# error file size, 78mb for an empty .blend file :S

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [November 27, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980 "2012-11-27T10:19:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![hetors](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/hetors/32/14115_2.png) [@hetors](https://blenderartists.org/u/hetors)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980/1 "2012-11-27T10:19:46Z")

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Hi BH, I’m having some weirds problems with an empty .blend file. This empty file has a size of 78mb! and don’t know why… I went to the Outliner to check the datablock and I realized that there are objects indeed but they are not accessible.  
Some idea to clean up my file?.  
Thanks!.

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**Author:** ![Stauricus](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/stauricus/32/705312_2.png) [@Stauricus](https://blenderartists.org/u/Stauricus)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980/2 "2012-11-27T10:44:12Z")

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well, i didn’t really get it. if it’s just an empty file, what do you need it for?

or is it a file that’s not supposed to be empty?

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**Author:** ![Ace\_Dragon](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/ace_dragon/32/1067926_2.png) [@Ace\_Dragon](https://blenderartists.org/u/Ace_Dragon)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980/3 "2012-11-27T12:02:29Z")

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Does the file contain any baked simulations like with particle, smoke, or physics, because a decent simulation can sum up to a lot of data being stored and thus a large file-size.

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**Author:** ![hetors](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/hetors/32/14115_2.png) [@hetors](https://blenderartists.org/u/hetors)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980/4 "2012-11-27T12:21:37Z")

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> [@Stauricus](#):
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> well, i didn’t really get it. if it’s just an empty file, what do you need it for?
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> or is it a file that’s not supposed to be empty?

I’ll explain in a diferent way.  
I have an animated shot that only has a few props and just one character in scene (by link), the problem is that the file is too heavy for that kind of scene ( 78 mb)… similar scenes the file size is just below 12 mb… that’s the problem, I don’t understand why this file is heavier than the other. I deleted all object in the 78mb file and still heavy.  
Some idea to fix this problem?.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![hetors](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/hetors/32/14115_2.png) [@hetors](https://blenderartists.org/u/hetors)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/error-file-size-78mb-for-an-empty-blend-file-s/557980/5 "2012-11-27T12:56:13Z")

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Here is a capture. The Outliner says that there are 160 object but they are not accessible, I cant delete them ☹

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