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Add section to File Uploads docs

Ben King requested to merge benjaminking-file-upload-docs into master

What does this MR do and why?

This MR adds a section to the user file uploads page in the GitLab docs to provide information on how an uploaded file can be deleted.

The GitLab Support team receive the occasional request from GitLab.com users where a file was mistaken uploaded that contained confidential or sensitive information, and must be removed. A recent example involved a customer that mistakenly uploaded such a file in a comment on an issue. The user deleted the comment, but confirmed the uploaded file link was contained in an email sent to notified users on the project and was still accessible by users with the direct file link.

Previously, the Support team would need to raise a console escalation to have this file deleted. Since an MR introduced in 15.3, GitLab.com users can now use a GraphQL endpoint to delete the files themselves, subject to being a Maintainer or Owner on the project.

Adding this section to the docs has the following benefits:

  • When a request is raised, The Support team can direct customers to self-service the deletion of the files themselves.
  • Customers may find this information themselves, and not need to contact the Support team.

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