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Deleting images doesn't actually delete the image (aussie.zone)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Upload an image as part of a post or comment
Navigate to your profile page -> Uploads
Open image in new tab (and save the URL)
Press "delete" on the image
Attempt to navigate to the saved URL

This should result in a 404 error. Currently, it shows the screenshot. Below is a screenshot I deleted from my profile:

screenshot of the lemmy create post page

Here is confirmation from my user profile taken after the above screenshot was deleted:

screenshot of the lemmy user profile page on "uploads" tab, showing the most recent upload 7 hours ago

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Generally you should assume that deletion is not guaranteed when it comes to fediverse stuff. In this case it seems like a bug, but other instances might also be configured to just refuse deletion requests so you can never be sure anything is gone. This also applies to the internet in general tho.