# Option not to pull hotlinked images in PM topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2018年一月2日 02:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075 "2018-01-02T02:07:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [2018年一月2日 02:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075/1 "2018-01-02T02:07:39Z")

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One of the possible means to reduce storage consumed by uploads is to not pull hotlinked images in private messages.

Is such a configuration option possible?

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [2018年一月2日 09:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075/2 "2018-01-02T09:05:34Z")

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This seems like a strange half-way measure. Why not just disable all downloading of images while you’re at it?

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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [2018年一月2日 09:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075/3 "2018-01-02T09:20:58Z")

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Because image downloading exists for a purpose. The public part of the forum should contain the images and not depend on 3rd party websites. In the same time, loss of images in the private area would affect the forum much less. No?

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**Author:** ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\
**Post date:** [2018年一月3日 09:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075/4 "2018-01-03T09:04:10Z")

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Maybe a plugin stuff. It is easily doable with few lines of code.