So over the various version updates, random images (and other downloads) across my site have lost. For example: [image] Batch Rename Files in the Finder Macro Library finder files_folders In Yosemite, the Finder finally allows Batch Rename of files by control-clicking on a set of files. However, the options are fairly limited and their is no preview at all. The end of the TidBITS article and the comments list various third party... Reading time: 2 mins 🕑 Likes: 22 ❤ Both the macro download file and the image have disappeared and are now broken links. I have run a script over my site to look for all links, and it appears there are two formats: https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/uploads/default/567/7e111a68ca4297f1.png https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/uploads/default/568ddd355d879cf002be5541673c39587575fc90 The latter seems to be a newer format, and as far as I can tell the old ones lost are of the old format. I have lots of backups, and so I retain the files, so I have backups of the 7e111a68ca4297f1.png image for example. I can restore that file simply placing it in the /var/discourse/shared/standalone/uploads/default folder, and the file is restored and the forum topic repaired. But will it just be deleted again? Will it be migrated to the new format in due course? Can I induce the server to migrate the file? Thanks.

@tgxworld can advise you on this

The image files no longer exist on the disk (at least locate cannot find them). If I put them back and then run that would that help?

Yup if you put them back and run the command, it’ll automatically pick those files up.

OK, I will try that and let you know. Thanks.

Sorry about this, it is our bug based on 2015-era changes to Discourse around image handling. Mistakes were made. Unfortunately without a time machine it is difficult to properly fix

These things happen. That’s what backups are for. I have pretty good long term backups of the forum so I should be able to restore most of them.

Hmm: root@forum-app:/var/www/discourse# rake posts:missing_uploads rake aborted! Don't know how to build task 'posts:missing_uploads' (See the list of available tasks with `rake --tasks`) /usr/local/bin/bundle:23:in `load' /usr/local/bin/bundle:23:in ` ' (See full trace by running task with --trace) Did I miss a step somewhere?

Upgrade to latest first :slight_smile:

I’m afraid I am only on the release version (Latest 2.2.4) so I am as upgraded as I can be. What version was this added in?

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tgxworld (Alan Tan) May 2, 2019, 1:06am 4

@peternlewis You can run the following which will automatically try to recover lost images

./launcher enter app
rake posts:missing_uploads

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