Deleted a folder and the images that were in it are unaccounted for

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What you are seeing

I deleted a folder and the images that were in it are unaccounted for

#Why it happens

Deleting a folder issues a single delete for the folder record itself. There is no cascade, no orphan sweep and no confirmation listing what is affected.

#What to do

Move the images out of the folder before deleting it. Also check any Image folder gallery macros that pointed at that folder. They will be pointing at a folder id that no longer exists.

#Settings involved

Setting

Where

What it does

Global settings → Capabilities

Confluence admin → Apps → Capable → Settings → Capabilities

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Global settings → Asset access (Permissi

Capable settings → Asset access

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Global settings → Egress

Capable settings → Egress

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#Limits that apply here

Limit

Value

What happens

Gallery page size

25 images per page

A 'Show more' button loads the next 25 while more remain.

Gallery live-tail window

24 hours

The folder listing tops up the search index with a live read of the folder's newest children, but only for items created in the last 24 hours. Outside that window the gallery shows exactly what the in

Attached images sweep. Accepted file extensi

Jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, svg, webp, tif

AVIF, HEIC, ICO and JFIF attachments never appear. The sweep also excludes the CAPABLEASSETSTORE space, generated thumbnail files, and Capable's own library images.

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