# Double Image uploads **URL:** \ **Category:** Developer help\ **Created:** [January 30, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/double-image-uploads/5384 "2019-01-30T20:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![vikaspotluri123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/vikaspotluri123/32/24_2.png) [@vikaspotluri123](https://forum.ghost.org/u/vikaspotluri123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/double-image-uploads/5384/2 "2019-01-30T20:56:06Z")
There’s a lot of information about your question in this forum thread: > [@Why is another image generated with a new name?](https://forum.ghost.org/t/why-is-another-image-generated-with-a-new-name/4464/5): > > @GodoFredoNinja the original image needs to be kept around so that it’s possible to re-generate compressed/resized images. Storage space should not be much of a concern these days, especially when considering the relatively small size of images. In summary, it’s for image optimization, and it’s possible to disable it through your config file --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.ghost.org/t/double-image-uploads/5384)._