• Resolved buydafrog

    (@buydafrog)


    Hello,

    I would like to reduce the overall file size of my website.

    Is is possible to run imagfiy and then delete the original Full size image files?

    Is there a document where I can see how to do this?

    Thank you

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  • Plugin Author WP Media

    (@wp_media)

    Hi @buydafrog

    This is Ioanna from Imagify and I’ll gladly assist you here!

    If you have the Backup original images option enabled through Settings > Imagify during the optimization of your images then the original images will be saved on your server at the following location wp-content/uploads/backup.

    If you want to delete the original images you may want to consider the following:

    ? You would not be able to restore optimized images to original
    ? You would not be able to compress images to another compression level
    ? You would not be able to generate WebP version without original image in the backup folder

    It is highly recommended to download these original images before deleting them and keep them in a safe location.

    You can delete wp-content/uploads/backup folder via SFTP or File manager.

    Let me know if you need further assistance. I’ll be happy to help.

    Best regards,
    Ioanna

    Thread Starter buydafrog

    (@buydafrog)

    Excellent thank you, much respect for a great product.

    Question: If we deactivate or deleted the plugin would it remove everything?
    All the extra images it creates?

    Thank you

    Plugin Author WP Media

    (@wp_media)

    Hi @buydafrog,

    Just uninstalling the Imagify plugin will actually not do that, but here is how you can get that done:

    ? Start by restoring all images to original (requires that you had the “Backup original images” setting enabled in your Imagify plugin settings page when the images were optimized because backups are required for restoring images)

    Go to your Media Library (list view) and click in the top right of the page where it says “Screen Options.” Then enter a larger number for “Number of files per page” and click “Apply” (this step is optional, but it will allow you to restore more images at once).

    Then select all images you want to restore to original by checking the boxes next to them. If you want to select all images, just click the one box by the “File” heading. Then select the “Restore Original” bulk action and click “Apply”.

    If you have images that you optimized from folders you added to the “Custom Folders” section in your Imagify plugin settings, then you can do the same as above but you should find these images in Media > Other Media.

    That will restore all your images to original and also remove the WebP versions.

    ? But you’d also need to delete the backup folders, which you can find here:

    Imagify Backup Location For Media Library Original Images:
    ? [wordpress-root-location]/wp-content/uploads/backup/[yyyy]/[mm]/

    Imagify Backup Location For “Custom Folder” Original Images (if you have any):
    ? [wordpress-root-location]/imagify-backup/

    Please let me know if you have any further questions on this and I’ll be very happy to assist however I can!

    Best regards,
    Joseph

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