Deleting files and corresponding entries from database

Question

I have a web site which handles files management. User can upload file, add description, edit and delete. What are the best practices for that kind of scenario?

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Answer 1

Here is one possibility.

You could first move the file to a 'Deleted' folder, then delete the entry in the database. If that fails, restore the file from the 'Deleted' folder.

To get rid of the files in the 'Deleted' folder, either do it right after the entry from the database is deleted. If that fails, then you end up you orphan files in a 'Deleted' folder... Depending on you requirement, this might not be a problem.

Another option would be to have a call (maybe on SessionEnd, or a service) that would do the clean up of the database.