Shotcut app size

[Teweuz]

What is the app size when installed? Can someone check it out and write here pls

[Namna]

252 Mo

[MusicalBox]

Windows installation in the Program Files folder : 315 Mo

There is also another folder in AppData > Local > Meltytech > Shotcut that weights only a few megs after installation but it can grow over time if you use proxies and don’t delete them.

EDIT: hmm Actually, there is a large file in AppData > Local > Meltytech > Shotcut
db.sqlite3 = 186 Mo

[Teweuz]

Thanks to both of you

[Namna]

@MusicalBox

Actually, there is a large file in AppData > Local > Meltytech > Shotcut
db.sqlite3 = 186 Mo

De temps en temps, pensez à supprimer ce fichier. Je le fait périodiquement et Shotcut ne s’en comporte que mieux.

From time to time, consider deleting this file. I do it periodically and Shotcut behaves better for it.

[shotcut]

The db file is the cache of waveforms and thumbnails.

[ejmillan]

Related to the creation of proxies in hidden folder, I configured Shotcut so that the creation of proxies has another destination, as I explain in these links, to be able to manage better the proxies that I don’t need.

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