Lost All Images in Uploads Folder

  • Jaffasoft

    (@jaffasoft)


    10 years ago

    This could be a web site killer as i don’t think i have a recent backup!

    Any reason why all the images for a blog and web pages in the wp-content/uploads folder on the server have vanished into thin air? The reference to them is still in the ‘Add Media’ in creating a new page editor but no images load for selection (there then the one new one mentioned) obviously this is because they are no longer appearing on the server! Yacks….

    I remember doing a new post recently and it said i have used all my limit then i changed the limit from 10MB to 20BM and was able to add a new image into a post! The new image i added is there and no others (50 or so). This is all i know.

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  • Thread Starter Jaffasoft

    (@jaffasoft)

    Is there a recycle bin in cPanel to go in see if i can restore and deleted files?

    Thread Starter Jaffasoft

    (@jaffasoft)

    Found a weird branch in the cPanel File Manager with a second wp-content/uploads folder but it seems a strange file and tries to download when it’s clicked on. Not sure it something has happened perhaps duplicating an old file for bigger storage?

    If this wrecks my site it going to be game over for WP from my situation, so many years building a site and wrecked in one minute.

    Thread Starter Jaffasoft

    (@jaffasoft)

    Well the sites stuffed 124 images gone overnight and i haven’t got a recent backup and don’t know how it’s happened.

    I have however found an old backup i think will have a fair few of the images.

    Question is can i open the backup .gz file and just get the uploads folder? As i have done a bit of changes to the site since this time and don’t want to just backup restore to this time?

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