# Saving gives error after deleting a media file

**URL:** <https://community.epicollect.net/t/saving-gives-error-after-deleting-a-media-file/1278>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 14, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/saving-gives-error-after-deleting-a-media-file/1278 "2026-08-14T12:58:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![petra\_b](https://community.epicollect.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@petra\_b](https://community.epicollect.net/u/petra_b)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/saving-gives-error-after-deleting-a-media-file/1278/1 "2026-08-14T12:58:22Z")

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### Project Name (if applicable, otherwise just type n/a)

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### Question

After I delete media files (already uploaded or not), I cannot save the item anymore. Goal is to delete a photo or to replace a photo.  
After the Save button I get Error {“code”:5}

### I confirm I have read the User Guide at [docs.epicollect.net](http://docs.epicollect.net)

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### I confirm I have searched for an answer in this community.

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### I confirm I have tried asking the same question to Perplexity AI with the tag #epicollect5, but it did not help.

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**Author:** ![Epicollect5](https://community.epicollect.net/user_avatar/community.epicollect.net/epicollect5/32/2653_2.png) [@Epicollect5](https://community.epicollect.net/u/Epicollect5)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/saving-gives-error-after-deleting-a-media-file/1278/2 "2026-08-14T13:03:23Z")

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