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September 18, 2025
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Most Files Still Pending, Only a Few Rejected as Similar

  • September 18, 2025
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"Hi, I uploaded a batch of files to Adobe Stock. A small portion has been reviewed and rejected as ‘Similar content’, but the majority of my files have been pending for more than 10 days with no approvals at all.

Is this normal for the review process, or should I contact support about it?"

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Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 19, 2025

10 days is not a long time to wait. I have some files that have waited for months. If you contact the support team on this subject, you'll just get a canned response.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 18, 2025

This is what Adobe Stock has to say about "similar content."

 

Before you submit, always check your work against other inventory in the database. If Stock already has many millions of similar assets, they probably don't need more, unless yours is very special in some way.

 

Also look for less common keywords & titles with which to label your assets.

 

Hope that helps.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 18, 2025

"Normal" review time is 8 weeks. Sometimes longer. Sometimes within 24 hours.. There is no need to contact support. It's just the way the review process is these days. If they sit in the queue for more than three months, they might have gotten stuck. Delete them and re-submit.

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