Delete Attachments | pan F ora
Forum Admin
Moderator

| Forum Administrators can delete attachments previously posted in messages across all groups.

| Depending on the Forum Configuration, Moderators can also delete message attachments.
| However, the Moderators' attachment deletion capabilities maybe quite limited.
| Please check with your Forum Administrator to know the exact scope of the Moderators' capabilities.

To Delete Attachments
| Select Delete Attachments under [Messages] in the Menu Frame.
| The Task Frame updates to display the Attachment Deletion Options.

| Deleting old and/or large attachments can be very useful when disk space is becoming scarce.
| Tips:
| Prior to deleting attachments, check the following Stats at the top of the Task Frame:
| Total disk space used by attachments (example: 438 Kilobytes in 6 files).
| Disk Space Limit for Attachments (example 100 Megabytes).
| You may then decide whether to delete selected attachments,
| further restrict the size of attachments, or enlarge the Total sisk space allocated to attachments.
| Please refer to Forum General Configuration section for more on this subject.

| You may delete one or more attachments at a time
| There are two methods of selecting attachments for deletion:
| View All Messages with Attachments
| Recommended method for deleting multiple attachments.
| It displays a list of all messages with attachments.
| Select specific attachment
| Select a specific message with attachment by specifying its URL.

| View All Messages with Attachments
| This option allows you to view a list of all the attachments, and their information:
| Message Title, Topic, UserID, Date of posting and Attachment Filename and Filesize.
| 1.Choose [All Messages with Attachments] from the pull-down menu.
| 2.Click
| All messages with attachments will be listed in the Editing Frame.

| Enter Specific Message with Attachment
| 1.Copy and paste the URL of the message you want to delete in the text field.
| To copy the desired message's URL, select the message link in the Forum Threads Frame.
| On PC Systems [Right-Click] the mouse; on Mac Systems [Click-and-Hold] the mouse.
| In Netscape select [Copy Link Location]; In Internet Explorer select [Copy Shortcut].
| 2.Click
| The Editing Frame updates to display the specific message information.

| Deleting Attachments
| The list* of selected messages is displayed in the Editing Frame.
| * If you selected a single message, its information is displayed in the Editing Frame.
| The message list is displayed in a table, sorted chronologically by posting date (from oldest to newest).
| The following information is displayed for each message:
| Date of Posting, Topic, Title, message author's UserID, Attachment File Nameand the Attachment File Size.

| 1.Check all the appropriate checkboxes next to each attachment you wish to delete:
| Note: Use [Select All], [Deselect All] or [Select Inverse] as a shortcut to selecting multiple messages for deleting.
| Tips for Moderators
| Check with your Forum Administrators to know the exact scope of your capabilities.
| You may be limited to deleting only your own attachments or attachments posted to your group.
| If that is the case, there will be NO checkboxes next to some or all the messages displayed.
| 2.Click to submit your edits.
| Warning: This is an immediate and non-reversible operation.
| Use caution before deleting attachments to avoid deleting the wrong ones.
| To prevent mistakes, click on the Message Title link to preview the message in its thread context.

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