Deleting unattached images in Media Library

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  thedessertedgirl · Member · Jul 5, 2013 at 10:32 am

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  Why do the images from posts remain ‘unattached’ in the the media library? Can I delete these to save space? Or will they get deleted from my blog?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 5, 2013 at 10:44 am

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  If you’ve inserted them into a post, they are not Unattached. Only images that are not in posts are Unattached. If you’re not using them in Custom Design or a widget, then yes, you can delete them to save space.

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  thedessertedgirl · Member · Jul 5, 2013 at 10:50 am

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  That’s what I’m finding odd. I know these images are definitely in the post, but they still say unattached so I don’t know if it’s ok to delete them…

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 5, 2013 at 11:56 am

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  I wouldn’t. If you’re uploading properly optimized images, you should never run out of space. 3G is a huge amount.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 5, 2013 at 12:23 pm

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  Seems the OP is not optimizing images before uploading. Just one photo in the post chocolate chip cookies post is 3.5M, which is a huge waste of space for an image which displays at 640 pixels wide. Optimize before you upload! http://en.support.wordpress.com/media/image-optimization/ or at least use JPEGMini before you upload! http://www.jpegmini.com/

  Just FYI unattached images also includes headers, backgrounds and even screenshots you may have posted in the forums.

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  thedessertedgirl · Member · Jul 5, 2013 at 12:35 pm

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  ok thank you :)