Hi, I am getting really frustrated with the file uploader or the multi file uploader. I think it has a really big privacy issue. 1/ If a user uploads a file on a form but then decides to upload another file or change it, the original file stays in the File Manager. 2/ If a user uploads a file and…

Found this solution. I have not been able to test it yet but looks like its the only solution. [image] [SOLVED] Preventing "orphaned" files - How would you handle it? Question Ohhhh, ok, gotcha. Thanks! Of course, the original issue remains - i.e. if there’s a network di…

Yes that solution will work. Dealing with files is a bit of a pain, its slightly outside of the simplistic scope of Bubbles “delete a thing” function. To delete a file or list of files (particularly orphaned files); you will have to create “backend (API) workflows” However - a real security issue…

Thanks for flagging this - I checked in with our Engineering team about it. While what you’re saying is technically true, it is not necessarily the most pressing of security situations. For example, the same situation also exists with the file uploader today (where you might think a .js or .exe file…

File uploader (Big Privacy issue)

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mangooly July 3, 2020, 2:26pm 2

Found this solution. I have not been able to test it yet but looks like its the only solution.

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File uploader (Big Privacy issue)

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