'orig' files after uploading

[Can]

Hi,

These 'orig_(number)' files keep showing up after I have added photos to my gallery. Does anyone know what purpose these files have?

I see they are the same as the actual photo uploaded, I'm just wondering if I can delete these because they are taking up quite some space.

[Αndré]

Those files are created if watermarking is enabled in config. They are needed to remove the watermark at a later time. If you want to remove that files you can use the admin tools, option "Delete original image backup for watermarked images".

[Can]

Thank you for your reply.

The files are probably from a period that I accidentally left the watermarking enabled, cause not every folder has those files. But now it makes more sense, thanks!