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  1. Upload an image as part of a post or comment
  2. Navigate to your profile page -> Uploads
  3. Open image in new tab (and save the URL)
  4. Press "delete" on the image
  5. Attempt to navigate to the saved URL

This should result in a 404 error. Currently, it shows the screenshot. Below is a screenshot I deleted from my profile:

screenshot of the lemmy create post page

Here is confirmation from my user profile taken after the above screenshot was deleted:

screenshot of the lemmy user profile page on "uploads" tab, showing the most recent upload 7 hours ago

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[-] donuts@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

~~I might be wrong, but this is still open, so wouldn't that mean pictures are not deleted until this changes?~~

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/2359

https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/

Edit: apparently it was just never marked as resolved but it had been implemented, disregard

[-] Nothing4You@programming.dev 3 points 11 hours ago

seems like just nobody thought of closing it before, it was already implemented.

[-] donuts@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Ah thanks, edited

this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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