Free up disc space!

yo guys!!
well i am loving FCPX, really enjoying using it!
whats the proper way to free up disc space though please after i have finished working on a project!
do i go movies>final cut events and delete the event please? or do it in FCPX itself?
whats the best and most practical way to do this please?
many thanks!!

Deleting at the project level essentially just deletes render files, which can be sizable, but certainly doesn't cover everything involved.
anyone know if i just go in the movies>final cut events folder and just delete that please?
Yes, you can do this, and it does delete all the original media (if copied to the event) and transcoded media (e.g., optimized/proxy). You can also do this within FCPX itself by selecting the event, and from the File menu choose "Move Event to Trash." FCPX will warn you that any projects that might use the event will have a missing media icon, but it sounds like you are also deleting the projects as well.

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