Vanishing Images from Older Posts

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  thereluctantbridesite · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 10:46 pm

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  When I look back at some of my older blog posts from a few months ago, the images that I had used are gone — in their place remains only the descriptions and captions. Anyone know why? I did delete some photos from the library . . . but I assumed that once I uploaded photos into the blog post itself, it shouldn’t matter whether they were still ‘saved’ in the library.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 10:55 pm

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  Important note:
  Images and media you upload into your media library and embed into posts and pages are on wordpress.COM servers. They remain visible unless or until you delete them from your media library. Deleting them from your media library also removes them from every place you embedded them in the blog and leaves behind broken links.

  Staff cannot restore images you delete from your Media Library. You have to upload them all again, and then fix every broken image link in every post/page it was embedded into previously.

  If you upload lots of images you can exhaust that free space allocation quickly. Currently, the only way to get an extra space allocation after you upload the images again, is to purchase an upgraded plan. https://wordpress.com/pricing/

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  timethief · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 10:58 pm

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  Please check https://thereluctantbridesite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/upload.php to see whether or not you have exceeded the free space requirement.

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  thereluctantbridesite · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 10:59 pm

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  Thank you; I understand now. Sigh — guess I have my work cut out for me re-loading all the images! :-/

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  timethief · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 11:01 pm

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  Sorry but you either upload them all again or you purchase an upgraded plan. https://en.support.wordpress.com/space-upgrade/

  WordPress.com Personal includes another 3 GB of extra storage, for a total of 6 GB.
  WordPress.com Premium includes another 10 GB of extra storage, for a total of 13 GB.
  WordPress.com Business includes unlimited storage space.

  https://wordpress.com/pricing/

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  thereluctantbridesite · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 11:06 pm

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  If I buy an upgraded plan — which I will probably need to do anyway because I do use a lot of photos — will I still need to re-load all of the images from previous posts?

  Thank you for your prompt response!

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  timethief · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 11:07 pm

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  Yes. If they are not on the wordpress.COM servers they cannot be displayed.

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  thereluctantbridesite · Member · Oct 24, 2017 at 11:27 pm

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  OK I just purchased the Personal plan. Pleasantly surprised by the price! Hopefully that will be enough space for now. Thanks again for your help.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 25, 2017 at 12:51 am

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  You’re welcome and best wishes. :)