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I don’t think there is a solution for this, but I thought I would post. I like my templates to be files, as do most people. I can create new files and they work just fine. However, if I delete a file with my file system, those templates are still in the database and if you sync, the files will be re-created. How can I avoid this?

Hi Charming,

This is because EE is always the master holder for all template files. If you don’t delete it from the EE db then EE thinks they should still be there and recreates the files if they are missing. The only way to get rid of them for good is to delete them using the Control Panel (CP). In the CP go to “Desing > Templates > Template Manager” and depending on how many template groups you have. Click the template group you want to delete the template file from. Then click the “delete” option on the far right for the template you want to delete. You will get a confirmation page asking if you are sure you want to delete this template. Click the “delete” button on the confirmation page and that’s it. Your template should be deleted from the db and the file will also be delete from the folder. I hope that helps.

Mike

Yeah, I know. I was just hoping for a way to git rid of all that. Lo and behold, I found the answer I am looking for.

http://getbunch.com/post/12702917040/expressionengine-version-control