[Resolved] After the translation, the media files have become quite large. I want to remove the translated medi...

Problem:
You are trying to manage media files on your site after using WPML for translation and have noticed that the translated media files have become quite large.
Solution:
If you're experiencing issues with large media files after translation, it's important to understand that WPML Media Translation does not actually duplicate image files on your server. Instead, it creates new entries in the database for translated image captions, titles, meta text, and other details, all linked to the original image file. The original file remains stored only once on your installation. Therefore, if you delete entries from the media library, you're only removing these associated records, not the actual image files.

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