# Image Component Not Updating After Original Upload **URL:** \ **Category:** Report a Bug\ **Created:** [February 11, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-component-not-updating-after-original-upload/4516 "2020-02-11T23:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tatterbu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tatterbu/32/880_2.png) [@tatterbu](https://community.glideapps.com/u/tatterbu)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-component-not-updating-after-original-upload/4516/1 "2020-02-11T23:58:46Z")
I have a bunch of PDFs that are being displayed using the Image Media Component. Occasionally, I need to update the PDF so that it displays a different image. I want to keep the same link, but just update the PDF. I have been doing this by overwriting the Google Drive document, so that it will maintain the same link. While this works just fine on the Google Drive side of things, the image is not uploading in my Glide App. I have run into this issue in my app before, and I am pretty sure it will eventually update to the new picture after a couple of days, but I need a faster solution (update within an hour would be nice). I think it is happening because Glide takes the images and hosts them locally for quicker screen loading. Once Glide has hosted an image locally, it probably doesn’t see the need to update the image unless the url has changed, which is hasn’t. Anyways, just wondering if anyone else has run into this issue and has a good solution, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![spencersRus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/spencersrus/32/69_2.png) [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-component-not-updating-after-original-upload/4516/2 "2020-02-12T00:11:02Z")
> [@How can I cause my images to update whenever they change?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364): > > In the glide together meeting today, someone asked about using Dropbox and how glide was caching pics. You asked how this might be used. Here is what I want to do: I want to update the pic as “App updated on” - and have the date when I updated the app as the picture. So, when I change the pic. Then it will be updated on the app. (Just my thought) Potentially I have a friend that has a “student of the week” picture that would change periodically. So she would would need the same link, but the … ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-component-not-updating-after-original-upload/4516/3 "2020-02-12T00:12:49Z")
@spencersRus I was literally gonna post the same link. You beat me to it by seconds. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![spencersRus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/spencersrus/32/69_2.png) [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-component-not-updating-after-original-upload/4516/4 "2020-02-12T00:13:24Z")
I use this all the time with my google drawings. ---
**Author:** ![tatterbu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tatterbu/32/880_2.png) [@tatterbu](https://community.glideapps.com/u/tatterbu)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-component-not-updating-after-original-upload/4516/5 "2020-02-12T01:25:45Z")
Thank you! This solved my problem.