Deleting a media item (file, icon, image, local video or remote video)

In WCMS 3, Site managers can delete media from the website. This includes files, icons, images, local videos, and remote videos. Content maintainers can only remove items from pages; they are still stored on the site and can be inserted back.

Permanently delete a media item

The following steps will permanently delete a media item from the website. Before deleting the media, make sure it is no longer in use, as deleting the media item will not remove it from pages, which can lead to errors.

From the administration bar, select Workbench, then select My Dashboard.
Navigate to Media.

Select the drop-down arrow next to either File, Icon, Image, Local video, or Remote video (depending on the content to be deleted), then select Manage.
Locate the content you want to delete by searching for it by the media item’s name (which defaults to the file name for files, icons, images, and local video, but may have been modified). You can also filter by Published status, or navigate between media types/search all media types using the Type drop-down menu.

Select the checkbox next to the media you want to delete from the site. From the Action drop-down menu, select Delete media.
Select Apply to selected items.
A new page and prompt will appear. For everything except remote video, you will be asked if you want to "Also delete the associated files?" - make sure this box is checked. Unchecking this box removes the media item without removing the file.

Select Delete.