Re: P2 and Raylight Scenario - Thanks Bob

Actually, I usually throw away renders, depending on the complexity. Usually the source files & AFX/Motion/Shake files are fine, just need some render time. QT ref files go away, since they tend to be temporary files anyway.
But really, once CapScratch & MXFs are deleted, the rest rarely take up more than a DVD or so.
So, yes, I'd reload those folders off the archive DVD(s) onto edit RAID.

You can delete CapScratch files, since tape-based media can be-redigitized, and MXFs are stored on their "camera master" drives. So all that's left is that which is stored in those respective folders.

If I were taking in something like VHS, or other non-timecode based media, THOSE I'd save somehow (if the project warranted that level of archival).

This workflow is assuming that you're archiving your "camera master" drives. Hence the ease with which I can say "toss" the working MXF files.

Hope that made my workflow clear as mud.