# Old image uploads become broken images

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-image-uploads-become-broken-images/47236
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 13, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-image-uploads-become-broken-images/47236 "2016-07-13T18:38:57Z")
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### Author: ![qtpngo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/qtpngo/32/112051_2.png) [@qtpngo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qtpngo)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-image-uploads-become-broken-images/47236/31 "2018-09-28T03:21:48Z")

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I still got this issue with the newest update from Discourse: 2.2.0.beta2 +45.  
Followed the instruction in this reply I solved the issue.

> [@pfaffman](#):
>
> Though you will probably never need it, the fix went something like this:
> 
> ```plaintext
> # copy the "deleted" images from their to-be-deleted staging area
> cd /var/discourse
> ./launcher enter app
> rake uploads:recover_from_tombstone
> 
> # rebake to see that it doesn't happen again
> rake posts:rebake
> 
> ```

Is there any update on this? 🙂

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