# Removing duplicate images

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [April 16, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623 "2015-04-16T04:30:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![nahtnam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nahtnam/32/122073_2.png) [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623/1 "2015-04-16T04:30:08Z")

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Hey!

I was wondering if there was a rake task that removes identical images to save up space.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623/2 "2015-04-16T04:57:33Z")

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Deduping is built into our uploader already

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### Author: ![nahtnam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nahtnam/32/122073_2.png) [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623/3 "2015-04-16T05:12:07Z")

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Oh ok. I didnt know that. Thanks for the reply.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623/4 "2015-04-16T05:12:24Z")

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