# Why are Flame archives still so ridulously bloated? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Created:** [February 4, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004 "2022-02-04T23:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/48 "2022-02-08T21:14:49Z")
My bookmarks were getting ridiculous big and since I usually view this forum on my phone I was loosing the ability to see other messages. Maybe that is the “remind me” section 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/walter/32/10701_2.png) [@walter](https://forum.logik.tv/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/49 "2022-02-08T23:30:54Z")
> [@andy\_dill](#): > > There should be a “hall of fame” Surely you meant “Hall of Flame…” Would it be possible for the forum to automatically promote posts like this based on aggregate user bookmarks? So the posts that a certain threshold of us bookmark are made even more visible to the community? ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/50 "2022-02-09T00:11:31Z")
It does that already but not based on bookmarks. Instead of viewing “Latest,” you view “Top” and the site sorts Topics based on Views, Likes, and Replies. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/a/ab243399256fd7d06b7fe7a34867b61c84dd0ce7.png) ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/51 "2022-02-09T00:45:41Z")
There is of course also a “upvote like Reddit” flavor, but…I dunno…upvoting is so…I dunno. icky? ---
**Author:** ![andymilkis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andymilkis/32/11067_2.png) [@andymilkis](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andymilkis)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/53 "2022-02-09T03:29:11Z")
And that man’s name was Elon Musk… ---
**Author:** ![friendlyape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@friendlyape](https://forum.logik.tv/u/friendlyape)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/54 "2022-02-09T06:34:08Z")
Hijacking for a moment because path translation was mentioned…does path translation work for anyone?? it seems like the simplest thing but I have never ever had it work. Or maybe im missing the point of it entirely? My use case is almost always: I’m inheriting a conform that was setup on a Mac with a drive of rushes, (sometimes with extra bits of media/stock footage/etc). Because of this, everything points to /Volumes/drive instead of /mnt/drive or /run/media/drive. So I don’t need to relink everything again, I want to path translate /Volumes/drive to its new location. Is this what path translate is for? I set up the two locations so you would think it would work but it never does. I end up just manually mounting or symlink-ing in the terminal but would ideally love to keep this functionality inside Flame… Show me the way! ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/55 "2022-02-09T07:42:53Z")
This is what it is used for. I can’t think that I have a problem with it. Would love to here from others but I have had no problem @friendlyape Source: /Volumes/drive What the Mac sees Destination: /mnt/drive What your Linux sees ---
**Author:** ![friendlyape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@friendlyape](https://forum.logik.tv/u/friendlyape)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/56 "2022-02-09T08:31:44Z")
Hah! It does work!..I wonder what I’ve been doing wrong…? im gonna opt with saving my ego by sayomg it was shadow patched in the latest release ---
**Author:** ![onlycarlyouknow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/onlycarlyouknow/32/2535_2.png) [@onlycarlyouknow](https://forum.logik.tv/u/onlycarlyouknow)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/57 "2022-02-09T19:42:50Z")
It’s funny everyone can have workflows that are so different. I never cache anything. My problem with caching is all the data duplication, it’s like you’re storing your job twice. Pretty much anything on the timeline ends up with a Resize node stuck on it, so it’s going to get rendered anyway. So the only thing that I’m really using uncached is source files for Batch, and the server is plenty fast enough for that. I do really wish Flame had better re-linking tools though. It’s so easy in Resolve to move projects from home to the office, you get like a 2mb project file, then just either point it in the general direction of the files or even just toss the entire folder into the media manager and it relinks everything. ---
**Author:** ![onlycarlyouknow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/onlycarlyouknow/32/2535_2.png) [@onlycarlyouknow](https://forum.logik.tv/u/onlycarlyouknow)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/58 "2022-02-09T19:46:11Z")
We got rid of the path translation in the bluntest possible way by just attaching all our network mounts on the linux boxes at /Volumes/whatever. It’s silly you can’t change that on the macs, but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Peter](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Peter)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/59 "2022-02-10T04:30:47Z")
Jeffrey from Adsk helped with this info: Alternative to Path Translation in Flame > **[Alternative to Path Translation in Flame | Flame Products | Autodesk...](https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/flame-products/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Alternative-to-Path-Translation-in-Flame.html)** > > How to create a mount point as an alternative to Path Translation, to correctly link the media when taking off Flame from the source media server.   Path translation is useful when file system location of the clip's source has been modified or... ---
**Author:** ![digitalbanshee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/digitalbanshee/32/1160_2.png) [@digitalbanshee](https://forum.logik.tv/u/digitalbanshee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/60 "2022-02-18T18:04:47Z")
Haha I started my “Flame tips” notes into a Google spreadsheet a decade ago so I could access it from any facility I was working in. It got so big that I am moving it onto [Papyrs.com](http://Papyrs.com) much easier to search/sort topics 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/61 "2022-02-18T18:34:57Z")
This looks good 🔺 Do you mind @digitalbanshee if I link this to the wiki suggestion thread: [Looking for a cloud-based Wiki Hosting service that isn’t too expensive](https://forum.logik.tv/t/looking-for-a-cloud-based-wiki-hosting-service-that-isnt-too-expensive/4612) It wasn’t mentioned and it fits that perfectly 👍 ---
**Author:** ![digitalbanshee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/digitalbanshee/32/1160_2.png) [@digitalbanshee](https://forum.logik.tv/u/digitalbanshee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/62 "2022-02-18T18:50:40Z")
Yup! It’s just a fancy WIKI, which is just what I wanted. It could work for that for the Flame Forum’s Tips & Tricks; people could edit/add entries and we are off to the races… ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/63 "2022-02-18T19:17:52Z")
> [@digitalbanshee](#): > > Flame Forum’s Tips & Tricks; people could edit/add entries I love this idea @digitalbanshee I wish I had more people adding info to our company wiki. There isn’t much enthusiasm for adding to ours. There are some people who are good at things like this and others that aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![digitalbanshee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/digitalbanshee/32/1160_2.png) [@digitalbanshee](https://forum.logik.tv/u/digitalbanshee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004/64 "2022-02-18T19:59:36Z")
If we make one for the Logik forum maybe people will use it? 🤔 [Previous page](https://forum.logik.tv/t/why-are-flame-archives-still-so-ridulously-bloated/5004.md?page=2)