Storage & Recycle Bin

Open Settings → Data Storage → Local store to see where projects live and how Oleafly uses disk space.

Projects folder

The path shown at the top identifies the library on this computer, written as ~/… when it sits inside your home folder. It stays blurred until you hover over it or reach it with Tab, so a screenshot of Settings doesn’t reveal it. The button beside it opens the folder in your file manager.

Each project is a folder containing its source and supporting files. Use the path when making a backup; see Your files and data for the wider app data directory.

Storage usage

The storage summary distinguishes the parts of your library:

Reading	What it tells you
Projects	Project count and the space occupied by projects
Files	File count and folder count
Images	Image count and size
PDFs	PDF count and size
Project files	Source files and metadata
Git history	Local version history
Build cache	Generated build output
App data	Assets and settings

The summary reports inaccessible entries separately when it cannot count them. Use the individual categories to understand growth; they describe related parts of the library and should not be added together as independent totals.

Refresh storage usage

Click the refresh control to recalculate after importing projects, downloading assets, or deleting files.

Automatic checkpoints

Choose whether successful, validated compiles save checkpoints. Checkpoints provide a way to return to a known compiled version of the manuscript.

Checkpoint notifications

Use the notification setting to control checkpoint storage notices. This changes the notices, separately from whether checkpoints are created.

Recycle Bin

Deleted projects remain in the Recycle Bin until you remove them. Each entry shows its name, deletion time, and size. There is no automatic cleanup.

Restore

Choose Restore beside a project to return it to the library. Open it from the library and inspect its files before continuing your work.

Permanently delete

Use the trash control beside a recycled project to remove that project permanently. Read the named-project confirmation before accepting it.

Clear all

Choose Clear all in the Recycle Bin header to remove all recycled projects after confirmation. Export or back up anything you want to keep first.

Delete all projects

The library-wide delete action moves projects to the Recycle Bin. This is separate from permanently clearing the bin. Use the ordinary project menu when you only want to remove one project.

Cloud sync tab

The Cloud sync tab backs up your library projects and settings to your own Dropbox. It’s experimental, so turn on Cloud sync in Settings → Experimentation first. See Cloud sync with Dropbox.

To move projects between computers with Git instead, use GitHub sync.