Hi Suhas,
thanks for the input!
The "Delete.Orphaned.Files" Variable unfortunately doesn´t seem to work for files in the "Global Files Container" like thumbnails.
As mentioned in the description, the Variable only applies to files in the Orphaned Files Container (=related files).
That´s why deleting thumbnails is a super dangerous task in general. You can just go to the "Files" ItemType and delete them. BUT: You will never get any warning when they are still used somewhere. They aren´t tracked by the file locator at all.
So the only solution I found right now is to look actively for references by SQL.
Hello AngelaIp ,
If a file is removed from a relationship or property, and it is not associated with any other entity, file item will be automatically deleted from the system as it becomes an orphaned file.
Regards,
Suhas
Which Innovator version do you use?
In I12 with (enable force delete variable!), when i create a part with a thumbnail, and then delete the Part, the file will not be removed.
In I12, all files related to a property of type "Image" will only be stored in the Global Files Container.
The Global Files container is also used for files that you "just" upload to innovator without any reference to a relationship or item property. Typically we have this use case for temporary files like data packages.
