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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security] Scan reports 57 old WordPress files left over after 6.2 upgrade – legit?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-reports-57-old-wordpress-files-left-over-after-6-2-upgrade-legit/)
 *  [spendleton8801](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spendleton8801/)
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 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-reports-57-old-wordpress-files-left-over-after-6-2-upgrade-legit/page/2/#post-17297191)
 * Basically it comes down to a big MAYBE. Vanilla WordPress may or may not include
   a particular file anymore, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is not a
   file still in use by a particular plugin. I suspect this is the reason why WordPress
   doesn’t remove any deprecated content because tracking which of the 1000s of 
   plugins are actually using it or not using it is too great of a task. I’ve done
   the bulk delete recommended and its broken a site and I’ve done it and it didn’t
   appear to break anything. The long and short of it is that the safest way to 
   delete possible unused legacy files is to create a staging copy of it and delete
   the files one by one on the staging site and test your site’s functionality. 
   This however doesn’t guarantee that a future plugin that you install doesn’t 
   require something you delete. My recommendation is that unless there is a known
   security issue with the file, leave it alone and the next time you redesign your
   site with a new theme install a fresh copy of everything you need.

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