ACP2E-2631: Hidden directories in pub/media/catalog/product cause disk space issues

Author: thiaramus

app/code/Magento/Catalog/Model/Product/Image.php

@@ -845,8 +845,6 @@ public function clearCache()
         // If the directory cannot be deleted, it is likely because it is not empty anymore due to lazy loading from
         // the storefront triggering new cache file creation.
         // This is expected behavior and is not a cause for concern. Deletable files were deleted as expected.
-        // To avoid errors on the storefront, we wrap the deletion in a try/catch block and silently handle any
-        // exceptions, allowing the process to continue smoothly.
         try {
             $this->_mediaDirectory->delete($directory);
             // phpcs:ignore Magento2.CodeAnalysis.EmptyBlock.DetectedCatch

app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Unit/Model/Product/ImageTest.php

@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ public function testClearCache(): void
     /**
      * This test verifies that if the cache directory cannot be deleted because it is no longer empty (due to newly
      * cached files being created after the old ones were deleted), the cache clean method should handle the exception
-     * and complete the clean. This is expected behavior and is not a cause for concern.
-     * The test asserts that the cache cleaning process completes successfully even if the directory cannot be deleted.
+     * and complete the clean successfully even if the directory cannot be deleted.
      *
      * @return void
      * @throws FileSystemException