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How to delete uploaded documents and images
Site managers can delete documents and images uploaded on their website. When content maintainers remove a document or an image on a web page, it is still stored on the website and can be inserted back using "File browser" and "Reference existing" upload methods.
Locate unused files
From the Administration bar, select My Workbench.
Select the File list tab.
Select the On Node heading to sort the files. If there is no number in that column, then that file (document or image) is not published.
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From the Administration bar, select My Workbench.
Click on File list tab.
If you are removing a document, note the URL of the document for creating a redirect. If you are removing an image you can skip this step.
In the Actions column, select the Delete link for the file or image to be deleted.
On the confirmation page, click the Delete button.
The deleted file or image will no longer display in your File list, or be found on your website.
Please note: For documents - linked text will still display on the website and must be removed. If clicked, the user will be directed to a '404 Page not found' web page.
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Best Practice - add a redirect for a document
When a document is deleted people going to that URL will get a “Page not found” unless you redirect that URL to somewhere else.
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