HSKN
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Operating system
Windows
Joplin version
3.0.13
Desktop version info
Joplin 3.0.13 (prod, win32)
Client ID: 5040eb18e5134cc0ad9585305dfd1859
Sync target
OneDrive
Editor
Markdown Editor
What issue do you have?
The plugin ‘Delete unlinked resources’ does not work in Joplin version 3. It appears to delete all attachments.
It seems better to disable the download link of this plugin.
Is there a change in version 3 that would prevent this from working?
The original plugin's GitHub repository has been removed, but the source code is now available here.
github/snake-git/joplin-plugin-jl14-pub
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Thank you for reporting this plugin, it has now been removed from the database.
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It's possible that older attachments are still safe:
Explanation based on the plugin's code.
The plugin seems to use the following logic to determine if a resource is unlinked:
0 == (await joplin.data.get(['resources', resource.id, 'notes'])).items.length
This requests the list of notes associated with resource.id from Joplin. Joplin responds to this request using information that isn't updated very often (I think 30 seconds after Joplin's startup, then every few hours). As such, the plugin thinks that a resource that was just attached to a note is linked to by no notes.
Based on this, older attachments might still be safe.
Edited: Reformatted and reworded.
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HSKN
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Thanks for supporting the plugin database and clear explanation!
In my Joplin profile, this plugin also deleted the old image files that were attached to the "Welcome" message when I installed Joplin a few months ago.
It may have deleted old attachments as well. I haven't figured out how to create a plugin or the API, but I'd like to try to improve the plugin if there's a way to fix it.
Does the web utility at Joplin Batch show the same behaviour, or is it still safe to use with Joplin 3?
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