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2019-12-23 3:11 pm
I was struck with a bit of 'dumb' with regard to my approach to the Arduino IDE. I noticed a message "Library Updates Available" so I downloaded/updated a large collection of files in the Arduino IDE 'Library'. I have since noticed that it now takes longer for the Arduino IDE to 'organize' when I use same. My question; How do I delete Ardunio IDE 'Library' files for which I have no use?
2019-12-23 6:50 pm
Hi Bob
First, you need to find your "Arduino" folder, the one where all of your sketches are stored. Its location will depend upon your operating system, an easy way to find it would be to start to save a sketch and make note of what folder it defaults to save it in.
Inside your "Arduino" folder you'll find a "libraries" folder. It contains folders for your installed libraries, and you can delete the ones you no longer require.
Just remember that if you revisit one of your older sketches that makes use of a library that you deleted it will fail to compile.
Hope that helps.
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Bill
"Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window." — Steve Wozniak
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2019-12-24 7:25 pm
Thanks for your words. I deleted a significant number of 'Library' 'Folders' after confirming that the contents are not required. Now the Arduino IDE 'gathers itself' much more quickly on startup. Yet another step up the Arduino IDE 'learning curve'. The time that I spent perusing the various files in the library folder added significantly to my understanding of the Arduino IDE.