Deleting Source Files??

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I'm using the old Adobe Premiere Pro 7. I have 130 scenes (60 hours of footage) that I need to edit. I don't want 60 hours of raw footage clogging up my hard disk. What is the best way to save the movie as I edit and delete the unwanted clips (footage) as I go in order to free up disk space?

For example: If I capture one tape (60 minutes of footage) and only need 10 minutes worth of footage from that one tape, can I delete the remaining 50 minutes from my hard disk completely (and therefore free up that hard disk space) without also losing the 10 minutes of edited footage that I want to keep? If so, how?

I have searched the Adobe help index as well as this forum and can't find an answer to my problem. Thanks for your insight!!
 
You can't. The only way is to render out those 10 minutes uncompressed and delete the original raw footage. But once they're gone, you can't change your mind later. Sounds like you're editing a feature, so it's pretty much guarantee that you'll be wanting to make changes later on and you'll want to have as much material to work with as possible.
 
You could consolidate/trim your project. If you're not sure how to do this, let me know and I might be able to help you out.
 
Thanks jade8472 & bpotter for your advice. Unfortunately, I'm stumbling my way around the process (editing is not my strong point). I directed & am producing a feature from footage my team shot last year but my editor had to move away and I'm left with editing it myself. I'm going to investigate both suggestions. I actually rendered a short sequence last night, deleted source clips, only to discover the sequence was gone. I rendered it compressed though:( because I didn't see another option. And consolidating/trimming sounds like a viable option as well & will research the process but if any "pointers"can be offered I would be EXTREMELY grateful. Thanks again.
 
I was just thinking (history is made!), usb 2.0 external hard drives are pretty cheap and are fast enough to run dv25 footage. You can get a large external hard drive for your project.
 
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