# Image cannot be edited before inserting

**What you are seeing**

An image cannot be edited before inserting

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## Why it happens

Images over 3 MB cannot be opened in the image editor. The same 3 MB ceiling applies when loading a page attachment for editing or importing.

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## What to do

Resize the file and re-upload it. Files over 3 MB are auto-downscaled on import; if that still will not fit you get 'Image too large for editor (N MB). Max 3 MB.'.

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## Settings involved

| **Setting**                              | **Where**                                                   | **What it does** |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Global settings → Capabilities           | Confluence admin → Apps → Capable → Settings → Capabilities | \-               |
| Global settings → Asset access (Permissi | Capable settings → Asset access                             | \-               |
| Global settings → Egress                 | Capable settings → Egress                                   | \-               |

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## Limits that apply here

| **Limit**                                  | **Value**                                | **What happens**                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Upload. Drag and drop accepted extensions. | Bmp, gif, ico, jfif, jpeg, jpg, png, svg | Anything else raises 'Invalid file type. Only image files are allowed'.                                                                                                                                 |
| General image compression target           | 5 MB and 2500 px on the longest side     | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Editor / attachment-import fetch ceiling   | 3 MB                                     | An attachment loaded for editing or importing into the library is capped at 3 MB of raw bytes. Larger files are auto-resized to PNG to fit; only if that still fails does it error 'Image too large for |

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## Related

[Rovo agent / external MCP client cannot use the Capable image toolsNeither app publishes the image verbs to other people's agents. The standalone app deliber](https://help.gocapable.com/images/rovo-agent-external-mcp-client-cannot-use-the-capable-image-tools.html)

[Image shows 'You do not have permission to view this image'The viewer cannot read the space that holds the library image.](https://help.gocapable.com/images/image-shows-you-do-not-have-permission-to-view-this-image.html)

[Permissions and accessThe rest of this family.](https://help.gocapable.com/images/permissions-and-access.html)

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