I enabled IMCE for a Drupal 8 website, for convenience to site content admins to manage files directly.

However, since IMCE is respecting file usage references (which is actually a great feature), it is not possible to delete any file if they were added via another module, or more accurately, if the file has any references in `file_usage` table.

IMCE Delete plugin uses a config, "ignore_usage" prior the real deletion can occur.

What's the best way to set "ignore_usage" to TRUE? And what would be the downside of it, besides the obvious?

Thanks,
Osman

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osman
Location Copenhagen
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I was able to change ignore_usage value by simply altering the configuration for each profile.

i.e. For a profile called "Manager":


$config= \Drupal::service('config.factory')->getEditable('imce.profile.manager');
$config->set('conf.ignore_usage', TRUE);
$config->save();

Hope this will help others with the same problem.

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aaronbauman
he/him
commented

you can also do it with drush:
drush cset imce.profile.admin conf.ignore_usage 1

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thalles
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Teófilo Otoni - MG
commented

Thanks @all!

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thalles
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Teófilo Otoni - MG
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Status: Active » Fixed

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

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