# GIF size 1.2M but Discourse says - over 4 MB?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** uploads\
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-size-1-2m-but-discourse-says-over-4-mb/276921 "2023-08-28T16:29:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-size-1-2m-but-discourse-says-over-4-mb/276921/10 "2023-08-29T19:25:25Z")

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If it is a limit then what variable would be responsible & how to change its value.  
I believe I have pretty much vanilla-default deployment - meaning no changes made/set by me.

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