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data-file-width="460" data-file-height="460"/></span></span></div> <div> <p><b>This page is considered an <a href="/wiki/Commons:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Commons:Policies and guidelines">official guideline</a> on Wikimedia Commons.</b> </p><p>It illustrates standards or behaviors which most editors agree with in principle and generally follow. Feel free to update the page as needed, but please use the <a href="/wiki/Commons_talk:Overwriting_existing_files" title="Commons talk:Overwriting existing files">discussion page</a> to propose major changes. </p> </div> </div> <div class="shortcut2" style=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r927745239">.mw-parser-output .shortcut2{float:right;margin:0.4em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);padding:0 1em;text-align:center;font-size:85%;border-radius:4px}</style><a href="/wiki/Commons:Shortcuts" title="Commons:Shortcuts">Shortcuts</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r574572692">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none none;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:OW&redirect=no">COM:OW</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:OVERWRITE&redirect=no">COM:OVERWRITE</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:CROP&redirect=no">COM:CROP</a></span></li></ul> </div></div> <p>This guideline is about when and how users should or should not <b>overwrite existing files</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guidance on this is necessary because both Wikimedia projects using Commons files and <a href="/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia/technical" title="Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia/technical">external reusers who directly use Commons content</a> rely on files being reasonably stable. As a result, the basic rule is: <b>Existing files should not be overwritten with substantially different content. Minor improvements should overwrite the previous version</b> (but <i>see below</i> for exceptions). When in doubt, or to resolve inter-user conflicts, <b>upload as a new file</b>. </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Archive/2012/08#Commons:Overwriting_existing_files" title="Commons:Village pump/Archive/2012/08">discussion in August 2012</a>, this guideline was <a href="/wiki/Commons_talk:Overwriting_existing_files/Archive_1#RFC" title="Commons talk:Overwriting existing files/Archive 1">proposed and formally adopted as an RFC</a>. As of September 2023, a further discussion concluded that many overwrites did not comply with this guideline, so <a href="/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Proposals/Archive/2023/08#Limit_file_overwriting_to_users_with_autopatrol_rights" title="Commons:Village pump/Proposals/Archive/2023/08">it was decided that it should be strictly enforced in software</a> by limiting overwrite privileges of images uploaded by other users to those with the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/COM:AP" title="Special:MyLanguage/COM:AP">autopatrol</a> right. If you want to overwrite files initially uploaded by other users, please request the autopatrol right on <a href="/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_rights" title="Commons:Requests for rights">COM:Requests for rights</a>. If you are not eligible for this right, you may <a href="/wiki/Commons:Overwriting_existing_files/requests" class="mw-redirect" title="Commons:Overwriting existing files/requests">request an exception</a> for a specific file. </p> <div class="boilerplate metadata" style="background: #ffe; margin: .75em 5%; padding: .5em; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"> <div class="quotebox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0.5em 0 0.8em 1.4em; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #aaa; font-size: 88%; background-color: #F9F9F9;"> <div style="background: #F9F9F9; color:black; text-align: center; font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;">Legend</div> <div style="position: relative; text-align: left;"> <div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r574572692"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> = <i>Overwrite existing file</i></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> = <i>Upload as a new file</i></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> </div> <dl><dt>Summary</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Minor improvements <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Except for files used in Wikimedia projects where the use requires the file to remain unchanged</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Except for digital restoration</li></ul></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Substantial changes or completely unrelated files <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Major changes</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Different files on the same topic</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Different files relating to the exact same object (building, statue, etc)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Changes that reflect different data (e.g. updating a map), where the file has not been marked as updateable</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Unedited versions may be replaced by their uploader shortly after they are uploaded</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Secondary images may be replaced by their uploader shortly after they are uploaded</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Files marked as updateable (e.g. using the <a href="/wiki/Template:Current" title="Template:Current"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Current}}</span></a> template) may be updated if appropriate</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Blurring, cropping or otherwise obscuring <a href="/wiki/Commons:Derivative_works" title="Commons:Derivative works">unfree elements</a> and any other unacceptable parts (like sensitive personal information) that would otherwise result in deletion or a <a href="/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests" title="Commons:Deletion requests">deletion request</a>, provided that the file is still useful and in <a href="/wiki/Commons:Project_scope" title="Commons:Project scope">scope</a> after the offending element has been obscured.</li></ul></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Controversial or contested changes</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Changes that break consistency with other images</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Changes to license <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Except where new file license would be more accurate for all file versions</li></ul></li> <li><big><b>?</b></big> consult the creator or original uploader first as they are likely to do a better job of fixing issues</li> <li><big><b>?</b></big> use caution with files that have been awarded a special status like Commons Featured Picture</li></ul> </div> <p>When not overwriting the existing file, <b>changes should be uploaded under a new name</b> (ideally similar to the old one), and the file description page should link to the original file and give credit to the original author(s). </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#DO_overwrite"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">DO overwrite</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Minor_improvements"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Minor improvements</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-3"><a href="#Exceptions"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Exceptions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Respect_content_creators"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Respect content creators</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Unedited_versions"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Unedited versions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Secondary_images"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Secondary images</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Files_with_current_data"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Files with current data</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#DO_NOT_overwrite"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">DO NOT overwrite</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Exceptions_to_the_minor_changes_rule"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Exceptions to the minor changes rule</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Substantial_changes"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Substantial changes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Unrelated_files"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Unrelated files</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Controversial_or_contested_changes"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Controversial or contested changes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Changes_that_break_consistency_with_other_images"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Changes that break consistency with other images</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Examples"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Minor_improvements_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Minor improvements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Substantial_crop_or_un-crop"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Substantial crop or un-crop</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Unedited_versions_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Unedited versions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Secondary_images_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Secondary images</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Files_with_current_data_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Files with current data</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Controversial_or_contested_changes_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">Controversial or contested changes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Permanent_versions"><span class="tocnumber">3.7</span> <span class="toctext">Permanent versions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Linking_files"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Linking files</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Attribution"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Attribution</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Using_"other_versions"_field_of_Information_template"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Using "other versions" field of Information template</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Link_to_a_variable_content"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Link to a variable content</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#Help"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Help</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Other_policies_and_guidelines"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Other policies and guidelines</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="DO_overwrite" data-mw-thread-id="h-DO_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-DO_overwrite"></span>DO overwrite<span data-mw-comment-end="h-DO_overwrite"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: DO overwrite"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_improvements" data-mw-thread-id="h-Minor_improvements-DO_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Minor_improvements-DO_overwrite"></span>Minor improvements<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Minor_improvements-DO_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minor improvements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> As a general rule, use the link "Upload a new version of this file" only for relatively minor improvements. Examples include: </p> <ul><li>replacement with higher-resolution versions of the same file, however, without using artificial methods to generate higher resolution</li> <li>minor and uncontroversial color correction, noise reduction, perspective correction, etc.</li> <li>removal of a <a href="/wiki/Commons:Watermarks" title="Commons:Watermarks">watermark</a></li> <li>needful 90/180/270° <a href="/wiki/Commons:Rotation" title="Commons:Rotation">rotation</a> or minor rotation correction of images that are not upright</li> <li>minor cropping</li> <li>uncontroversial corrections to diagrams, maps, or charts, if a more accurate version is available</li> <li>correction of <a href="/wiki/Commons:Overwriting_existing_files/invalid" title="Commons:Overwriting existing files/invalid">SVG errors</a></li> <li>adding or correcting translations, fixing spelling errors (e.g. changing "grater" to "greater")</li></ul> <p>and similar things where the essential composition is not altered. This might include a minor crop, for example to remove a recently-added border (don't upload over with files that remove parts of historical images), but aggressive crops should usually be uploaded under a new name, such as "Old image name (crop).jpg". </p><p>Correction of minor errors will usually be considered a minor improvement. However, the more extensive the correction, the more likely that it is better to upload the corrected version as a new file (to avoid possible disagreements about whether the correction is appropriate, and potentially an <a href="#COM:UPLOADWAR">upload war</a>), and if necessary nominate the old file for deletion. </p><p>Note: a file with <a href="/wiki/Commons:Image_annotations" title="Commons:Image annotations">image annotations</a> will lose those annotations if the pixel dimensions change – <i>see <a href="/wiki/Help:Image-Annotator#Limitations" title="Help:Image-Annotator">Help:Image-Annotator#Limitations</a></i>. This is not a reason to split a file when making minor improvements, as the annotations can be re-entered. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Exceptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Exceptions-Minor_improvements"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Exceptions-Minor_improvements"></span>Exceptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Exceptions-Minor_improvements"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Exceptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> If <b>digital restoration</b> work is being done on a historical document or artwork, the restoration (no matter how minor) should always be uploaded under a new filename from the original file, providing a link back to the source on which it was based in the new file's "other versions" field. The changes that were made should also be documented in sufficient detail to reproduce them, if possible. This is best practice for restorations, because it allows users and subsequent restorers to follow the chain of improvements and to make detailed comparison with the originals. (However, if a restoration already performed to a file, for example, missed a dust spot, it is not necessary to have a new file for each small change in the restoration.) In some cases such original files are marked with <a href="/wiki/Template:Please-do-not-overwrite-original-files" title="Template:Please-do-not-overwrite-original-files"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Please-do-not-overwrite-original-files}}</span></a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cscr-featured.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/100px-Cscr-featured.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/150px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/200px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="443"/></a><figcaption>The symbol for Featured Pictures</figcaption></figure> <p><big><b>?</b></big> Take care with files that have been awarded a <b>special status</b> like <a href="/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures" title="Commons:Featured pictures">Featured Picture</a> (or the equivalent on another Wikimedia project) as the status applies to a particular file version. Featured Pictures, <a href="/wiki/Commons:Quality_images" title="Commons:Quality images">Quality Images</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commons:Valued_images" title="Commons:Valued images">Valued Images</a> will be identified on their file description pages using <a href="/wiki/Template:Assessments" title="Template:Assessments"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Assessments}}</span></a>. (<abbr title="Nota bene">NB</abbr> the special Commons status does not transfer to derivative files.) The image creator may make minor changes where they feel this would be uncontroversial wrt the promotional status (for example, removing dust spots or fixing a minor tilt). Potentially controversial changes should be discussed with members of the forum that promoted the image. </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Files <b>used in Wikimedia projects where the use requires the file to remain unchanged</b> – which means no overwriting at all: not for updates, minor improvements, or error corrections. Comments (including pointing out errors, and pointing to other versions) may freely be made in the Commons file description, but the file itself should not be overwritten. If necessary, upload a new version as a separate file. Such files should be marked with <a href="/wiki/Template:Please-do-not-overwrite-permanent-version" title="Template:Please-do-not-overwrite-permanent-version"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Please-do-not-overwrite-permanent-version}}</span></a>. </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <b>Controversial or contested changes</b>. If another editor thinks that the change is not an improvement (even if the editor making the change deems it minor), the change can be reverted, and the new image should be uploaded under a new file name. <i><a href="#COM:UPLOADWAR">See below</a>.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Respect_content_creators" data-mw-thread-id="h-Respect_content_creators-DO_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Respect_content_creators-DO_overwrite"></span>Respect content creators<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Respect_content_creators-DO_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Respect content creators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original image creator is often the best person to make edits. Since JPG is a lossy format, every edit to a JPG can deteriorate the image slightly; seemingly minor and "beneficial" edits such as changing white balance or adding noise reduction can actually do significant damage. Often the image creator has access to the RAW files from which to make a new version with whatever fix is required. This is always superior to editing the JPG. If it is a photograph, the image creator was there when the picture was taken so will be in a better position to judge whether colours and lighting are correct. Therefore it is strongly recommended that users wishing to make improvements to photographs first contact the creator, whether on Commons or elsewhere. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unedited_versions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unedited_versions-DO_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unedited_versions-DO_overwrite"></span>Unedited versions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unedited_versions-DO_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Unedited versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Sometimes users uploading new files that have been edited (e.g. a photograph improved for colour, contrast, etc., compared to the raw photo) may wish to provide the original unedited version as well. Uploading these independently would needlessly clutter categories. The solution is to first upload the unedited version, and then shortly afterward to upload the edited version over it, so that the unedited version is available in the file history. The unedited versions are not intended to be used independently, and should not be split out as separate files unless this is needed for a specific known use. Files using this approach should be labelled with <a href="/wiki/Template:Unedited_version" title="Template:Unedited version"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Unedited version}}</span></a>. </p><p>Note: overwriting unedited versions applies only shortly after upload of the unedited version, and only to the original uploader when uploading an improved version of the same file. In all other cases, the usual criteria about overwriting (<i>is it minor improvement?</i>, etc.) apply. In addition, the usual rule about resolving disagreements applies: if another user feels it useful to split the file, it should be split. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Secondary_images-DO_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Secondary_images-DO_overwrite"></span>Secondary images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Secondary_images-DO_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Secondary images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Sometimes users may wish to provide an image related to their upload, which might fall outside the <a href="/wiki/Commons:Project_scope" title="Commons:Project scope">project scope</a> as an independent file. Examples include images of labels related to the subject of the main image, or the reverse of a postcard as evidence of copyright status. The solution is to first upload the secondary image, and then shortly afterward to upload the main image over it, so that the secondary image is available in the file history. The secondary images are not intended to be used independently, and should not be split out as separate files unless this is needed for a specific known use. Files using this approach should be labelled with <a href="/wiki/Template:Secondary_image" title="Template:Secondary image"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Secondary image}}</span></a>. Note that secondary images are <i>not</i> exempt from the usual requirements of <a href="/wiki/Commons:Licensing" title="Commons:Licensing">Commons:Licensing</a>. </p><p>Note: overwriting secondary images applies only shortly after upload of the secondary image, and only to the original uploader. In all other cases, the usual criteria about overwriting (<i>is it minor improvement?</i>, etc.) apply. In addition, the usual rule about resolving disagreements applies: if another user feels it useful to split the file, it should be split. </p><p><span id="CURRENT"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Files_with_current_data" data-mw-thread-id="h-Files_with_current_data-DO_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Files_with_current_data-DO_overwrite"></span>Files with current data<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Files_with_current_data-DO_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Files with current data"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Be cautious about overwriting files with new versions reflecting new information, as in many cases this may not be what reusers want. </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> However, files may be identified to reusers as ones where information may be updated – these files can and should be overwritten to reflect new information as necessary. Identification may be by the <a href="/wiki/Commons:FN" class="mw-redirect" title="Commons:FN">filename</a>, file description, <a href="/wiki/Commons:CAT" class="mw-redirect" title="Commons:CAT">categories</a>, or (most clearly) with the <a href="/wiki/Template:Current" title="Template:Current"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Current}}</span></a> template. A file named "<a href="/wiki/File:Germany_location_map.svg" title="File:Germany location map.svg">File:Germany location map.svg</a>" is expected to indicate the current boundaries, and is expected to be updated if, for example, the boundaries changed or errors were observed. On the other hand a file named "<a href="/wiki/File:Germany,_Federal_Republic_of_location_map_October_1949_-_November_1950.svg" title="File:Germany, Federal Republic of location map October 1949 - November 1950.svg">File:Germany, Federal Republic of location map October 1949 - November 1950.svg</a>" is expected to be correct for that period and not reflect current boundaries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="DO_NOT_overwrite" data-mw-thread-id="h-DO_NOT_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span>DO NOT overwrite<span data-mw-comment-end="h-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: DO NOT overwrite"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exceptions_to_the_minor_changes_rule" data-mw-thread-id="h-Exceptions_to_the_minor_changes_rule-DO_NOT_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Exceptions_to_the_minor_changes_rule-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span>Exceptions to the minor changes rule<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Exceptions_to_the_minor_changes_rule-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Exceptions to the minor changes rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Exceptions to the "minor changes should be uploaded to the same file" rule (<i>see above</i>): <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Digital restoration</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Files that have been awarded a special status like <a href="/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures" title="Commons:Featured pictures">Commons Featured Picture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commons:Quality_images" title="Commons:Quality images">Commons Quality Image</a>, or similar status on another Wikimedia project. Such files are marked with <a href="/wiki/Template:Assessments" title="Template:Assessments"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Assessments}}</span></a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Files used in Wikimedia projects where the use requires the file to remain unchanged</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Controversial or contested changes – <i><a href="#COM:UPLOADWAR">see below</a></i>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Artificially upscaling or enlarging using any tool, including AI-based or deep learning services</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Removing parts of historical images.<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div>For instance, historical engravings often have a border, and text describing the image under the image. If it was part of the original composition, and you want to remove it for some use on Wikimedia sites, upload it as a new file. If there are annotations or markings in the image that weren't part of the original composition, these can be removed and placed into the <a href="/wiki/Template:Information" title="Template:Information"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Information}}</span></a> template, without a need to upload as a new image; for example, in the case of the Bundesarchive images, there is usually a call number and date of the photograph.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Substantial_changes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Substantial_changes-DO_NOT_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Substantial_changes-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span>Substantial changes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Substantial_changes-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Substantial changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Major changes (e.g. a radical crop)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Changes that reflect different data (e.g. updating a map) <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> unless the file is marked as updateable – i.e. identified to reusers as one where information may be updated, by the filename, description, or with the <a href="/wiki/Template:Current" title="Template:Current"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Current}}</span></a> template</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unrelated_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unrelated_files-DO_NOT_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unrelated_files-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span>Unrelated files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unrelated_files-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Unrelated files"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Completely unrelated files <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Different files on the same topic (such as a photo of a cow uploaded over another photo of a cow)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Different files relating to the exact same object (e.g. a different photo of <a href="/wiki/Michelangelo%27s_David" class="mw-redirect" title="Michelangelo's David">Michelangelo's David</a>)</li> <li>Note: do not overwrite a file in order to delete it; follow the <a href="/wiki/Commons:Deletion_policy" title="Commons:Deletion policy">Commons:Deletion policy</a> instead.</li></ul></li></ul> <p><span id="COM:UPLOADWAR"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversial_or_contested_changes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Controversial_or_contested_changes-DO_NOT_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Controversial_or_contested_changes-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span>Controversial or contested changes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Controversial_or_contested_changes-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Controversial or contested changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortcut2" style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r927745239"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Shortcuts" title="Commons:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r574572692"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:UPLOADWAR&redirect=no">COM:UPLOADWAR</a></span></li></ul> </div></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> Changes to a file that are likely to be contested should be uploaded to a separate filename. Upload wars (a form of <a href="/wiki/Commons:Edit_war" title="Commons:Edit war">edit war</a> in which contributors repeatedly upload different versions of a file in an effort to have their version be the visible one) are always undesirable. As with other forms of edit warring, users who engage in upload wars may be <a href="/wiki/Commons:Blocking_policy" title="Commons:Blocking policy">blocked from editing</a>. </p><p>If another editor thinks that a change is not an improvement (even if the editor making the change thinks it's minor), the change can be reverted. Once a change has been reverted, the new image should be uploaded under a new filename (unless the reverting editor explicitly or implicitly agrees to the contested change). This is true even if the change is necessary, in one editor's view, to avoid a copyright infringement: in this case, if agreement cannot be reached through discussion, the old file should be nominated for deletion. </p><p>The more known uses of a file there are (through transclusions on Wikimedia projects), the more cautious contributors should be in deciding whether a change qualifies as "minor". Widespread usage of a file makes it more likely that even small changes will be controversial. If in doubt, uploading as a separate file avoids potential surprises for reusers. In some cases, prior discussion with previous uploader(s) or in locations where the file is in use may help decide whether a planned change can be considered "minor". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_that_break_consistency_with_other_images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changes_that_break_consistency_with_other_images-DO_NOT_overwrite"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changes_that_break_consistency_with_other_images-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span>Changes that break consistency with other images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changes_that_break_consistency_with_other_images-DO_NOT_overwrite"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Changes that break consistency with other images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="✘"><img alt="✘" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> When images are consistent among each other, individual images should not be changed in a way that makes them inconsistent with the others. (E.g., <a href="/wiki/File:Icosahedron_flat.svg" title="File:Icosahedron flat.svg">File:Icosahedron flat.svg</a> should not have been overwritten with a white version, because that broke the consistency of <a href="/wiki/Category:Set_of_Platonic_solids;_nets_yellow_orange" title="Category:Set of Platonic solids; nets yellow orange">the set</a>.) </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="OK"><img alt="✓" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span><span style="display:none">[OK]</span> Small changes can be made to all images, as long as they remain consistent. (E.g., it was fine to remove circles around numbers in <a href="/wiki/File:Hawaiian_Eruption-numbers.svg" title="File:Hawaiian Eruption-numbers.svg">File:Hawaiian Eruption-numbers.svg</a>, because it was done to all images in <a href="/wiki/Valued_image_set:_Types_of_volcanic_eruptions" title="Valued image set: Types of volcanic eruptions">the set</a>.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Examples" data-mw-thread-id="h-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Examples"></span>Examples<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Examples"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_improvements_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Minor_improvements_2-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Minor_improvements_2-Examples"></span>Minor improvements<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Minor_improvements_2-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Minor improvements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See for example the version histories of </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Avestaforsen.jpg" title="File:Avestaforsen.jpg">File:Avestaforsen.jpg</a>, which is essentially the same image, with several subtle corrections applied</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:15th_anniversary_of_Image_Comics_-_seven_founders.jpg" title="File:15th anniversary of Image Comics - seven founders.jpg">File:15th anniversary of Image Comics - seven founders.jpg</a>, which has minor cleanup</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Chess_Board.svg" title="File:Chess Board.svg">File:Chess Board.svg</a>, which has always identical appearance but underwent several improvements of its coding (<a href="/wiki/File_talk:Chess_Board.svg" title="File talk:Chess Board.svg">talk page</a>)</li></ul> <p>Minor improvements for textual elements include correcting spelling on a map's labels. By contrast, translating a map's labels from English to German is a major change, and should be uploaded as a separate file. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Substantial_crop_or_un-crop" data-mw-thread-id="h-Substantial_crop_or_un-crop-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Substantial_crop_or_un-crop-Examples"></span>Substantial crop or un-crop<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Substantial_crop_or_un-crop-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Substantial crop or un-crop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r428405392">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i,.mw-parser-output .hatnote.noitalic{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote+div.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{.mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none}}</style></b></p><b><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Commons:Media_for_cleanup#Unnecessary_borders" title="Commons:Media for cleanup">Commons:Media for cleanup#Unnecessary borders</a> </div></b> <p>Whether a crop is "substantial" depends partly on the proportion of the image cropped, and partly on how much the excluded content affects the composition. For an image of a museum object on a grey background, cropping much closer to the object was considered a minor crop: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_(uncropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="original with more negative space"><img alt="original with more negative space" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_%28uncropped%29.jpg/120px-Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_%28uncropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_%28uncropped%29.jpg/180px-Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_%28uncropped%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_%28uncropped%29.jpg/240px-Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909_%28uncropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1799" data-file-height="1664"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">original with more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/negative_space" class="extiw" title="en:negative space">negative space</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="cropped on subject"><img alt="cropped on subject" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg/120px-Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg/180px-Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg/240px-Miyasaka_Hakuryu_II_-_Tigress_with_Two_Cubs_-_Walters_71909.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1206" data-file-height="1121"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">cropped on subject</div> </li> </ul> <p>On the other hand, the photograph below of Martin Scorsese was substantially cropped for a closeup on his face, and the result was put into a separate file; and the photograph below of a mountain was cropped to substantially recompose it: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MartinScorsese(cannes).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Scorsese: Original image"><img alt="Scorsese: Original image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.jpg/79px-MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.jpg/119px-MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.jpg/159px-MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="773" data-file-height="1166"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scorsese: Original image</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MartinScorsese(cannes).crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Scorsese: Image cropped for closeup"><img alt="Scorsese: Image cropped for closeup" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.crop.jpg/90px-MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.crop.jpg/135px-MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.crop.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.crop.jpg/181px-MartinScorsese%28cannes%29.crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="542"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scorsese: Image cropped for closeup</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zigalga.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Zizalga: Original image"><img alt="Zizalga: Original image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Zigalga.jpg/120px-Zigalga.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Zigalga.jpg/180px-Zigalga.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Zigalga.jpg/240px-Zigalga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Zizalga: Original image</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Zizalga: Image cropped for recomposition"><img alt="Zizalga: Image cropped for recomposition" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg/120px-Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg/180px-Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg/240px-Picea_obovata_Zigalga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2237" data-file-height="2240"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Zizalga: Image cropped for recomposition</div> </li> </ul> <p>When cropping a <a href="/wiki/Help:JPEG" title="Help:JPEG">JPEG</a> image, remember to always use <a href="/wiki/Commons:Lossy_and_lossless_compression#USELLET" title="Commons:Lossy and lossless compression">lossless cropping</a>. </p> <ul><li>Example: <a class="external text" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/9/93/20100328144536!Gloeden%2C_Wilhelm_von_%281856-1931%29_-_n._1764.jpg">This 1899 portrait of a young man with a fish</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Gloeden" class="extiw" title="w:Wilhelm von Gloeden">Wilhelm von Gloeden</a> was uploaded in 2005 but then overwritten in 2010 by <a href="/wiki/File:Gloeden,_Wilhelm_von_(1856-1931)_-_n._1764.jpg" title="File:Gloeden, Wilhelm von (1856-1931) - n. 1764.jpg">a full length un-cropped version</a>. Though the intent was to restore the image to a better quality version, the overwrite proved highly controversial as it changed the context from a modest pose to a nude with potential erotic connotations. In some existing transclusions this change was unwanted and caused controversy. Uploading the higher quality image as a separate file would have avoided this.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unedited_versions_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unedited_versions_2-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unedited_versions_2-Examples"></span>Unedited versions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unedited_versions_2-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Unedited versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Example: <a href="/wiki/File:Homenagem_ao_Padre_Fernando_Augusto_da_Silva,_Santo_Ant%C3%B3nio,_Funchal,_1927.jpg" title="File:Homenagem ao Padre Fernando Augusto da Silva, Santo António, Funchal, 1927.jpg">File:Homenagem ao Padre Fernando Augusto da Silva, Santo António, Funchal, 1927.jpg</a> is an image from 1927, with the original unedited scan uploaded first, and then the improved version uploaded a minute later.</li> <li>Example: <a href="/wiki/File:Periquitos_-_Psilopsiagon_aymara.jpg" title="File:Periquitos - Psilopsiagon aymara.jpg">File:Periquitos - Psilopsiagon aymara.jpg</a> is a cropped version of <a href="/wiki/File:Psilopsiagon_aymara_-Capilla_del_Monte_-four-8.jpg" title="File:Psilopsiagon aymara -Capilla del Monte -four-8.jpg">File:Psilopsiagon aymara -Capilla del Monte -four-8.jpg</a>, and has the uncropped original version in the file history.</li> <li>Counter-example: <a href="/wiki/File:Wounded_Knee_aftermath3.jpg" title="File:Wounded Knee aftermath3.jpg">File:Wounded Knee aftermath3.jpg</a> is a digitally enhanced version of the unedited original <a href="/wiki/File:Wounded_Knee_aftermath.jpg" title="File:Wounded Knee aftermath.jpg">File:Wounded Knee aftermath.jpg</a>. During the restoration it was discovered that what was described as "debris" in the original were dead bodies. Though the restoration itself was non-controversial, overwriting the original with such an important change of context would be considered controversial, and for that reason alone the images should be kept as separate image pages.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_images_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Secondary_images_2-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Secondary_images_2-Examples"></span>Secondary images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Secondary_images_2-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Secondary images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Example: <a href="/wiki/File:Neapolitan_Fisherboy.jpg" title="File:Neapolitan Fisherboy.jpg">File:Neapolitan Fisherboy.jpg</a> is an image of a sculpture, and contains an image of the sculpture's label in the file history.</li> <li>Example: <a href="/wiki/File:William_Shatner_Star_Trek.JPG" title="File:William Shatner Star Trek.JPG">File:William Shatner Star Trek.JPG</a> is a publicity photo of William Shatner as James Kirk from the television program <i>Star Trek</i>, and the oldest image in the file history is used to verify the public domain status.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Files_with_current_data_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Files_with_current_data_2-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Files_with_current_data_2-Examples"></span>Files with current data<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Files_with_current_data_2-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Files with current data"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Examples: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png/160px-2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png/240px-2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png/320px-2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/File:2021_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png" class="galleryfilename galleryfilename-truncate" title="File:2021 Pacific typhoon season summary.png">2021 Pacific typhoon season summary.png</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png/160px-2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png/240px-2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png/320px-2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2476"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/File:2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" class="galleryfilename galleryfilename-truncate" title="File:2021 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png">2021 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IAEA_members.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/IAEA_members.svg/160px-IAEA_members.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/IAEA_members.svg/240px-IAEA_members.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/IAEA_members.svg/320px-IAEA_members.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="863" data-file-height="443"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/File:IAEA_members.svg" class="galleryfilename galleryfilename-truncate" title="File:IAEA members.svg">IAEA members.svg</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg/130px-Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg/195px-Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg/259px-Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3241" data-file-height="3000"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/File:Shanghai_metro_2009_en-zh.svg" class="galleryfilename galleryfilename-truncate" title="File:Shanghai metro 2009 en-zh.svg">Shanghai metro 2009 en-zh.svg</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Germany_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Germany_location_map.svg/101px-Germany_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Germany_location_map.svg/152px-Germany_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Germany_location_map.svg/202px-Germany_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1073" data-file-height="1272"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/File:Germany_location_map.svg" class="galleryfilename galleryfilename-truncate" title="File:Germany location map.svg">Germany location map.svg</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif/160px-United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif/240px-United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif/320px-United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="421"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_installed_wind_power_capacity_animation_561px.gif" class="galleryfilename galleryfilename-truncate" title="File:United States installed wind power capacity animation 561px.gif">United States installed wind power capacity animation 561px.gif</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversial_or_contested_changes_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Controversial_or_contested_changes_2-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Controversial_or_contested_changes_2-Examples"></span>Controversial or contested changes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Controversial_or_contested_changes_2-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Controversial or contested changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Example: <a href="/wiki/File:Kit_body_rmcf1213a.png" title="File:Kit body rmcf1213a.png">File:Kit body rmcf1213a.png</a> had two upload wars over the content of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid" class="extiw" title="en:Real Madrid">Real Madrid</a> kit.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Permanent_versions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Permanent_versions-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Permanent_versions-Examples"></span>Permanent versions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Permanent_versions-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Permanent versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A news photo used on Wikinews"><img alt="A news photo used on Wikinews" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg/120px-210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg/180px-210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg/240px-210812_-_Greg_Smith_2012_Flag_bearer_Australian_Paralympic_Team_-_3b_-_ceremony_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2362" data-file-height="1572"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A news photo used on Wikinews</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Linking_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Linking_files"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Linking_files"></span>Linking files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Linking_files"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Linking files"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attribution" data-mw-thread-id="h-Attribution-Linking_files"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Attribution-Linking_files"></span>Attribution<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Attribution-Linking_files"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Attribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Be sure to attribute the original author appropriately, and to apply a license compatible with the original file. You can use <a href="/wiki/Template:Derived_from" title="Template:Derived from"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Derived from}}</span></a> and <a href="/wiki/Template:Derivative_versions" title="Template:Derivative versions"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Derivative versions}}</span></a> to link the files. More specific derivative templates are also available, including <a href="/wiki/Template:Image_extracted" title="Template:Image extracted"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Image extracted}}</span></a>, <a href="/wiki/Template:Retouched_picture" title="Template:Retouched picture"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Retouched picture}}</span></a>, and <a href="/wiki/Template:Attrib" title="Template:Attrib"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Attrib}}</span></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Using_"other_versions"_field_of_Information_template" data-mw-thread-id="h-Using_"other_versions"_field_of_Information_template-Linking_files"><span id="Using_.22other_versions.22_field_of_Information_template"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Using_"other_versions"_field_of_Information_template-Linking_files"></span>Using "other versions" field of Information template<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Using_"other_versions"_field_of_Information_template-Linking_files"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Using "other versions" field of Information template"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The template <a href="/wiki/Template:Information" title="Template:Information"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Information}}</span></a> has an <code>|other versions</code> parameter which you can use to link between different versions of a file. You can </p> <ul><li>use the <a href="/wiki/Template:Thumbnail" title="Template:Thumbnail"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Thumbnail}}</span></a> or <a href="/wiki/Template:Other" title="Template:Other"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Other}}</span></a> templates to show a small preview of the linked file</li> <li>use a <gallery> tag to show different versions (<i>see <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Images#Rendering_a_gallery_of_images" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Images">mediawiki:Help:Images#Rendering a gallery of images</a></i>)</li> <li>use an "other versions" template containing a gallery tag to link different versions (<i>see <a href="/wiki/Category:Other_versions_templates" title="Category:Other versions templates">Category:Other versions templates</a></i>).</li></ul> <p><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Link_to_a_variable_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Link_to_a_variable_content-Linking_files"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Link_to_a_variable_content-Linking_files"></span>Link to a variable content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Link_to_a_variable_content-Linking_files"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Link to a variable content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When you want to provide or use a stable link from the other projects for any image which is anticipated to be repeatedly updated, you have several ways to do it: </p> <ul><li>Label the image page with the <a href="/wiki/Template:Current" title="Template:Current"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Current}}</span></a> template (<i>see <a href="#CURRENT">§ Files with current data</a></i>). The main disadvantage is that the old version cannot be directly linked if needed.</li> <li>Create a file redirect page under a fictive filename on Commons and use a link to this filename on the other projects. Change the redirect to each new version (inbound links from other projects need not to be updated). This means updating just one link instead of many. (Note the effect of overwriting or switching over can be delayed slightly through cache delay or can fail through software imperfection.) Example: link to <a href="/w/index.php?title=File:Africa_borders_redirect&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="File:Africa borders redirect (page does not exist)">File:Africa borders redirect</a> on Wikipedia, and on Commons have <a href="/w/index.php?title=File:Africa_borders_redirect&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="File:Africa borders redirect (page does not exist)">File:Africa borders redirect</a> point to <a href="/w/index.php?title=File:Africa_borders_2011&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="File:Africa borders 2011 (page does not exist)">File:Africa borders 2011</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=File:Africa_borders_2012&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="File:Africa borders 2012 (page does not exist)">File:Africa borders 2012</a>, etc. as-needed.</li> <li>Combine the two methods. Particular version can be uploaded (and linked) separately under their specific permanent filenames and a different filename can be marked with <a href="/wiki/Template:Current" title="Template:Current"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Current}}</span></a> version and overwritten ever by the current version. That means (just as the previous solution) that the current version is available under two filenames: one for the constant content and one for the updatable content. This solution should be less vulnerable to cache delay and software-update bugs than the previous one.</li></ul> <p>Warning: when doing one of these solutions, be sure that users of the filename are clear that the content of the file may change, and try to check uses of the file before updating the redirect or overwriting the file. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">A file can be overwritten by any user with an account older than 4 days from the file's file description page using the <code>Upload a new version of this file</code> link below the File history; or via <a href="/wiki/Special:Upload" title="Special:Upload">Special:Upload</a>. Special:Upload provides two warning messages when overwriting an existing file – <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:UploadFormPreviewOverwriteError" title="MediaWiki:UploadFormPreviewOverwriteError">MediaWiki:UploadFormPreviewOverwriteError</a> and <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Fileexists" title="MediaWiki:Fileexists">MediaWiki:Fileexists</a> (see also <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41344" class="extiw" title="phab:T41344">Phab:T41344</a>). The <a href="/wiki/Special:UploadWizard" title="Special:UploadWizard">UploadWizard</a> does not allow overwriting of files.</span> </li> </ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Overwriting_existing_files&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Ask a user not to overwrite files</b>: To request that another editor not overwrite an existing file, you may place <a href="/wiki/Template:Dont_overwrite" title="Template:Dont overwrite"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Dont overwrite}}</span></a> on the user's talk page. This request is automatically translated into many languages.</li> <li><b>Label a file not to be overwritten</b>: <a href="/wiki/Template:Please-do-not-overwrite-original-files" title="Template:Please-do-not-overwrite-original-files"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Please-do-not-overwrite-original-files}}</span></a> may be used on file pages to designate files that should not be overwritten.</li> <li><b>Request a file split</b>: You can request a split up of file history by adding <a href="/wiki/Template:Split" title="Template:Split"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Split}}</span></a> on the file page. This places the file in <a href="/wiki/Category:Media_requiring_a_split_up" title="Category:Media requiring a split up">Category:Media requiring a split up</a>. See also <a href="/wiki/Commons:History_merging_and_splitting" title="Commons:History merging and splitting">Commons:History merging and splitting</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Image_formatting_templates" title="Category:Image formatting templates">Image formatting templates</a></b> may save having to create a new file version. For example, temporary or illustrative crops may be created using <b><a href="/wiki/Template:Preview_Crop" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Preview Crop"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Preview Crop}}</span></a></b> rather than creating a new derived image or overwriting an existing image. 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