This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
You are experiencing issues with uploading pictures when WPML is enabled, and seeing triplicates of all pictures when WPML is disabled.
Solution:
The issue arises because WPML's Media Translation feature creates separate media entries for each language. To address this, navigate to WPML > Settings > Media Translation and disable the option "When uploading media to the Media library, make it available in all languages". If you have already disabled WPML and are seeing duplicated images, reactivate WPML and manually remove the duplicates as you would from the original library.
Note that these are not physical copies of the image files; they are only meta information added to the original files, which makes them appear as duplicates in other languages.
For more details, you can refer to this discussion on our forum: https://wpml.org/forums/topic/stopped-using-wpml-now-the-media-library-has-duplicate-images/#post-11926773
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Last updated by 4 days, 5 hours ago.
Assisted by: Bruno Kos.
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<b>Background of the issue: </b> <b>Symptoms: </b> <b>Questions: </b> I have now reinstalled, but the problem remains
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I have now reinstalled, and sent you debug information. But the problem remains. Best regards  |
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Hi, Thank you for contacting WPML support! The media duplication occurs because WPML's Media Translation feature is designed to create separate media entries for each language. To resolve this navigate to WPML > Settings > Media Translation and disable "When uploading media to the Media library, make it available in all languages" to begin with. If you disable WPML, all these duplicated images will appear in the original library. To remove them, this is done by activating WPML again and removing them manually as you would from the original library (so Bulk removal e.g.). It would be in these lines: Note however that these are not physical copies of image files - there is only meta information added to original files, thereby showing them as duplicates in other languages. Regards,  |
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Our problem is, that we do not need media translation, and it is not very easy to make that setting  |
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