How to update an image asset?

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Hi Guys,
New to Contentful. Can someone tell me the correct way to update an asset?
Specifically, I want to update an image with an updated version of the same image.

The only way I seem to be able to do it is to delete the old asset, add a brand new one and then re-link that asset in all the entries that referenced the old one. That feels wrong to me, but despite my best efforts, I can’t seem to find any guidance on the correct way to do this.

If I had to guess, I think I may be missing something about the way Contentful handles versioning, but my Google-fu is apparently not strong enough to figure it out.

Thanks

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Of course. 2 mins after posting this, I figured it out!

For those who find this in the future, here’s how:

  1. Navigate to the asset
  2. Hit the :wastebasket: icon with the tool tip ‘Delete File’
  3. Upload your new file.
  4. Hit publish.

What I had missed is that you can delete the file associated with an asset, without deleting the asset object itself. Obvious once you know.

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How long the old image available to access in case i updated new image which in draft mode . does the published image will be available till i publish draft version even though it was deleted