Attachments

[DaveA]

Whats happens when one was to delete their attachments from within "Manage Attachments"?

Do they also get deleted from the post that they were posted in?

[Bigaldoc]

Whats happens when one was to delete their attachments from within "Manage Attachments"?

Do they also get deleted from the post that they were posted in?

Let's try it, Dave...

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Edited later: The puppy showed nicely when I made the post. I went to my Control Panel, deleted the pix and now you see what results. Not an error msg per se, but an "empty" identifier.

[Samantha]

You're faster than I, Al. I was attempting the same test, but now I don't have to.

[DaveA]

I was doing one in the TEST area and found out the same thing.

[Bigaldoc]

And ya know, on reflection that "empty identifier" as I called it isn't necessarily a bad thing. If someone deletes an attachment that is significant to the thread or is needed later, he/she could at least be told the missing file name to see if it could be retrieved.

Good topic, Dave!

[HansV]

And if you add an attachment to a post but then don't submit it, the attachment is still on the server, but as an "orphan" - it doesn't belong to anything anymore. Fortunately, admins can easily remove such orphan attachments.

[DaveA]

What is our as a user "storage space" the we all have when it comes to attachments?

I can see some of us, filling the max if it is a low amount of space.

[HansV]

There is no per-user limit. The total space allotted for attachments for all users combined is currently set at 5 GB, but that can easily be expanded if necessary. We're currently at 9 MB, so we're not in trouble yet...

[DaveA]

Thanks