I wanted to know how to delete files when we don’t want them. Like sometimes users upload large size files and upload multiple copies of the same file. How can I delete the repeatedly uploaded items and keep my disk space clean? We run a blogging community forum at http://ask.mybloggertricks.com an…

I have just one new question in mind that is troubling me. How does Discourse handles illegal hosting done by users using the PM system? What if a user uploads large files via PM and then links to it from an external source. Will cleanup task delete them or not?

Good question! Illegal activity in Messages is another reason admins need visibility into them, cc: @downey . There is not a way at the moment to browse the largest file uploads but that would be a good thing to have eventually.

I am glad you agreed here. I will be more than pleased to have this option added in future updates :innocent:

[이미지] Mohammad: How does Discourse handles illegal hosting done by users using the PM system? What if a user uploads large files via PM and then links to it from an external source. Will cleanup task delete them or not? “Illegal” is going to depend on the jurisdiction. For example, in the Uni…

Sure, Nginx or Apache server logs would exist in all cases for all websites. So you are covered. This is real basic web stuff. Whether the uploads are illegal or not, the site owner might not appreciate a user who signs up, achieves trust level 1 (necessary to message at all) and then posts 1 GB of…

Still no such feature? How can I remove uploaded image?

Uploaded files that aren’t used anywhere are automatically removed. Are you talking about an image that is used somewhere?

This are a good news, thank you. Can I delete 'em manually?

For the avoidance of doubt, when a post is edited and the only instance anywhere of an image/dropbox linked image is removed, is that image classed as not being used anywhere? Currently it is viewable when reviewing the edit history, something I wasn’t expecting.

[이미지] anon47420739: an image/dropbox linked image Those are two different things. An image has been uploaded and has a Upload record in the database. A “dropbox linked image” is a link to an image that is “served” to the clients (browsers) by dropbox. The automated cleanup is only about up…

How to Delete Uploaded Files?

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Falco (Falco) 10월 2, 2020, 7:43오후 25

사이트 설정에서 clean up uploads가 활성화되어 있으면, clean orphan uploads grace period hours가 지난 후 업로드된 파일이 삭제됩니다.

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