shopify-admin-file-storage-audit

To find unused images and videos in Shopify CDN storage, you can run an audit that inventories stored files and cross-references them against product, page, and article references to identify orphaned assets.

The best way to clean up orphaned assets after a Shopify theme update is to generate a read-only CSV or JSON report of unreferenced files, allowing you to safely prioritize manual removal without accidental deletions.

Yes, you need specific Shopify permissions to audit CDN file storage; authenticated access requires read_files, read_products, and read_content scopes to perform cross-reference detection across your store.

Cross-reference detection for Shopify media governance works by using paginated GraphQL queries to compare stored CDN files against content references in products, pages, and articles, computing orphan status with configurable filters.

Yes, you can export a CSV report of orphaned Shopify files for cleanup workflows; the audit produces both human-readable and JSON outputs alongside a CSV listing to support media governance tasks.

Shopify back-office search slows down after content migrations because unused media assets remain in CDN storage, causing storage bloat and higher costs until you identify and remove the unreferenced files.