Deleting photos from media library

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  samantham91 · Member · May 27, 2016 at 2:22 am

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  When I delete photos from my media library, will the photos disappear from the blog posts they appear in?

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  timethief · Member · May 27, 2016 at 2:23 am

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  Yes and all that will remain is broken links.

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  samantham91 · Member · May 27, 2016 at 2:24 am

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  Thank you for the quick reply!

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  timethief · Member · May 27, 2016 at 2:25 am

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  if you delete an image file from your Media Library you are removing it from WordPress.COM servers and it cannot be displayed when a browser calls for it. That results in a broken image icon in every post and page you embedded the image in. In order to have the images display you have to upload them again. I think you will benefit from reading
  http://onecoolsite,wordpress.com/2013/09/20/omg-my-images-are-gone/

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  timethief · Member · May 27, 2016 at 2:26 am

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  Edit: http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/omg-my-images-are-gone/