# When dragging an unselected image in a rich text editor, it is uploaded repeatedly

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-dragging-an-unselected-image-in-a-rich-text-editor-it-is-uploaded-repeatedly/402566
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** composer
**Created:** [9 mei 2026 om 13:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-dragging-an-unselected-image-in-a-rich-text-editor-it-is-uploaded-repeatedly/402566 "2026-05-09T13:40:34Z")
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### Author: ![Noble\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ad7895/32.png) [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)
#### Post date: [9 mei 2026 om 13:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-dragging-an-unselected-image-in-a-rich-text-editor-it-is-uploaded-repeatedly/402566/1 "2026-05-09T13:40:34Z")

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I am not sure whether this is a design issue, but for now I will place it in this category.

Upload an image in the rich text editor:

- If you click on it (which selects it) and then drag it, the image will be moved. 😃
- If you drag it without first clicking on it, it will be treated as a new image resource and the upload operation will be performed again… 😅

I am confused by the latter scenario, because I think that regardless of whether you click on it or not, dragging should move the image’s position rather than re-uploading it. 🙂  
If this is not a bug but an intentional design, anyone is welcome to tell me in what scenario repeated uploading would be used. 😄

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