SFK files lying around…

[Gary Kleiner]

.sfk files are the audio waveform “drawings” for your files, and have no efect on how smoothly your clips work.

Can you describe how they are getting in your way?

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Jawjawnawnasaws]

When for an example zipping a folder, there are un-neccesary .SFK files included in it, that aren’t needed.
I just want to get rid of them as soon as I close Vegas, somehow.

[Mike Kujbida]

Sorry but you’re going to have to do it the hard way.
That is, go to each relevant folder, find them and delete them.

[Edward Troxel]

And if you do delete them, you’ll have to WAIT for them to be re-built every time you open that file. I’d rather leave them than wait. You can always change your sort order to sort by file type instead of file name. Then all the SFK’s will be out of your way.

Edward Troxel

[Allen Zagel]

As far as searching, use the old fashion Windows search tool. Right click on the start menu, click on search, search “My-Computer” for *.sfk.

then you can do what you want with the results. Move them all or delete them. I dunno, they never bothered me.
Allen

ASX Media Productions
https://www.asxvideo.com

[Jerry Waters]

I don’t like them either. They make it difficult (in my mind) to see what you are doing. I usually sort by type to avoid them and when they are too much, delete them while they are bunched.

[Torin Gondo]

I totally understand the need for SFK files but littering the directories with tiny files is just bad design. Like every pro software out there, Vegas should use a cache directory (which is user specifiable) to store these files. Users can clean up the cache is desired at their discretion and have Vegas rebuild the sfk files as needed. As sophisticated software as Vegas is, I just can’t believe this faulty design.

– T

[Edward Troxel]

I, personally, like the two files kept together. That way when I’m done with an audio clip, I go to that folder, delete the WAV file, and also delete the SFK file at the same time. If it was somewhere else, no I have to go to TWO locations to find the second file. And if it’s some obscure name (like happens when importing from CD if you don’t rename the file), it would be even harder to find. I don’t see this as “faulty design”.

Edward Troxel

[Torin Gondo]

But that’s the whole point of “cache” directories. It’s like temp directories … you don’t need to manage at all. You don’t need to bother selecting the wav and sfk files to delete when you’re done with your project. The program manages it all for you … as a user, you’d set the max cache size or age of file … program will delete the files automatically when they’re not used anymore.

It’s a common feature of programs these days. Not sure why Vegas developers haven’t implemented yet but hope they do in next upgrade.

– T

[Fred Smith]

I absolutely DESPISE .SFK files. I work with lots of different client files in various folders and sorting through them with .SFKs mixed in like weeds in a garden is annoying at best. I made a batch file (“roundup.bat”) that goes through all folders and deletes them, but I still have to deal with them between deletions. The time it takes to rebuild the waveform displays is minimal. SFK files are a holdover from the days of Sonic Foundry on “486” computers aren’t they? I’d much rather wait a few extra seconds every time I open a file than to have half the files in my folders be essentially useless clutter. The cache idea is excellent. Sprinkling .SFK files all over the place is just sloppy programming.