Forum: Can't add images. "1 file would exceed the allowed sized"

[Professor Dragon]

Hi Everyone,

A forum question. I used to be able to insert images, but am now getting a message for ANY size attachment of:

"1 file would exceed the total allowed size of 29.872kB,
and was skipped" (sic)

This applies whether it is a 2.9 MB .png file or a 46 KB .jpg or .jpeg, by any attachment method (drag files, choose files, other media).

This has only occurred in the past week for me.
I also tried using a "New private window" in Firefox and logging in again, so as not to keep cookies, and same issue.
I also used a different browser that I have never used to log in to the Vintage Story forums, and same thing.
This happens in at least the "Questions" and "Discussion" branches of the forum. 

Thanks.

Edited September 9, 2025 by Professor Dragon

[Brady_The]

42 minutes ago, Professor Dragon said:

I used to be able to insert images, but am now getting a message for ANY size attachment of:

Hey Professor Dragon,

head to https://www.vintagestory.at/attachments/ and see if you might be close to the attachment quota.

Edited September 9, 2025 by Brady_The

[LadyWYT]

3 minutes ago, Brady_The said:

Hey Professor Dragon,

head to https://www.vintagestory.at/attachments/ and see if might be close to the attachment quota.

This is the most likely culprit. Higher quality images and frequent image posting will hit the limit pretty quickly.

[Professor Dragon]

54 minutes ago, Brady_The said:

Hey Professor Dragon,

head to https://www.vintagestory.at/attachments/ and see if you might be close to the attachment quota.

You nailed it. "You have used 48.8 MB of your 48.83 MB attachment limit. "

Okay. How do you guys work around this? 

• I can go back and resize my prior images to a lower resolution format.
• Do you link out to an attachment site?

I can see myself hitting a limit again even with some image management.

Thanks.

Edited September 9, 2025 by Professor Dragon

[LadyWYT]

31 minutes ago, Professor Dragon said:

Okay. How do you guys work around this? 

• I can go back and resize my prior images to a lower resolution format.
• Do you link out to an attachment site?

I can see myself hitting a limit again even with some image management.

Thanks.

I just check it every once in a while and delete old images I don't need anymore. A friend of mine was posting some pictures of our base on here some time ago, ran out of room, and ended up posting a link to the rest on imgur.