Title: remove previous generated thumbnails
Last modified: April 20, 2026

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# remove previous generated thumbnails

 *  [paupixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paupixel/)
 * (@paupixel)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-previous-generated-thumbnails/)
 * I already have websites with hundreds (maybe thousands) of images, and the WP
   thumbnails have already been generated. I need to reduce space.
 * How can this plugin not only prevent from generating more thumbnails, but also
   eliminate the ones previously created?
   Thanks
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fremove-previous-generated-thumbnails%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 * Last reply from: [paupixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paupixel/)
 * Last activity: [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-previous-generated-thumbnails/)
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