diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index f6a7182..94e1919 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import Config
 config :pinchflat,
   # Specifying backend data here makes mocking and local testing SUPER easy
   yt_dlp_executable: Path.join([File.cwd!(), "/test/support/scripts/yt-dlp-mocks/repeater.sh"]),
-  media_directory: Path.join([File.cwd!(), "tmp", "test", "videos"]),
-  metadata_directory: Path.join([File.cwd!(), "tmp", "test", "metadata"])
+  media_directory: Path.join([System.tmp_dir!(), "test", "videos"]),
+  metadata_directory: Path.join([System.tmp_dir!(), "test", "metadata"])
 
 config :pinchflat, Oban, testing: :manual
 
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media.ex
index efedf25..14ae494 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media.ex
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media do
   Returns [binary()]
   """
   def media_filepaths(media_item) do
-    filesystem_fields = ~w(media_filepath thumbnail_filepath metadata_filepath subtitle_filepaths)a
     mapped_struct = Map.from_struct(media_item)
 
-    filesystem_fields
+    MediaItem.filepath_attributes()
     |> Enum.map(fn
       :subtitle_filepaths = field -> Enum.map(mapped_struct[field], fn [_, filepath] -> filepath end)
       field -> List.wrap(mapped_struct[field])
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media do
   end
 
   @doc """
-  Deletes a media_item and its associated tasks.
+  Deletes a media_item and its associated tasks. Will leave files on disk.
 
   Returns {:ok, %MediaItem{}} | {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}}.
   """
@@ -133,6 +132,23 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media do
     Repo.delete(media_item)
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Deletes the media_item's associated files. Will leave the media_item in the database.
+
+  Returns {:ok, %MediaItem{}}
+  """
+  def delete_attachments(media_item) do
+    media_item
+    |> media_filepaths()
+    |> Enum.each(&File.rm/1)
+
+    # Fails if the directory is not empty
+    case File.rmdir(Path.dirname(media_item.media_filepath)) do
+      :ok -> {:ok, media_item}
+      {:error, :eexist} -> {:ok, media_item}
+    end
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Deletes the media_item and all associated files. Attempts to delete the root directory
   but only if it is empty.
@@ -140,19 +156,9 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media do
   Returns {:ok, %MediaItem{}}
   """
   def delete_media_item_and_attachments(media_item) do
-    root_directory = Path.dirname(media_item.media_filepath)
-
-    media_item
-    |> media_filepaths()
-    |> Enum.each(&File.rm/1)
+    {:ok, _} = delete_attachments(media_item)
 
     delete_media_item(media_item)
-
-    # Fails if the directory is not empty
-    case File.rmdir(root_directory) do
-      :ok -> {:ok, media_item}
-      {:error, :eexist} -> {:ok, media_item}
-    end
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
index 838cc14..b43a1a2 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
@@ -60,4 +60,9 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media.MediaItem do
     |> validate_required(@required_fields)
     |> unique_constraint([:media_id, :source_id])
   end
+
+  @doc false
+  def filepath_attributes do
+    ~w(media_filepath thumbnail_filepath metadata_filepath subtitle_filepaths)a
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media_source.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media_source.ex
index e7c8abb..46fab79 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media_source.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media_source.ex
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaSource do
 
   @doc """
   Deletes a source and it's associated tasks (of any state).
+  NOTE: will fail if the source has associated media items. Intended
+  for now, will almost certainly change in the future.
 
   Returns {:ok, %Source{}} | {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}}
   """
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_controller.ex b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_controller.ex
index 3db81d4..398bd32 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_controller.ex
@@ -8,4 +8,23 @@ defmodule PinchflatWeb.Media.MediaItemController do
 
     render(conn, :show, media_item: media_item)
   end
+
+  def delete(conn, %{"id" => id} = params) do
+    delete_files = Map.get(params, "delete_files", false)
+    media_item = Media.get_media_item!(id)
+
+    if delete_files do
+      {:ok, _} = Media.delete_media_item_and_attachments(media_item)
+
+      conn
+      |> put_flash(:info, "Record and files deleted successfully.")
+      |> redirect(to: ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}")
+    else
+      {:ok, _} = Media.delete_media_item(media_item)
+
+      conn
+      |> put_flash(:info, "Record deleted successfully. Files were not deleted.")
+      |> redirect(to: ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_html/show.html.heex b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_html/show.html.heex
index ac65a28..48db176 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_html/show.html.heex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/media/media_item_html/show.html.heex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="mb-6 flex gap-3 flex-row items-center justify-between">
   <div class="flex gap-3 items-center">
-    <.link :if={@conn.params["source_id"]} navigate={~p"/sources/#{@media_item.source_id}"}>
+    <.link navigate={~p"/sources/#{@media_item.source_id}"}>
       <.icon name="hero-arrow-left" class="w-10 h-10 hover:dark:text-white" />
     </.link>
     <h2 class="text-title-md2 font-bold text-black dark:text-white ml-4">
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/searches/search_html/show.html.heex b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/searches/search_html/show.html.heex
index 996701e..4d2bfd5 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/searches/search_html/show.html.heex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/searches/search_html/show.html.heex
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
             <.highlight_search_terms text={result.matching_search_term} />
           </:col>
           <:col :let={result} label="" class="flex place-content-evenly">
-            <.link navigate={~p"/media/#{result.id}"} class="hover:text-secondary duration-200 ease-in-out mx-0.5">
+            <.link
+              navigate={~p"/sources/#{result.source_id}/media/#{result.id}"}
+              class="hover:text-secondary duration-200 ease-in-out mx-0.5"
+            >
               <.icon name="hero-eye" />
             </.link>
           </:col>
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/router.ex b/lib/pinchflat_web/router.ex
index 55c9fcb..0470029 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/router.ex
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ defmodule PinchflatWeb.Router do
     get "/", PageController, :home
 
     resources "/media_profiles", MediaProfiles.MediaProfileController
-    resources "/media", Media.MediaItemController, only: [:show]
     resources "/search", Searches.SearchController, only: [:show], singleton: true
 
     resources "/sources", MediaSources.SourceController do
-      resources "/media", Media.MediaItemController, only: [:show]
+      resources "/media", Media.MediaItemController, only: [:show, :delete]
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
index 9050343..d63bfcc 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/media_client/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaClient.Backends.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
     test "it automatically includes the --print-to-file flag" do
       assert {:ok, output} = Runner.run(@video_url, [], "%(id)s")
 
-      assert String.contains?(output, "--print-to-file %(id)s /app/tmp/")
+      assert String.contains?(output, "--print-to-file %(id)s /tmp/")
     end
 
     test "it returns the output and status when the command fails" do
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs
index 391b126..77d267d 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs
@@ -300,6 +300,43 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "delete_attachments/1" do
+    test "deletes the media item's files" do
+      media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
+
+      assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_attachments(media_item)
+      refute File.exists?(media_item.media_filepath)
+    end
+
+    test "does not delete the media item" do
+      media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
+
+      assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_attachments(media_item)
+
+      assert Repo.reload!(media_item)
+    end
+
+    test "deletes the parent folder if it is empty" do
+      media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
+      root_directory = Path.dirname(media_item.media_filepath)
+
+      assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_attachments(media_item)
+      refute File.exists?(root_directory)
+    end
+
+    test "does not delete the parent folder if it is not empty" do
+      media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
+      root_directory = Path.dirname(media_item.media_filepath)
+      File.touch(Path.join([root_directory, "test.txt"]))
+
+      assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_attachments(media_item)
+      assert File.exists?(root_directory)
+
+      :ok = File.rm(Path.join([root_directory, "test.txt"]))
+      :ok = File.rmdir(root_directory)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "delete_media_item_and_attachments/1" do
     setup do
       media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
@@ -316,23 +353,6 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaTest do
       assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_media_item_and_attachments(media_item)
       refute File.exists?(media_item.media_filepath)
     end
-
-    test "deletes the parent folder if it is empty", %{media_item: media_item} do
-      root_directory = Path.dirname(media_item.media_filepath)
-      assert File.exists?(root_directory)
-      assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_media_item_and_attachments(media_item)
-      refute File.exists?(root_directory)
-    end
-
-    test "does not delete the parent folder if it is not empty", %{media_item: media_item} do
-      root_directory = Path.dirname(media_item.media_filepath)
-      File.touch(Path.join([root_directory, "test.txt"]))
-      assert {:ok, _} = Media.delete_media_item_and_attachments(media_item)
-      assert File.exists?(root_directory)
-
-      :ok = File.rm(Path.join([root_directory, "test.txt"]))
-      :ok = File.rmdir(root_directory)
-    end
   end
 
   describe "change_media_item/1" do
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/profiles/options/yt_dlp/download_option_builder_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/profiles/options/yt_dlp/download_option_builder_test.exs
index f168657..56942ce 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/profiles/options/yt_dlp/download_option_builder_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/profiles/options/yt_dlp/download_option_builder_test.exs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Profiles.Options.YtDlp.DownloadOptionBuilderTest do
     test "it generates an expanded output path based on the given template" do
       assert {:ok, res} = DownloadOptionBuilder.build(@media_profile)
 
-      assert {:output, "/app/tmp/test/videos/%(title)S.%(ext)s"} in res
+      assert {:output, "/tmp/test/videos/%(title)S.%(ext)s"} in res
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_item_controller_test.exs b/test/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_item_controller_test.exs
index eb0eab2..002f3bd 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_item_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat_web/controllers/media_item_controller_test.exs
@@ -3,15 +3,74 @@ defmodule PinchflatWeb.MediaItemControllerTest do
 
   import Pinchflat.MediaFixtures
 
+  alias Pinchflat.Repo
+  alias Pinchflat.Media
+
   describe "show media" do
     setup [:create_media_item]
 
     test "renders the page", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
-      conn = get(conn, ~p"/media/#{media_item}")
+      conn = get(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item}")
       assert html_response(conn, 200) =~ "Media Item ##{media_item.id}"
     end
   end
 
+  describe "delete media when just deleting the records" do
+    setup do
+      media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
+
+      on_exit(fn ->
+        Media.delete_attachments(media_item)
+      end)
+
+      %{media_item: media_item}
+    end
+
+    test "the media item is deleted", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
+      delete(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item.id}")
+
+      assert_raise Ecto.NoResultsError, fn -> Repo.reload!(media_item) end
+    end
+
+    test "the files are not deleted", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
+      delete(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item.id}")
+
+      assert File.exists?(media_item.media_filepath)
+    end
+
+    test "redirects to the source page", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
+      conn = delete(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item.id}")
+
+      assert redirected_to(conn) == ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "delete media when deleting the records and files" do
+    setup do
+      media_item = media_item_with_attachments()
+
+      %{media_item: media_item}
+    end
+
+    test "the media item is deleted", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
+      delete(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item.id}?delete_files=true")
+
+      assert_raise Ecto.NoResultsError, fn -> Repo.reload!(media_item) end
+    end
+
+    test "the files are deleted", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
+      delete(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item.id}?delete_files=true")
+
+      refute File.exists?(media_item.media_filepath)
+    end
+
+    test "redirects to the source page", %{conn: conn, media_item: media_item} do
+      conn = delete(conn, ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}/media/#{media_item.id}?delete_files=true")
+
+      assert redirected_to(conn) == ~p"/sources/#{media_item.source_id}"
+    end
+  end
+
   defp create_media_item(_) do
     media_item = media_item_fixture()
     %{media_item: media_item}
diff --git a/test/test_helper.exs b/test/test_helper.exs
index 40d1202..56f7ccf 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ Application.put_env(:pinchflat, :yt_dlp_runner, YtDlpRunnerMock)
 ExUnit.start()
 Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox.mode(Pinchflat.Repo, :manual)
 Faker.start()
+
+setup_all do
+  File.rm_rf(Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :media_directory))
+  File.rm_rf(Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :metadata_directory))
+end