# Are images and other attachments also deleted after permanently deleting a post?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399315>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** uploads, permanently-delete\
**Created:** [March 26, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399315 "2026-03-26T11:51:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399315/8 "2026-03-27T11:35:16Z")

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If you have permanent deletion on, then all uploads in the post will be removed `clean_orphan_uploads_grace_period_hours` after the permanent deletion.

### Note 1:

- although this setting can be set to 0, internally the minimum value is 1
- the job runs only every hour

So in practice, even if you have set the setting to 0, it will take up between 1 and 2 hours for the upload to be removed.

### Note 2:

If you do not have permanent deletion on then you can edit the post to remove the uploads (prior to or after deletion), and the uploads will be removed in the same way as above.

### Note 3:

If any other post, chat message, badge, custom emoji, group, site setting, theme field, user avatar or user profile background still refers to the upload, it will not be removed.

### Note 4:

> [@sniper756](#):
>
> worrying about issues after upgrades.

We are actively maintaining the legal compliance plugin, we have many, many clients depending on it.

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