1. Upload an image as part of a post or comment
  2. Navigate to your profile page -> Uploads
  3. Open image in new tab (and save the URL)
  4. Press “delete” on the image
  5. 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

  • taaz@biglemmowski.winEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    It could still be cached by your instance infra, in your case I see cloudflare headers and cache HIT so it might take a bit before the image goes away, depending on the settings of your instance.

    E: it’s also possible your instance does not have cache revalidation configured correctly and as such the image could be cached almost indefinitely (the headers currently say it can be cached for a maximum of a year). @Lodion@aussie.zone

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    2 months 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.