# Does external URL images in post get saved a copy on my server?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-external-url-images-in-post-get-saved-a-copy-on-my-server/158301 "2020-07-20T18:28:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-external-url-images-in-post-get-saved-a-copy-on-my-server/158301/3 "2020-07-20T20:53:56Z")

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> [@needhelp](#):
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> Is this true?

Yes.

You can disable it using the setting `download remote images to local` if necessary.

> [@needhelp](#):
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> Where do I go on my server to locate these images?

They go under `/var/discourse/shared/standalone/uploads/default/`

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