Title: total file delete
Last modified: January 15, 2018

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# total file delete

 *  Resolved [upcraymondville](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upcraymondville/)
 * (@upcraymondville)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/total-file-delete/)
 * I am trying your sermon manager after using the other sermon browser for years.
   I noticed that when I deleted a file off of your sermon manager it still left
   the file (mp3) in the media library and it also left it on my hosting site. The
   old sermon browser, when you deleted a mp3 file, it totally deleted it. I think
   it would be good that your sermon manager deletes the file completely and not
   just from the sermon list so you do not have build up of old mp3 files sitting
   in the media library and slowing down the web site.

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 *  [Nikola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolam/)
 * (@nikolam)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/total-file-delete/#post-9870698)
 * Hi,
 * The only two ways to remove an mp3 file are:
    - Clicking on “Delete Permanently” in WordPress Media Manager
    - Physically removing it by FTP/File Manager plugin/custom script (not recommended,
      because there will still be a link in WordPress database that will continue
      pointing to a non-existing file)
 * By removing a sermon, the associated audio file will **not** be deleted; and 
   we will not modify the current behavior.
 * Also, we recommend our users to use Amazon S3 or similar off-site hosting, for
   multiple reasons:
    - Most likely your hosting provider does not allow you to store mp3 files on
      your server, so storing them at some off-site location is a smart move
    - Files are more secure – if your website server gets hacked, mp3 files won’t
      be accessible by them
    - Bandwidth and storage space savings – you won’t unnecessarily use your server
      space and bandwidth (which also saves cost)
 * Also, old mp3 files _will not_ slow down your website, but they **will** use 
   storage space.

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 * Last reply from: [Nikola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolam/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/total-file-delete/#post-9870698)
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