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1. pvgroup
   Member
   Apr 17, 2008, 3:41 PM

   Hello wp forumites, I did a search to see if this issue had been addressed and cannot find exactly what problem I am experiencing, so I appologize if this is a re-post.

   I wrote a post a few days ago, and under the text I have a pdf link - to a pdf I uploaded in the media library. During the week, I need to update the pdf. So I do so on my desktop. I then upload the newer pdf file to my library, deleting the original file afterwards - I also tried deleting the file first before uploading the newer version. The file name remains the same, it is a standard report I publish so I do not want to change the name.

   After I save the file upload, and insert it back into the post, it does not reflect the newer revised file, it opens the original file - which I already deleted! Crazy. I cannot get the post to show the newer revised pdf file.

   How can you update a post using the same media file that had been revised then?

2. lettershometoyou
   Member
   Apr 17, 2008, 5:07 PM

   Rename the new pdf file and then re-load it and see if that works. I find if you try to re-size / resample a photo and then upload it under the same name, it doesn't take.

3. mikecane
   Member
   Apr 17, 2008, 6:42 PM

   When you tell WP to delete a file, that doesn't mean it does it *right now*.

   I've had problems with duplicate filenames of the sort you're decribing here.

   It's always best to use a totally different name or to use numbering to distinguish them:

   Filename001 -- first file
   Filename002 -- updated file (then tell WP to delete Filename 001)

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