Title: Error: File attachment metadata error
Last modified: April 3, 2017

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# Error: File attachment metadata error

 *  Resolved [john020680](https://wordpress.org/support/users/john020680/)
 * (@john020680)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-file-attachment-metadata-error/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * I am getting this error ‘Error: File attachment metadata error’ while download
   image. Please help me why this is coming.

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 *  Thread Starter [john020680](https://wordpress.org/support/users/john020680/)
 * (@john020680)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-file-attachment-metadata-error/#post-8986449)
 * I have check the code while download functionality occurs then we are getting‘
   It looks like your desired image is hosted illegally on another website’ error.
 * Please check
 *  Plugin Contributor [Nasmon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonstone/)
 * (@simonstone)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-file-attachment-metadata-error/#post-8987924)
 * Oh, thanks! We’ll have that fixed in no time …
 *  Plugin Contributor [Nasmon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonstone/)
 * (@simonstone)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-file-attachment-metadata-error/#post-8988020)
 * Okay, done. It works again. Thanks for your bug report!

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-file-attachment-metadata-error/#post-8988020)
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