Render Files folder over 450GB

My question is, ok i can delete them manually, which its stupid it should remove the ones that aren't needed anymore itself.
Well, I have a project that I use weekly, I do not want to lose the project. I can't delete the files manually in the render folder as they are all random numbers and letters so its too hard.
Only way I can see fit is to delete the project and start all over but I don't really want to do that. This project consists of a section from 50 different videos, of about 30 seconds each clip made into one clip of 30 minutes. Each week some clips get deleted (not all) and new ones replace them. Just to give you an idea of the situation.
Could I transfer it to a new project?
Any help would be appreciated.

Ok, I solved it, i went to FILE>PROJECT PROPERTIES, that takes you back to a list of projects. Then you go to FILE>DELETE PROJECT RENDER FILES, and choose the option 'Delete Unused Only' if you want to keep your current project and that removes all unused, so I now have 496GB free hard drive space instead of 40GB.

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