# Active assets issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Anthias\ **Created:** [February 3, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636 "2026-02-03T09:58:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adoireau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@adoireau](https://forums.screenly.io/u/adoireau)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/1 "2026-02-03T09:58:28Z")
Hello, I am having a problem with active assets. I have several activated, but only one is working properly. I then connected via SSH to the Raspberry Pi where Anthias is deployed to check the screenly\_assets folder, and I can see all my active assets. Before : ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/screenly/original/1X/c7edb3e77f137b36727546db1012cd3af6fce111.png) So I deleted all my assets except the one that works. I checked the folders again and I still have several assets. After : ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/screenly/original/1X/1d1d39c65e8e1fdf9cf36745b5e20c6e2fe16114.png) Is this normal? ---
**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/2 "2026-02-03T15:25:44Z")
Hi @adoireau, Thanks for reporting this issue. What you’re seeing is unfortunately a known bug in how Anthias handles file cleanup when assets are deleted. **Is this normal?** No, this shouldn’t happen. When you delete an asset through the web interface, all associated files should be removed from the `screenly_assets` folder. The fact that you still have 3 files when you should only have 1 indicates that some orphaned files were left behind. **Why does this happen?** The asset deletion process only removes the main file for each asset. It doesn’t clean up temporary files that may have been created during: - Incomplete or failed uploads - Background processing of video files (which is most likely in your case since all files are .mp4) - Interrupted file transfers So the 3 files you’re seeing are likely: - 1 file for your working asset - 2 leftover files from previous operations **Quick question:** I noticed from your screenshots that all the files are .mp4 video files. Have you tried adding video assets multiple times and encountered issues (like uploads failing or assets not showing up properly)? This would help explain why there are extra files left behind. **What can you do?** The filenames inside `screenly_assets/` are based on asset IDs. You can cross-reference these with the asset IDs shown in your Anthias web interface. You can click on the pen icon next to each asset. A modal titled “Edit Asset” will pop up. You’ll see the path to the asset next to the **Asset Location** label. Any files that don’t match a current asset ID can be safely deleted. **Moving forward** Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We’ve identified the underlying cause and documented it ( [[BUG] Orphaned files remain in screenly\_assets folder after asset deletion · Issue #2657 · Screenly/Anthias · GitHub](https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias/issues/2657) ). This issue will be addressed in a future update, though we can’t provide a specific timeline at this moment. If anyone in the community would like to contribute a fix, we welcome **pull requests** on our GitHub repository. Thanks again for raising this issue and helping us improve Anthias! ---
**Author:** ![adoireau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@adoireau](https://forums.screenly.io/u/adoireau)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/3 "2026-02-04T16:51:45Z")
Hi @nicomiguelino Thank you for your feedback. To answer your question, I didn’t encounter any problems when importing .mp4 files. I still get an error even after deleting the assets. The screen remains frozen on the Anthias logo, even when I click on the “Next Asset” button on the web page. ![Image (1)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/screenly/original/1X/bae901a1c13a46ab083feb6fc5ffbe472de0d665.jpeg) Here are the actions I took following your previous response: Logged into the web interface Downloaded all assets Deleted all assets Connected to the Raspberry Pi via SSH Deleted all ghost assets in the screenly\_assets folder Restarted the device using the reboot button on the web interface Imported all assets Activated all assets ---
**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/4 "2026-02-05T14:28:47Z")
@adoireau, thank you for the details. How did you downloaded the assets? Did you add videos via YouTube links? Whether the video assets are created via YouTube links or local MP4 files, I’ll take a look into it. ---
**Author:** ![adoireau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@adoireau](https://forums.screenly.io/u/adoireau)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/5 "2026-02-05T16:19:24Z")
Hi @nicomiguelino I downloaded the resources directly from my computer. They are PowerPoint presentations converted into MP4 video files. ---
**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/6 "2026-02-06T14:07:40Z")
I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you. What Raspberry Pi model are you using? ---
**Author:** ![adoireau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@adoireau](https://forums.screenly.io/u/adoireau)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/7 "2026-02-06T15:55:42Z")
I’m using this model : Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 ---
**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/8 "2026-02-09T14:33:53Z")
@adoireau, thank you. I will take a look at this. In the meantime, I would like to ask your Pi’s memory. ---
**Author:** ![adoireau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@adoireau](https://forums.screenly.io/u/adoireau)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/9 "2026-02-09T14:43:26Z")
@nicomiguelino Here is the information about the Raspberry Pi ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/screenly/original/1X/60e09ff6ecdd8845089eee1b24837fef10d9957c.png) ---
**Author:** ![vpetersson-bot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.screenly.io/vpetersson-bot/32/803_2.png) [@vpetersson-bot](https://forums.screenly.io/u/vpetersson-bot)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/active-assets-issue/6636/10 "2026-10-30T08:22:03Z")
Hi @adoireau, apologies for leaving this hanging after promising to look into it. The leftover files you spotted were a genuine bug, and it has since been fixed. Anthias now runs an automatic tidy-up once an hour that clears anything in the assets folder that no longer belongs to an asset. The ghost files sort themselves out, so there is no need to go in over SSH and delete them by hand any more. That went out in [2026.05.0](https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias/releases/tag/v2026.05.0) and is in every release since, including the current [2026.10.0](https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias/releases/tag/v2026.10.0). If your Pi is still on the build you had in February, upgrading will pick it up. If the screen still gets stuck on the Anthias logo once you are upgraded, do say so here and we will dig into that part separately.