Deleting

You can delete assets which are outdated or no longer required and move them to the Recycle Bin. The asset is not permanently deleted, but can now only be found if the In Recycle Bin checkbox is activated in the search in the Asset Management widget. If an asset is sent by e-mail (download link) and is then deleted, you can still access it via the link until the end of its validity.

Note

If you delete an asset that is currently published via one of the publication channels, the asset is automatically unpublished from all publication channels.

When working with InDesign documents with linked images, you must note the following:

  • When a linked image is deleted, the link still remains.

  • When you delete an image for which the image version linked in the InDesign document is available, the link still remains.

  • When you delete an image version that is linked in an InDesign document, the link is canceled.

  1. Search for the asset that you want to delete.

  2. Click ⋮> Delete on the asset.

    A confirmation prompt is displayed.

  3. Click Delete.

You have moved the asset to the Recycle bin.

A collection may also contain assets that cannot be found via the regular search. For example, it is possible to add local files as assets to a job and start a review. These assets then appear in the Own DSE Pictures collection, but not automatically in an asset search.

When users attempt to delete assets in a collection, such as a Own DSE Pictures, a confirmation prompt is displayed. This is to prevent accidental deletion of assets that may be used in jobs or reviews.

The confirmation dialog indicates that removing the asset may affect other users. The user must therefore explicitly confirm the deletion before the asset is removed.

This prevents other users from unexpectedly no longer having access to required content they are working on.