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Is there any way yet to delete screen datablocks in outliner ? I have a couple of temp screens from my old startup file that freeze 2.75.

Frank
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To delete one or several screen layouts you should use Info window:

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Here the same technique as for deleting images is used, i.e with Shift pressed click enter image description here button near the screen layout name to delete it completely from the .blend (it will disappear after reboot).

To delete many layouts, it may be easier to delete all of them except for one.

Mr Zak
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  • Yes thanks I know that way but if I try as soon as I hit the X Blender just freezes. The mouse still moves but nothing will work..except Crl+Q. Even if I Ctrl +left or right arrow and get to one it will freeze. The old way with the script isn't ideal. Just have to be careful. –  Jul 04 '15 at 00:02
  • As I've got you have this problem only with several ("temp ones") screen layouts. If 2.75 version lags like this, delete them from 2.74 and save it with Ctrl+U, just to be sure. – Mr Zak Jul 04 '15 at 10:48
  • Also you can try to use bpy.data.screens['BrokenScreen'].user_clear() and reload the file. – Mr Zak Jul 04 '15 at 11:16
  • Good Morning its just 7am here. I was going to try your first idea (sounds logical) however then your second idea popped up and got me thinking/confused. Would you care to elaborate on exactly how to do that. I would like to keep the setup of all my "good" screens and not have to redo the others. Thanks much for your time. Sorry guess I haven't got how posting here works yet. My first try at it. –  Jul 04 '15 at 11:13
  • 'BrokenScreen' should be the name of screen to delete with no quotes ? My earlier reference to your second idea was to one that has been deleted it seems. Also 2.74 wouldn't delete "temp.001-full" either. –  Jul 04 '15 at 12:00
  • Please disregard first first part of above. After using the "user_clear" method the screens in question showed the no user 0 next to them in the pulldown but after both just closing or Ctrl+U and closing they were still there went opened again. –  Jul 04 '15 at 12:40
  • Waited too long to edit my last comment. In the outliner there are six different temp files but only three show in the pulldown. I'll try deleting all that are listed and see if that works. Thanks again. –  Jul 04 '15 at 13:23
  • No luck. Seems I recall this being a problem for some time now. I couldn't delete them but I could just Ctrl+right arrow through my screens arrangement without Blender freezing. Had read there had been work done the outliner and was hoping I could do it that way. –  Jul 04 '15 at 14:41
  • Upload your problem .blend to pasteall.org and give a link here. I don't get what "temp.001-full" should delete 2.74. You might want to read some info about organizing your startup.blend and UI layouts – Mr Zak Jul 04 '15 at 17:02
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The solution is to go to the Outliner and choose the Data API sub-editor, then untwirl the Screens and search for and check Runtime Data checkbox for the screens that you want to delete.

After this, save the file and reload and it’ll be cleaned.

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