Changing Url Removes Backlink

[Jackson21]

Hello MOZ Community,

I have question regarding Bad Backlink Removal. My Site's Post's Image got 4 to 5k backlinks from unknown sites and also their is no contact details on their site so that i can contact them to remove. So, I have an idea for which i want suggestion " If I change the url that receieves backlinks" does this will remove backlinks?

For Example: https://example.com/test/ got 5k backlinks

if I change this url to https://examplee.com/test-failed/ does this will remove those 5k backlinks? If not then How Can I remove those Backlinks? I Know about disavow but this takes time.

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[MickEdwards]

If it is an image URL that is being proliferated with spammy backlinks, you can do one of the following, based on the links actually being harmful:

1. Rename the image and replace it in the post.  But only if the existing image has no SEO value, real traffic coming in to it etc.
2. Set the image URL to noindex, only if the image is not organically useful.
3. Add the culprits to a disavow file.

[Jackson21]

I think you didn't read what i said in the Question. I'm talking about changing a Single url not whole url structure (permalink) even no need to change post url as i got backlinks on image. So, I'm talking about changing Image Url.

[Seotools78]

Hi jackson, 
Hope you are doing great, as per my research changing the url wont remove the backlink pointing to the older Url. in worst case by changing the url might harm you sites ranking and traffic as well. according to google Ref: "https://www.searchenginejournal.com/changing-url-structure/325249/#close" 
“The bigger effect will be from changing a lot of URLs (all pages in those folders) – that always takes time to be reprocessed. I’d avoid changing URLs unless you have a really good reason to do so, and you’re sure that they’ll remain like that in the long run.” So, to change the url is not a good option for now, you can follow disawo as you mention earlier. i have face the same issue but now spam link get removed from one of my project. related to hat and caps named Buy4store.