# EXIF data handling/storage

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979 "2018-11-28T13:57:59Z")
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### Author: ![DNSTARS](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dnstars/32/100957_2.png) [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979/1 "2018-11-28T13:58:00Z")

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I know Discourse strips EXIF, which is fine, but I was wondering if anyone knew the mechanism by which it does it. Specifically:

- Is EXIF stripped clientside or on the server?
- If it’s stripped on the server is that logged or stored anywhere?
- If so is there a best practice on removing it?

Thanks

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979/2 "2018-11-28T14:08:16Z")

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It’s stripped server-side by ImageMagick. It’s not logged or stored anywhere.

Not sure what you mean by “best practice”.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979/3 "2018-12-28T14:08:22Z")

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