title: before-prune
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body: This event is emitted right before Lektor searches the build directory for data that does not match a known artifact. Orphaned data is then removed. This event is also emitted before a `clean`, that is, when the build directory is completely purged of all data.
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signature: builder, all
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summary: This event is emitted before unused data in the build folder is removed.
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type: event
