Title: Massive image bloat
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Massive image bloat

 *  [Chris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/forumusr/)
 * (@forumusr)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/massive-image-bloat/)
 * Started a new site, and wanted to see how and why the uploads get so huge. I 
   uploaded one imege. In the upload folder, there are now seventeen versions in
   varying sizes – that’s SEVENTEEN.
 * One image that was originally 541 kb, has now ballooned to seventeen images with
   an accumulated size of 5.9 mb.
 * This is insanity, and this must be why my little websites with some images actually
   become folders of like 250mb.
 * I know WordPress does this for a reason, but this is out of control. And in Settings
   > Media it only indicates three sizes – thumbnail, medium, large.
 * How can I make this stop please?
    Thank you.

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/massive-image-bloat/#post-6106868)
 * > I know WordPress does this for a reason
 * .
 * WordPress core creates just 3 other files associated with the image media uploads.
   Large, Medium, Small.
 * Since that is a true, either your theme or a plugin is doing the rest, or most
   likely the theme and multiple plugins as you note 17.

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