ACTION REQUIRED - Attachment Storage
Jun 13, 2018 22:48:02 GMT
linda~lou, LavenderLayoutLady, and 4 more like this
Post by admin on Jun 13, 2018 22:48:02 GMT
Hi everyone,
Just shy of 4 years here (wow!) and we have reached a point where our storage space for attachments is over 90% full. This space has been used almost entirely for pictures.
To avoid running out of space we need to delete some of the existing attachments, and I need your help to do this please. I could indiscriminately delete all the oldest ones, but I'd prefer to do it a bit more carefully, and that will take a lot of time for one person.
Instead, it would be great if everyone could review their own attachments and delete any that they think are not needed any more. You can do this by using the search:
- in 'What to search...with at least one of the words' put the word 'attachment'
- in 'When to search...before the date' - I'd suggest Jun 1 2016 should be a good cutoff for this
- in 'Who to search...by at least one of the members' put your own username
Keep the default to display the results by post, and this should give you a list of all posts you have made which include attachments prior to the selected date (it will also pick up any posts where you've simply used the word attachment, but there's no way to avoid that!)
When deciding whether to keep an attachment think about whether anyone is ever likely to look at the thread/post again. If no, consider deleting. If yes, does the attachment/pic add any value - for example a pic of a room with a particular paint colour is more likely to be worth keeping than a meme. If removing the pic will mean the post/thread doesn't make any sense, probably err on the side of leaving it. On GS, I wouldn't expect anyone to remove layouts they've shared.
If you're super keen, you could also consider replacing attachments with the same picture hosted elsewhere but I'd consider that above and beyond at this stage (although if you want to, and need help, just shout).
I'm hopeful that if most people do this for their older attachments, we will be able to free up enough space to last us for another year at least before we have to repeat this process. I'll of course keep it under review and let you all know if more is required.
I would remind you all that if you are able to host your pictures elsewhere rather than uploading (I know the latter is usually quicker/easier!) they won't use our storage space at all, so I'd continue to encourage that as the preferred option.
Finally, so I have an idea of how many people have reviewed their attachments, please vote yes on the poll on this thread when you've done yours. Pick either - I had to have a minimum of two answers, but only want people to 'vote' once they've done it please! Saves the thread getting crazy long just with people saying 'done'
I'll leave this up for at least a couple of weeks, probably 3 or 4.
Thank you all in advance!!
Just shy of 4 years here (wow!) and we have reached a point where our storage space for attachments is over 90% full. This space has been used almost entirely for pictures.
To avoid running out of space we need to delete some of the existing attachments, and I need your help to do this please. I could indiscriminately delete all the oldest ones, but I'd prefer to do it a bit more carefully, and that will take a lot of time for one person.
Instead, it would be great if everyone could review their own attachments and delete any that they think are not needed any more. You can do this by using the search:
- in 'What to search...with at least one of the words' put the word 'attachment'
- in 'When to search...before the date' - I'd suggest Jun 1 2016 should be a good cutoff for this
- in 'Who to search...by at least one of the members' put your own username
Keep the default to display the results by post, and this should give you a list of all posts you have made which include attachments prior to the selected date (it will also pick up any posts where you've simply used the word attachment, but there's no way to avoid that!)
When deciding whether to keep an attachment think about whether anyone is ever likely to look at the thread/post again. If no, consider deleting. If yes, does the attachment/pic add any value - for example a pic of a room with a particular paint colour is more likely to be worth keeping than a meme. If removing the pic will mean the post/thread doesn't make any sense, probably err on the side of leaving it. On GS, I wouldn't expect anyone to remove layouts they've shared.
If you're super keen, you could also consider replacing attachments with the same picture hosted elsewhere but I'd consider that above and beyond at this stage (although if you want to, and need help, just shout).
I'm hopeful that if most people do this for their older attachments, we will be able to free up enough space to last us for another year at least before we have to repeat this process. I'll of course keep it under review and let you all know if more is required.
I would remind you all that if you are able to host your pictures elsewhere rather than uploading (I know the latter is usually quicker/easier!) they won't use our storage space at all, so I'd continue to encourage that as the preferred option.
Finally, so I have an idea of how many people have reviewed their attachments, please vote yes on the poll on this thread when you've done yours. Pick either - I had to have a minimum of two answers, but only want people to 'vote' once they've done it please! Saves the thread getting crazy long just with people saying 'done'
I'll leave this up for at least a couple of weeks, probably 3 or 4. Thank you all in advance!!
