#35674: Provide a check for settings removed (post deprecation)
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     Reporter:  Serafeim             |                    Owner:  (none)
  Papastefanos                       |
         Type:  New feature          |                   Status:  new
    Component:  Core (System         |                  Version:  5.1
  checks)                            |
     Severity:  Normal               |               Resolution:
     Keywords:                       |             Triage Stage:  Accepted
    Has patch:  0                    |      Needs documentation:  0
  Needs tests:  0                    |  Patch needs improvement:  0
Easy pickings:  0                    |                    UI/UX:  0
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Changes (by Natalia Bidart):

 * resolution:  wontfix =>
 * stage:  Unreviewed => Accepted
 * status:  closed => new
 * summary:  Provide a check for `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE` => Provide a check
     for settings removed (post deprecation)


Old description:

> Hello friends, I had a `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE =
> "storages.backends.s3.S3Storage"` in my Django 5.0.8 project. When I
> upgraded it the project worked but the user-uploaded content was uploaded
> to the filesystem instead of S3. This happened because my
> `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE` setting was ignored so it fall back to the
> STORAGES default
> (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#storages):
>

>
> {{{
> {
>     "default": {
>         "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
>     },
>     "staticfiles": {
>         "BACKEND":
> "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
>     },
> }
> }}}
>

>
> I know that the release notes mention that these settings are removed but
> since I fell for it there may be also other users that experience the
> same problems.
>
> My recommendation is to provide a patch in 5.1 that uses the checks
> framewortk (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/checks/) to make
> sure that there is no  `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE` (and probably a
> `STATICFILES_STORAGE`) setting and do not allow starting the project
> unless the user fixes it.

New description:

 This ticket was repurposed following the original report and a related
 [https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deprecation-of-default-file-storage-
 can-we-easen-the-migration/34284/ forum conversation] to provide a check
 for "outdated settings", meaning those settings that went thru the usual
 and expected deprecation process and have been removed from the code base.
 These settings are effectively pointless to have defined, as they no
 longer have any effect, and even in some cases, having them defined might
 lead project maintainers to mistakenly believe they are still in effect.

 Original report:

 Hello friends, I had a `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE =
 "storages.backends.s3.S3Storage"` in my Django 5.0.8 project. When I
 upgraded it the project worked but the user-uploaded content was uploaded
 to the filesystem instead of S3. This happened because my
 `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE` setting was ignored so it fall back to the STORAGES
 default (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#storages):



 {{{
 {
     "default": {
         "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
     },
     "staticfiles": {
         "BACKEND":
 "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
     },
 }
 }}}



 I know that the release notes mention that these settings are removed but
 since I fell for it there may be also other users that experience the same
 problems.

 My recommendation is to provide a patch in 5.1 that uses the checks
 framewortk (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/checks/) to make
 sure that there is no  `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE` (and probably a
 `STATICFILES_STORAGE`) setting and do not allow starting the project
 unless the user fixes it.

--
Comment:

 Edited the description to match what was agreed on the referenced forum
 topic.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35674#comment:5>
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