How to delete all unused materials from a Blender 2.8 file, time saving tips for beginners

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   Wilson on May 15, 2019 14:25 PM

   Very useful advice. Thank you.
   Great "Purge"!!

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     Daniel Oakfield on May 15, 2019 16:41 PM

     Thank you so much Wilson :)

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   Rudmer Rotteveel on May 15, 2019 21:15 PM

   Awesome stuff. These types of tips are incredibly useful, though often overlooked. Thank you!

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   ToshiCG on May 16, 2019 01:34 AM

   Oh cool! What I always did was to save my scene, then File > Revert. Now the unused materials should be marked with a 0. Now save and do File > Revert one more time. This usually makes the unused stuff disappear. You way is obviously better! :)

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   Simon Hart on August 21, 2019 07:06 AM

   Great to know!!

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   Rashad on September 7, 2019 22:17 PM

   Well that's awesome to know, thanks!
   Would be nice to figure out a way of permanently deleting it from the file in the material screen, so that I don't have to the outliner too. Hmmm . . .

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   BuckForth on May 25, 2020 05:52 AM

   SO i go to remove material and it's just not an option. Like it's not on the dropdown and I can't seem to find any actual reason as to why

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   Danzel on September 29, 2022 06:02 AM

   Thanks mate, really useful tip.

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