehlpdhtm.js file is added to each topic regardless of
whether the topic actually needs it. It contains dynamic HTML code
(e.g. drop down or expanding text). If your topics do not contain
any dynamic HTML then it is probably safe to remove the file from
baggage. If you can't do this from within RH, open the rhbag.apj
file in Notepad and remove it there. I recommend the usual advice
about taking backups before doing anything though.

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I ran into this same issue on my new iPad(3rd gen) after upgrading from iPad 2, I had a few hundred empty events(it took at least 30s of scrolling as fast as I could to reach the bottom). I use the camera connection kit as well as the EyeFI app to import photos constantly so it was a bit of a mess. I’m doing a road trip to SF area soon and needed space for new photos so I need to figure something out. After a bunch of digging around on the internet and looking into tools from my earlier jailbreaking days, I found a solution to do a full reset on the Photos.app. This does NOT require a jailbreak!
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PhotoData (this has all the photos, database, etc synced from iTunes)
DCIM (this is the camera roll)
Photos (I think this is just the data to determine which iTunes library its synced with)
PhotoStreamsData (iCloud Photo Stream data)
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DiskAid: I used v5.12 on my Mac Mini(10.7.3)
http://www.digidna.net/products/diskaid

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I would love any help. I've spent about 6 hours yesterday looking for a solution for this project...
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I am tired of iPhoto's difficulty to use as soon as you modify pix and try to move pix from a computer to another.
It creates tones of duplicates files, empty folders and doesn't even recognize px it already imported.
I have the same pix floating everywhere.
THen i tried to delete some folders and files and some pix are now 'offline'.
Any trik other than don't mess with iPhoto, don't modify your pix and don't move them from one computer to the other one.
Help!

xavier
iPhoto is a database. Think of it this way. When you use iPhoto it's like hiring a filing clerk and giving them your shoe box full of photos. "Take these and sort them out so that when I ask for one, you can give it to me, and fast." So the Clerk sets up his filing structure, then goes home for the evening and you go into the filing cabinets and move things around. Next morning, it is any wonder that the Clerk can't find things?
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You do everything you need to do via the iPhoto Window - and the good news is that everything you need to do can be done from there. So, ignore the iPhoto Library Folder. There are no user serviceable parts in there.
Want to access a file: There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
To upload to MySpace or any site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
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If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser. Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Also, for 10.5 users: If you use the extended Open or Attach dialogue (with Column View) you can scroll to the bottom of the Shortcuts and find the Media browser there. Select any pic you want from there.
Want to use a photo editor? You can set Photoshop (or any image editor)as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically.
FYI: This might explain how the iPhoto Library Folder is laid out: A Note about the iPhoto Library Folder:
In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
Regards
TD

Listing of deleted files/folders

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1. What are these folders?
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I'm reposting this because my last post was hijacked with idiotic and irrelevant responses.
I'm using 10.6.5, and the only user on my computer, which is a 17" mac pro.
Issue.
I have folders cluttering up my main window. Pictures, Public and Sites. I don't use them, I've never used them and want to permanently delete them.
If I control click on them in an attempt to move them to the trash, I get the message "Sites" can't be modified or deleted because it's required by Mac OS X.
There are numerous empty folders like this in my user library as well, Voices, Sounds, Screen Savers, Input Methods, etc. (not the System Library). They are wasting space and I'd like to permanently get rid of them. In the older OS, 7, 8, 9, all these folders and files could easily be deleted. Not now.
There has to be a way to delete this stuff.
If you know how to do this, can you give a step-by-step instruction.
Thanks in advance.
Message was edited by: stackjones

OK. You think it's dumb. But there are reasons for preventing people like yourself from wandering willy nilly in the OS when they haven't a clue as to what they are doing.
yea kappy, i think its dumb.
and there is nothing willy nilly about removing folders that aren't used.
as for not having a clue what they are doing. i'd say i have a great clue. they are empty, in non-use, will never be used and i want them gone!
back in the day when we had os 7,8,9, i could easily go in and strip out numerous folders and files, and my system ran as fast as it could back in those days, as a result.
i'm not saying now - that it affects the computer speed or anything like that. but i am saying those folders are a nuisance. and if a system can operate without empty folders being deleted, that is some pretty weak *** programming!!!
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