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HOWTO: Delete images from your Instructables image library

HOWTO: Delete images from your Instructables image library
NOTE: Do not delete images that are already part of a project, I didn't try it, but be fore-warned.

Updated: 03/29/09
NOTE: This process has changed again. See my comments attached to this project. The process has gotten much easier, but the same caution applies.

 
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Login to Instructables and then hover your cursor on your username in the upper right-hand banner of the screen and click on it. The next screen will look like the one here, where under your photo one of the options is Image Library, just click on it.
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17 comments
Apr 6, 2010. 8:15 PMKarroo Oakey says:
Nicely laid out with clear steps.
May 14, 2009. 5:22 PMmikedoth says:
I'm trying to delete images that were associated with a Instructable that I deleted/removed. Now I can't remove any of the images as it still thinks it's there. This is ridiculous.
Feb 3, 2009. 5:34 PMjiganbopalot says:
What happens if the first step doesn't work? I want to upload an image and to personalise my account, but my user name doesn't show, even though I am registered as jiganbopalot and logged in. There is nowhere to hover over! This is ridiculously confusing to get started (the site I mean, not you. No offence).
Mar 22, 2009. 9:59 AMdrbill says:
I'm not going to post till I can get those library items removed and maybe not until management makes adjustments to make it easier to do so.
Jun 24, 2008. 6:25 PMGorillazMiko says:
Dang, Instructables was differenttttttt.
Jun 8, 2006. 3:28 PMradiorental says:
8 steps is a little much. My image library is unmangeable, I cant do this to clean it out.
Oct 8, 2007. 5:28 AMrobro69 says:
I could not find a "Edit" button on the "Manage Library" page (step 5), hince can not delete any images either.
Jun 9, 2007. 6:21 PMlifeson99 says:
The solution seems so clear - although probably hard to implement. That would be to either: 1) allow folders to be created in your Library - you can create one folder per project 2) aautomatically create a new user library with each new instructable - that would insure they never get mixed up
Jun 8, 2007. 1:57 PMewilhelm says:
How about opening this up for collaboration with anyone in the Instructables Help group?
Jun 9, 2006. 1:46 AMdan says:
hmm, we've reworked the image library for the next release so that the paging is functional. is that sufficient? please don't delete an image if you actually used it in a project, i think that will delete it from the published project too.

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