FCP X archive project - suggestions?

Is there a proven method someone has documented for saving enough stuff to be able to recreate a project after it's been shared? (i really don't like this forum search - why do I have to start a new discussion before suggested similar discussions are listed - must be me I guess)
At the moment I save everything starting with the camera archives and audio files. After a spot of transcoding and proxying these balloon to many GBs.
What can I safely delete? I'm happy to let FCP re-render and transcode if I have to go back to a project in the future.
Each project results in a 30 minute TV show culled from 2 x 8GB camera cards and some multitrack audio (tiny).
Right now I have 3 TB of Glyphs about 70% full after 5 shows.

Use the search box on the right side of the forum window. The whole entering question box is weirdly phrased to me too.
You juste need the original media files, proxies, optimized, and render files can be dumped.

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There is no full media manager in FCP. You can use the duplicate project function to duplicate the project together with only the clips used in the project, but it will be the whole clips. Do not duplcaite the render files. Unless it's a very small project, and the original media is heavily compressed, it's unlikely to fit on a DVD.
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I have been creating projects since March of this year and have completed 4 projects so far but I am continuing to keep them in the project library for this simple reason: not being able to decide how to archive them because of their huge sizes! I do not want to dump them forever but would like to retain them for future requirements such as reediting them or bringing them out in different languages.
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Thanks for your replies Ian and Andy.
I am aware of what you have stated [Duplicating the project with only the used clips coupled with exclusion of render files], that it would be occupying the least drive space. But, this seems to be only the 'general accepted view'. There does seemto be a workaround.
Before proceeding ahead I would like to admit one error I had written earlier: Tom had not talked about projects but about events...I had written so [above]:
To minimise sizes of archived projects, Tom had suggested that it would suffice to keep only the currentversionfcpproject and delete the rest.
Upon going once again through the concerned thread, I found out that I had wronly quoted him so. What he had written concerned events, and what he had written is this:
4. No, don't delete all contents of the event folder. Delete the Original Media folder, render folder, and transcoded media, but back up the currentevent.fcpevent.
I would like you to go this very pertinent thread in detail and see how one and all can benefit from it:
Re: How do I properly archive or save projects so they could be used in the future
It would be just great if the nitty gritty details of the possibilty of having lesser space occupying re-editable project archives could be worked upon by ALL OF YOU SENIORS IN THIS FIELD as this is a matter of concern to all.
The present method of economical storing of projects [Duplicating the project with only the used clips coupled with exclusion of render files] could be likened to this:
HAVING TO STORE A HUGE-SIZED JACKFRUIT EVEN THOUGH YOUR NEED IS ONLY FOR A SINGLE SEED OF IT!
And Ian, thanks for stengthening my faith that God will provide! I may be empty handed now, but, with your brief sermon [wish most of us get such small dosed-sermons instead one ones extending to 50 minutes and over...will make the job of editing a breeze!] I now fully believe that there is a lad over here in these very forums who has with him 5 loaves and 2 fish[es]! Hope that lad will allow all of us to feed upon his precious fare!

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Hello All,
I don't know whether this is the correct forum to post my confusion.Apologies if I had posted it in wrong place.
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I am having 1 1/2 yrs of data archiving experience in my total 2 yrs of total IT in SAP application.In my first project, I was in an archiving team of 5 members.
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