Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1613840-20130227182256/@comment-11536-20130228004638

Hi all. If the images are used in templates by using then they are considered used. If the only usage of an image is by linking it directly on a page or template (i.e. using http://images.wikia.com/central/images/8/89/Wiki-wordmark.png to display the image of the wordmark), then it won't be considered used.

If the file page has any links in the File usage section, then it is "used".

I'll be starting the script shortly. It queries the database directly so there shouldn't be any caching issues if you've recently linked a file. There still may be some files that are being used somewhere that MediaWiki doesn't consider "used", so if a file you use is deleted, please just contact a staff member or admin to restore it for you. :) Let me know if you notice any issues.