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Jul 13, 2025 8:53 PM UTC
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Uploads that are 8 months old still in review, most other uploads get reviewed in a few days

I have uploads from last autumn that still haven't been reviewed--back to November. I deleted a couple of them, then resubmitted. And those photos remain in review limbo. Advice?

Abambo
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Jul 14, 2025 6:48 AM UTC

Delete them. Or wait until they get moderated. This is a known issue. Some assets stay stuck in the moderation queue. 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Worker404
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Jul 15, 2025 6:50 PM UTC

Delete them, then resubmit them. That's all!

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Abambo
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Jul 14, 2025 6:48 AM UTC

Delete them. Or wait until they get moderated. This is a known issue. Some assets stay stuck in the moderation queue. 

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ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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Jul 14, 2025 12:59 PM UTC

Thanks, but I did delete a couple, and then uploaded again. I even tinkered with the keywords too. Then the get "stuck" again.

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Abambo
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Jul 15, 2025 9:46 AM UTC

There is nothing more that you can do. Some contributors even changed the image slightly, like a different cropping, or a slightly modified exposure. Just to change the bits.

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ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
yamato713108855
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Jul 14, 2025 4:29 AM UTC

It's not just that your submission has been forgotten; it's also possible that the review has been halted due to a violation of Adobe Stock's rules.
Please withdraw your application and check again to see if it violates any rules.

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Abambo
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Jul 14, 2025 6:49 AM UTC
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It's not just that your submission has been forgotten; it's also possible that the review has been halted due to a violation of Adobe Stock's rules.


By @yamato713108855

In that case, the assets would earn a refusal.

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ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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Jul 14, 2025 12:58 PM UTC

Thanks for your input. However,  most of these "forgotten" photos are nature shots with no people and not identifiiable property. 

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Nancy OShea
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Jul 13, 2025 11:41 PM UTC

Are you saying the ones you deleted and resubmitted are in limbo?

 

I think some assets get lost.  When there's no movement for 3 months, delete, rename and resubmit. 

 

 

 

 

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert