# Deleting notes doesnt actually delete them?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/deleting-notes-doesnt-actually-delete-them/10614>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [21 August 2020 01:46 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/deleting-notes-doesnt-actually-delete-them/10614 "2020-08-21T01:46:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 August 2020 18:52 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/deleting-notes-doesnt-actually-delete-them/10614/4 "2020-08-21T18:52:40Z")

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Below are some useful threads (and a github issue) that I found searching the forums.  
Just FYI I found these by searching the term "deleting notes", below is the first thread to come up and I clicked through it to get the rest.

> [@Notes containing attachments. Notes are deleted. How to delete all attachments/cached images of deleted notes easily?](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/notes-containing-attachments-notes-are-deleted-how-to-delete-all-attachments-cached-images-of-deleted-notes-easily/9380):
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> Hi all, Hope you’re able to point me in the right direction on how to achieve this! Scenario: Note A is created with attached images X Note B is created with attached images Y Note A is deleted Note B is deleted Note C is created with attach image Z Question: How do we bulk delete the all images from deleted notes (i.e. delete images X, Y but NOT images Z) under JoplinProfile\resources gracefully from the app frontend? Note: I’m aware Tools -\> Note Attachments is possible, however this…

> [@Are images deleted if they are no longer included in any note?](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/are-images-deleted-if-they-are-no-longer-included-in-any-note/4608):
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> In general, are images deleted if I delete their links from a note?

> [@Best way to delete orphaned resources](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/best-way-to-delete-orphaned-resources/9374):
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> While browsing my resources folder, I noticed hundreds of photos that no longer are related to a note. Deleting them through the attachments view is tedious as I can only delete one at a time, and then must scroll through the list again to locate the next deletion. Could I simply delete these from the resources table folder without causing harms to the database? That would be much simpler as I can quickly see the problem files and delete in bulk. Again, what harm, if any, would I cause by dire…

> <https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/932>
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> \### Operating system
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> \- macOS
> \- Android
> \- iOS
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> \### Application
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> …- Desktop
> \- Mobile
> \- Terminal
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> For some reason orphaned resources are not deleted. I'm currently using the latest versions on Android and iOS. On macOS I'm using 1.0.111, although I also tried 1.0.114 (until I saw that internal anchors don't work anymore - I'll open anothe issue for that one).
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> Here's an export of the \`note\_resources\` table. As you can see quite a few of them don't have an associated page, yet they still exist in my \`.resources\` directory.
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> \[note\_resources.csv.txt\](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/files/2528370/note\_resources.csv.txt)
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> Please let me know, if you need anything else. (There's nothing suspicious in the debug.log)

> [@Scripts to remove orphaned resources](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/scripts-to-remove-orphaned-resources/2853):
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> Please note that these scripts will become obsolete in the future, when the resource bugs are fixed! A word of caution: I use the scripts myself and haven’t experienced any issues. However, use them at your own risk! It’s always a good idea to create a backup first. There’s also the --dry-run or -n option to see what happens without actually doing anything. Use at your own risk! Why are there 2 scripts to remove resources? The first script jnrmor removes orphaned resources from the database a…

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