How to force_delete files in custom uploads folder? - Meta Box

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July 16, 2019 at 7:09 PM #15367
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It's a bit of an edge case.

Specifically, with these settings for a custom post type:
```
            'type'             =&gt; 'file',
            'force_delete'     =&gt; true,
            'upload_dir' =&gt; WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/resources/',
```
File deletes as expected when deleted from CPT edit screen, but if the containing post is binned and the bin emptied, the uploaded file remains. I can write a hook if you could suggest the best action/filter, but was wondering if there are any other parameters that can be passed to ensure the file is deleted?
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July 17, 2019 at 11:07 AM #15377

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Hi, at the moment there's no params to delete files when a post is permanently deleted from the Trash. However, WordPress has a hook delete_post (https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/delete_post) to let you do custom actions. In this case, you can get the post files and delete them.

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