Deleted Files Appearing in Modules

[hxr106]

Until this semester, if I deleted a file from Files, it would automatically remove references to that file in Modules. Now, it does this IF the File was published but LEAVES IT THERE if it was not published. This is a huge pain to try to deal with when I'm trying to clean out unused files because the main way I know that a file was not used last year is that it is unpublished. I can remove it from the Module instead of deleting the file, but then it's still there taking up space for no reason. And if I publish it, I won't really be able to tell which are the ones that weren't used before. Any idea why they did this or how to get around it easily?

[ColtonSwapp]

Hello @hxr106 

Thanks for posting this in the Canvas Community! 

That is a really odd behavior! I was also able to replicate the behavior you are describing in my sandbox. 

Have you contacted Canvas support about this yet? They might already be looking into this as we speak. 

-Colton 

[hxr106]

They told me that's what it's SUPPOSED TO DO which is why I'm so frustrated. Why would I want a bunch of broken links in my modules??