File not deleted permanently

[abrabab]

When I delete the file from back end and then try to upload another file with the same name, It says "File not uploaded
File already exists". When I looked in my root directory/phocadownload, that file is still there. is there a way to permanently delete the file when deleted from the backend?

[Jan]

Hi, there are two layers - database layer - an item of file and filesystem layer - the file on the server. If you remove the item (filename info) then the file on filesystem is not removed. E.g. if the file is used on more places, in more categories, etc.

Jan