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Here are some tips for assisting with clearing this category:
* Check the history of the article. An article may have had a redlinked image added recently in which case it can be rolled back or undone. If detected the MediaWiki software will use a [[Wikipedia:Tags|tag]] in the edit history.
* Use tools like [http://jsfiddle.net/Meep/eF4ws/2/embedded/result/ Wiki File Helper] to view a file's past history on en.wp and commons to see if it was deleted.
* Sometimes the hidden category flag is not cleared if images are added that are used by a template. Doing a [[Wikipedia:NULLEDIT|null edit]] to the article clears the flag.
* When removing an image from an infobox template be sure to remove the caption as well. There is no guarantee that a replacement image would use the same caption.
* Highway marker related images will often add numerous pages to this category. Please request any US markers at [[Wikipedia:USRD/S/R]] and any markers for the rest of the world at [[Wikipedia:HWY/RM]] instead of attempting to remove the missing graphics from articles.
* If an image is called by an intricate template, and the image is deleted on Commons, it may be a good idea to [[WP:HIDE]] the template and hope the image can be uploaded locally under fair use.
::{{show|Example for temporary hiding issues...|frame-style=border: 1px solid silver; background-color: #f7f7f7|head-style = background-color: f7f7f7; text-align: center;|content-style = padding:0.5em;|[[c:File:Guangzhou Metro icon.svg]] was deleted on Commons 11 July 2021. The file is<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;a. Called by {{tl|Rail-interchange}}, and<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Called by {{tl|Infobox station}}<br />and resulted in 300+ articles showing up here in CAT:MISSFILE.<br /><br />In case a. instead of finding instances of <code><nowiki>{{rint|guangzhou|metro}}</nowiki></code> and deleting them, opt for hiding them: <code><nowiki><!-- {{rint|guangzhou|metro}} --></nowiki></code><br />and use an edit summary like:<br /><code>''<nowiki>Hiding {{rint|guangzhou|metro}} for now, [[c:File:Guangzhou Metro icon.svg]] was [[:c:Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:SVG logos of China|deleted on Commons]]. Could a substitute be uploaded locally?</nowiki>''</code><br />Case a. example in [[Special:Diff/1032052729/1033227215]]<br />Using [[WP:AWB]] or [[WP:JWB]] in such a case saves a lot of time.<br /><br />In case b. instead of finding instances of <code><nowiki>| symbol_location = guangzhou</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>| symbol = metro</nowiki></code> and deleting their values, opt for hiding them: <code><nowiki><!-- | symbol_location = guangzhou --></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><!-- | symbol = metro --></nowiki></code><br />and use an edit summary like:<br /><code>''<nowiki>Hiding symbol_location and symbol in the infobox for now as they depend on [[c:File:Guangzhou Metro icon.svg]] that was [[:c:Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:SVG logos of China|deleted on Commons]]. Could a substitute be uploaded locally?</nowiki>''</code><br />Case b. example in [[Special:Diff/1033227215/1033244213]].}}
* Templates in [[:Category:Templates with missing files]] can add large numbers of articles to this category – As of January 3, 2025 there were '''0''' templates with missing files and the current number is '''{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Templates with missing files}}'''.

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