New file upload limits

[Gloves | 11,761]

After almost a year of monitoring uploads on the site, making sure everything is ok and not gonna cost us extra, we've made an update to the amount of files you can upload (your total space for attachments across the entire site) as well as how much you can add to a single post.

Please do be aware that these numbers are subject to change - if we find that the limit is TOO generous and it starts costing way more or something, we may have to scale it back. As it stands the generous people who support the site with donations and subscriptions (subscribe here!) are putting in enough that we're ok to take on a bit more. Your contributions will continue to slowly add new features and upgrades to the site!

• New total allowed attachments for all users: UNLIMITED!
• New total attachment size allowed per post: 50MB

We recognize that people use the site for a number of purposes, and one of those is archiving data. This can often mean uploading many images to share info with others, and that is valuable to the community, so we are happy to foot the bill (really it's the subs that do so - thank them! If you see a coin site award on someone, they are making this place better!).

If you require an even BIGGER size limit for your posts, please contact me directly and I will see if I can help either steer you in a direction that will alleviate the issue (e.g. use IMGUR!), or perhaps increase your personal limit if the situation makes sense.

Thanks again for all your support of the site, and remember to have fun out there.

[ZeldaFreak | 3,600]

8 minutes ago, Gloves said:

New total attachment size allowed per post: 50MB

This is the one I'm most happy about, I've definitely had some trouble with the attachment size limit in the past. Thank you guys for all the work you've been doing on the site!

[8bitdontquit | 226]

Would it help cost if we for example..   Deleted out our contest images after a contest had completed?.    Because who needs multiple images of heavy shredin anyway

Edited September 15, 2020 by 8bitdontquit

[Gloves | 11,761]

4 minutes ago, 8bitdontquit said:

Would it help cost if we for example..   Deleted out our contest images after a contest had completed?.    

Nah, best case is that nobody has to delete anything just to conserve space/money, and right now we're not in danger of losing that, so not to worry!

[8bitdontquit | 226]

@Glovesdude is like a  Canadian Jesus..   #getyourcoin..    

[Sumez | 2,933]

On 8/26/2020 at 9:22 PM, ZeldaFreak said:

This is the one I'm most happy about, I've definitely had some trouble with the attachment size limit in the past. Thank you guys for all the work you've been doing on the site!

I feel the other way around.
I appreciate that there's no global limit, so you don't have to weirdly conserve space with regard for what submissions you might hope to have in the future.

... But what single post requires a 50MB upload? That kind of sounds like an invitation to not care about image compression at all.

[Deadeye | 1,595]

3 hours ago, Sumez said:

But what single post requires a 50MB upload? That kind of sounds like an invitation to not care about image compression at all.

Helps with blogs a lot for example.

[Sumez | 2,933]

30 minutes ago, Deadeye said:

Helps with blogs a lot for example.

My question still stands. What blog post requires 50MB? What do you need the space for outside of embedded images?

[Jeevan | 8,909]

well @Sumez there have been times that I couldn't post many pictures of my garden and the harvest for people who were interested........that would be an example............

[Deadeye | 1,595]

48 minutes ago, Sumez said:

My question still stands. What blog post requires 50MB? What do you need the space for outside of embedded images?

My current blog entry exceeded the previous limit and was under 50 mb by just a little.  It used GIFs, but they were all reduced and compressed.

Edited September 15, 2020 by Deadeye

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,104]

I need a delete option for attachments. I can conserve site space and reduce clutter at the same time.

[Deadeye | 1,595]

12 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

I need a delete option for attachments. I can conserve site space and reduce clutter at the same time.

You can already do that.  There is a trash icon on the attachments when you click "edit"

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,104]

3 hours ago, Deadeye said:

You can already do that.  There is a trash icon on the attachments when you click "edit"

Is it just on desktop mode? I see where you can delete them from posts, but not delete them from your attachments.

[Deadeye | 1,595]

21 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

Is it just on desktop mode? I see where you can delete them from posts, but not delete them from your attachments.

It is the same for mobile, checked just now on both themes.  I am on android, maybe different for apple.

[Gloves | 11,761]

You guys are talking about different things. @Bearcat-Doug wants to remove attachments that he previously added to posts. You are not able/allowed to do so and I already told him this.