Do not treat the button name as a universal deletion recipe
Kodi’s current settings page is marked for v22, while the publisher’s October 2026 announcement still labels v22 a release candidate. The instructions here concern that documented behaviour, not an assertion that every stable installation has identical controls. Establish whether you are maintaining the video or music library before taking action, and keep a backup appropriate to the collection.
Video removal precedes cleanup in the documented workflow
For video, the settings manual describes orphan-record cleanup and says disconnected storage is protected from accidental library removal. The accompanying video-management guide provides explicit title and source removal methods. If an external film drive is temporarily unplugged, do not use the missing connection as evidence that every title should be permanently removed. Reconnect it and establish the actual intended change first. Record whether a source was intentionally retired or only temporarily disconnected.
Music cleanup has a different documented input
For music, the v22 settings page describes removal of invalid paths and unused related records after files have been moved, renamed or deleted. It also documents a keep-or-remove question when removable music storage is disconnected. Read that prompt rather than applying the video-library assumption. A useful maintenance note records the library type, source availability and intended catalogue change. Verify a known retained item afterwards; a completed cleanup does not mean that unrelated media files have been checked or restored.
Questions, answered
Can I apply the video cleanup instructions blindly to music?
No. The current manual documents different removal behaviour and disconnected-storage handling for the two libraries.