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2.x Uploaded image increases in size and ignores image: false
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Description
## To Reproduce
Upload any image file through the Apostrophe UI.
## Expected behavior
I would like to upload image files without any modifications, optimisations or compressions. I would like to eventually use it as follows: `{{ apos.attachments.url(data.widget._backgroundImage.attachment, { size: 'original' }) }}`
## Describe the bug
However, when I upload a 300KB JPG file, I get the "original" file with 1.7MB in size.
## Details
**Version of Node.js:**
v14.17.0
**Server Operating System:**
MacOS Catalina
**Additional context:**
`apostrophe-attachments` configuration
```
'apostrophe-attachments': {
svgImages: true,
fileGroups: [
{
name: 'images',
label: 'Images',
extensions: ['png', 'gif', 'jpg', 'svg'],
extensionMaps: { jpeg: 'jpg' },
image: false
},
```
👆 Notice that there is `image: false`, so it should not treat it as an image and hence not created scaled versions of the file.
I am not using ImageMagic – I am going to try and give an update if it helps.
**Screenshots**
Original file:

File on the server (with the scaled image versions too):

Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the apostrophe-attachments configuration and the upload path that handles the `image: false` option. Reproduce the upload using a JPG and the `size: 'original'` URL, then verify that the original file is unchanged and that scaled image versions are not created when image processing is disabled.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100