Can I delete the resources folder?

[dpoulton]

@LeoK987

As I looked into the code handling note deletion, I didn't see any code that deletes resources when a note is deleted. I tested it and indeed, the image in the note stays in the resources directory after I deleted the note.

And, in addition to what @tomasz86 said, from what I have read on this forum I have always believed it to be run as a "housekeeping" routine rather than directly linked to the deletion of a note. I'm not a code guru so I could be wrong.

EDIT:

The below is a post by Laurent, admittedly it's a bit old, giving insight into the method for deleting unused resources.

Is there a way to force Joplin to run the unused resources cleanup?

If a resource is associated with any note, is_associated is 1, it it’s not is_associated is 0. From the moment is_associated is 0, a timer starts and after x days the resource is deleted.