# Changing attachment download behaviour to save disk space

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/changing-attachment-download-behaviour-to-save-disk-space/2628>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [10 June 2019 23:07 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/changing-attachment-download-behaviour-to-save-disk-space/2628 "2019-06-10T23:07:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2019 23:07 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/changing-attachment-download-behaviour-to-save-disk-space/2628/1 "2019-06-10T23:07:50Z")

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One issue that came up frequently in the forum is that Joplin’s data can be very large, especially when the note collection includes many attachments (images, PDFs, etc.). This happens in particular when using the web clipper a lot, as each web page usually has many images included.

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> **[Changing attachment download behaviour to save disk space | Laurent Cozic and...](https://www.patreon.com/posts/27539487)**
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> Official Post from Laurent Cozic and contributors: One issue that came up frequently in the forum is that Joplin's data can be very large, especially when the note collection includes many attachments (images, PDFs, etc.). This happens in particular...