Site Update It's that time of year

[JamesMartin]

Where I post a quick reminder that periodically, we delete conversation attachments that are older than 1 year. This is done to slightly trim the fat, as overwhelmingly these images are transient and lose their relevance. Those that don't (like character references) have places on the forum to be posted instead.

As for the FAQ:

1. No, this does not affect attachments anywhere else on site, just those in conversations

2. This does not affect attachments not uploaded to the site. Pure links should be fine.

3. This does not affect text, just attachments

In other words, if you have any character pictures, important references or especially dank memes, back them up or post them in a thread!!

I will start clearing in the next couple of days, which means any images before May 2024 will be removed.

 

[bathtub]

Not my especially dank memes! panics

 

[Ribbon]

Out of curiosity how much does the site look to reclaim in storage from this kind of purge?

I imagine upwards of a GB or two but I'm curious if it's something you don't mind sharing

 

[JamesMartin]

It varies, but is typically well into the gigabyte range and that only gets larger each year.