Deleting my forum attachments (split)

[dmtp14]

in the aftermath of this hack, I wanted to delete all the attachments I posted in this forum but couldn't figure out how...how would I do that?

[Patrick Connor]

17 minutes ago, dmtp14 said:

in the aftermath of this hack, I wanted to delete all the attachments I posted in this forum but couldn't figure out how...how would I do that?

We can do that for you I think. Send an email to AffinitySupport@serif.com or PM me as a reminder please 

[walt.farrell]

21 minutes ago, dmtp14 said:

in the aftermath of this hack, I wanted to delete all the attachments I posted in this forum but couldn't figure out how...how would I do that?

That would be disruptive to the discussions and make the forums less useful to forum members looking for information in the future, so as a forum user I hope you don't do that.

But you should be able to do it from https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/attachments/ by selecting the ones to delete.

[dmtp14]

37 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

That would be disruptive to the discussions and make the forums less useful to forum members looking for information in the future, so as a forum user I hope you don't do that.

But you should be able to do it from https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/attachments/ by selecting the ones to delete.

Walt I know...and I thought about it...maybe it's not necessary at all as the files have been there for a longer time..and nothing bad happened...but I think I'd feel better with deleting at least some of them...

[dmtp14]

Just now, dmtp14 said:

Walt I know...and I thought about it...maybe it's not necessary at all as the files have been there for a longer time..and nothing bad happened...but I think I'd feel better with deleting at least some of them...

and I tried the way you suggested before but there is no delete option 😞

[dmtp14]

16 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

You'll get a bucket with the amount selected after you select them.

I don't have the option "select" only "sort by" and "filter by" Usually I would upload the screenshot to show you but that would be a bit strange now within this topic...

[walt.farrell]

20 minutes ago, dmtp14 said:

I don't have the option "select" only "sort by" and "filter by" Usually I would upload the screenshot to show you but that would be a bit strange now within this topic...

You select items by clicking the checkbox on the right. Or by clicking the box at the top right if the list.

[GaryLearnTech]

5 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

You select items by clicking the checkbox on the right. Or by clicking the box at the top right if the list.

Thanks for clarifying that @walt.farrell - this had been bugging me too (not that I'm going to delete anything - I was just curious).  Some other setting is in play then.  On my Mac, there are no checkboxes to allow selecting an attachment.  Clicking the thumbnail opens it at full size as an overlay in the same browser window; clicking the filename downloads a copy of the file; clicking the associated post title takes you to the post.

I've tried Safari, Firefox and Edge - all the latest versions.

[Patrick Connor]

Not all users here have that delete attachment option @walt.farrell. It is a promotion that forum users get with experience. It stops the disruption you mentioned.

@dmtp14 & @GaryLearnTech please try again now. I've promoted you (early) to the long term/experienced group 

I have split this conversation off as I don't want the form security announcement to be distracted by a conversation about the permission to delete attachments. Hope that's ok.

[carl123]

I would urge anyone reading this thread not to panic about deleting their posts/attachments which will only serve to disrupt users' experience in the future

Remember, when you give in to fear, fear wins.

 

[debraspicher]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the hackers discover that at least 33% of the /attachments folder is user screenshots of their Preferences>Performance panel. And also that moderator's private data largely consists of cat pictures.

[Twolane]

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consists of cat pictures

What have they got against dogs?

[Patrick Connor]

nothing,

• profile/31-adamw/
• profile/12469-callum/
• profile/168104-emt/

it was just a "thing" in 2015 when the forums opened

[dmtp14]

19 hours ago, carl123 said:

I would urge anyone reading this thread not to panic about deleting their posts/attachments which will only serve to disrupt users' experience in the future

Remember, when you give in to fear, fear wins.

 

to be cautious does not mean to be fearful..-please don't belittle your fellow professional AD users and let us make our own decisions...ps: and a staff member laughing about this makes me think Serif does not in any way value customers...its not us customers who got hacked but Serif..

[GaryLearnTech]

19 hours ago, Patrick Connor said:

please try again now. I've promoted you (early) to the long term/experienced group

That's it functioning as described.  Thanks for clarifying the behaviour.

[debraspicher]

7 hours ago, dmtp14 said:

to be cautious does not mean to be fearful..-please don't belittle your fellow professional AD users and let us make our own decisions...ps: and a staff member laughing about this makes me think Serif does not in any way value customers...its not us customers who got hacked but Serif..

Jokes aside, it is perfectly fine and admirable even to want to take back control over your data. I don't think anyone meant to actually be belittling, can see the reason behind it and just offered a different but not unique perspective to all that read the forums. I will say even items we place Likes on can reveal a lot of information to those attempting to create a record on us (less so here on forum tbh). I don't see in this case it to always be fear response, though that is a very legitimate side effect of the world we currently live in, but more that people are becoming much more aware of how much they have put out there online.