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Missing file references in TYPO3 backend

In a TYPO3 6.2 site that was upgraded from 4.5, the "Ref" column in the file list doesn't provide accurate data.

For example, this image is definitively being used on a page, but the reference is not shown in the backend:

enter image description here

I have run the File Abstraction Layer: Update storage index task in the scheduler and updated the refindex several times - no change.

What can I do to make the references display correctly?

Solution

  • Conclusion of comments to a question:

    After a migration from pre-FAL installation (TYPO3 < 6.x) all used images, that were located in /uploads/pics or /uploads/media are moved to /fileadmin/_migrated/ folder.

    So, if your image in "Filelist" is reported as without references, then it means, that it probably is.

    Be aware, that if you have extensions, which are not FAL-aware, then a file still can be in use, but no usage counter will be shown, becasue files are referenced not through FAL (db), but via filesystem.

    At the moment of writing, I don't know any tool, that can help to migrate 'internal_type'=>'file' to FAL. If someone finds it, please, add it here in comments or as separate answer.