# Uploaded Files Not Deleted After Post Rejection – Causes Unnecessary Resource Retention

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-files-not-deleted-after-post-rejection-causes-unnecessary-resource-retention/363957>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [April 29, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-files-not-deleted-after-post-rejection-causes-unnecessary-resource-retention/363957 "2025-04-29T10:50:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-files-not-deleted-after-post-rejection-causes-unnecessary-resource-retention/363957/6 "2025-05-05T01:57:07Z")

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Yeah I see the problem, I guess one possible solution would be to have some sort of retention setting for review queue so eventually we clear up old rejected images.

I let the product team know.

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