Finding and deleting unattached files

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    stephvanalstyne · Member ·

    I’m following the instructions in the Help menu to find unattached files, but the options don’t appear to exist. I don’t know if the instructions are out of date or I’m doing something wrong.

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  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    You need to go to the media library in WP-Admin and switch to the List view to get the filter for unattached files:

    https://thewanderingwenchonline.wordpress.com/wp-admin/upload.php?mode=list

    However, please note that unattached doesn’t mean unused. All it means is the image wasn’t attached to a specific post when it was uploaded, but the image could actually be used on one or more posts, or else set as a featured image. Images uploaded as custom header and background images for your theme will also show as unattached in your media library.

    Deleting an image from the library will also cause it to disappear anywhere on your site that it has been used, and deleted images cannot be restored, so please make very sure an image is not actually being used somewhere before you delete it.

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