# Default File Upload Types

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-file-upload-types/28359>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [May 5, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-file-upload-types/28359 "2015-05-05T18:40:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-file-upload-types/28359/2 "2015-05-06T01:44:10Z")

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Those would be potential security exploits if enabled globally. I suggest just enabling what you need on your instance as you see fit.

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