# Changing max\_image\_size\_kb

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-max-image-size-kb/247420>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** uploads, s3\
**Created:** [December 2, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-max-image-size-kb/247420 "2022-12-02T01:25:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-max-image-size-kb/247420/4 "2022-12-05T21:45:00Z")

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> [@Falco](#):
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> Be sure to glance over [the script code](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/lib/tasks/uploads.rake#L1095) as this is a destructive action.

Apologies in that I can’t sign the CLA due to my work, so without a PR wanted to pass on that..

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/1d42cc94a2c74633178d4e75560368d89576f2aa/lib/tasks/uploads.rake#L1100>

..needs to be ARGV[1], otherwise it’s always using 500\_000 regardless of what’s passed in. Thanks again for the pointer to the right task, all files resized and working great. ❤

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