Reviewing large project folders

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zerohootsoliver

Does anybody have any tips for quality checks on project folders?

The idea I have got is to have some kind of system that lets me verify that every folder is what I want. Like a tickbox.

I have not really got a system in place for checking copyrighted files or files that are no longer needed. I have obsessive thoughts about perfection and fear of cocking things up.

The folder is huge so I would imagine it takes a while to look through. I might want to look at picture viewing software and going through videos and images.

I might need a way to tick every file to verify that I have checked to verify if I got it from third party sources or created them myself.

Does anybody know any software that does this or have any tips to save my time and garentee that I have fully checked double checked and possibly triple checked.

I am kind of ADHD and have obsessive thoughts about perfectionism but struggle to have things organized with systems in place so I really do want to make sure every file is properly checked. But I guess if I do this I will have a good overview of how I can plan the future of my project.

I was thinking maybe I could have a copy of the game and just delete as many things as I can without deleting content that is actually used in the game.

The folder is huge and overtime I have added files which are there to help with the creative process and some things I just forgot to delete.

Thanks

Asthalis

in Godot, there are warning messages if you want, for instance, to delete a image that is used in the game. It usually reads "this image is used for (reference tscn), do you really want to delete it ?"). So you can't really do it accidentally, unless you confirm without watching the warning.
There is also a useful option in Project/Tools/Orphan Resource Explorer : explicit ownerships are counted for each resource. 0 does not mean this element is necessarily to delete (sometimes it is called only from code) but it may give hints.
From what I have learnt until now in my own project (Hop! 2D, check the topic in the same forum), I try not to keep useless files because it increases the final file size (sometimes by a lot) and the project keeps getting bigger and bigger for no obvious reason.
In my own case, all sprites I need are stored in the same folder but I put scene files in different ones, depending on their purpose (heroes, enemies, autoload, generel prefabs, etc.). It helps keeping it clearer when the project grows and you sometimes lose track of a scene file you need.