# file size of cover art varies how i add
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-cover-art-varies-how-i-add/17970
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [May 21, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-cover-art-varies-how-i-add/17970 "2016-05-21T20:30:51Z")
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### Author:  [@whatkind](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whatkind)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-cover-art-varies-how-i-add/17970/1 "2016-05-21T20:30:51Z")
1. i get an image file to add it as a cover art for a music file.
2. i edit it and finish making a jpg file. (for example, its size is 1.5mb.)
3-1. if i drag the jpg file itself from windows explorer into mp3tag, 1.5mb goes into the file currectly.
3-2, but if i open it with windows paint or faststone image viewer and copy and run 'paste cover' on mp3tag, the file size lessens (about 1.2mb or less).
i don't understand why this issue happens.
this means that file size and image quality get down if i use the way of 3-2???
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-cover-art-varies-how-i-add/17970/2 "2016-05-22T04:14:08Z")
> [@andreasj](#):
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> i don't understand why this issue happens.
> this means that file size and image quality get down if i use the way of 3-2???
You are sure?
It should be just the other way round.
You always have to use drag&drop or the right-mouse-klick/add or an action of th type "Import Cover from file". If you use the clipboard the cover increases in storage size.
[/t/9422/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/9422/1)
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-cover-art-varies-how-i-add/17970/3 "2016-05-22T04:15:56Z")
Maybe this topic helps
[/t/16012/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/16012/1)