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ret5hd

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7. You aren't storing a seperate copy of a post...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #5)

Tue May 2, 2017, 05:25 PM

May 2017

You are merely storing a "pointer" to a post. It would not matter if it was pointing to a post with only one word in it, or a photography post with multiple large jpegs in it...the "pointer" to the post would only take up a few bytes.

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please, how do I selectively clean out the list under "My Posts" [View all] oldcynic May 2017 OP

The pro-active way: ret5hd May 2017 #1

I've been desparately trying to reach your numbers. oldcynic May 2017 #3

There isn't any way to clean it out, except to delete the posts. CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #2

Aren't they taking up a lot of room on whereever these things are stored? oldcynic May 2017 #4

I used to wonder that as well, but apparently it's not an issue. CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #5

You aren't storing a seperate copy of a post... ret5hd May 2017 #7

Thank you for the explanation! I had no idea how those things work. CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #8

You posts take up whatever space they take up discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2017 #6

you guys always come through... oldcynic May 2017 #9

Thank you for the question discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2017 #10