# 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: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [10 september 2026 om 17:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-dragging-an-unselected-image-in-a-rich-text-editor-it-is-uploaded-repeatedly/402566/18 "2026-09-10T17:47:40Z")

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I think this might have been fixed by

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/43029>
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> Dragging an image already in the composer uploaded it again instead of moving it…: the browser exposes the dragged image as a file, so the drop reached the composer's upload drop target as if the file had come from outside.
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> This change stops a drop the editor is already handling as a move from reaching that upload drop target.

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