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Files are first moved to a protected <strong>quarantine<\/strong> folder and hidden from the site.<\/li>\n<li>One-click <strong>restore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Configurable <strong>auto-delete<\/strong> after quarantine (default 30 days).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep list<\/strong> for files you never want flagged.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Activity log<\/strong> of every quarantine, restore and delete.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CSV export<\/strong> of results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>For new and existing sites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Baseline scan in the background on activation.<\/li>\n<li>Optional weekly or monthly scheduled scan with an email report of newly unused media.<\/li>\n<li>Optional notice when oversized images are uploaded.<\/li>\n<li>A reminder to scan again after content is deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> always take a full backup before cleaning up. No automatic tool can detect every use. Images loaded only from CSS backgrounds, custom JavaScript, external sites or emails may not be detected.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>tamizhapps-unused-media-cleaner<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install it from the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Media \u2192 Media Cleaner<\/strong> and click <strong>Scan Media Library<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Review the <strong>Unused<\/strong> and <strong>Needs review<\/strong> files, starting with the largest.<\/li>\n<li>Move files to quarantine, check your site for a few days, then delete them permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"will%20this%20delete%20my%20images%3F\"><h3>Will this delete my images?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Not directly. 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