# VRchats access to photos and videos

**URL:** https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchats-access-to-photos-and-videos/16438
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchats-access-to-photos-and-videos/16438 "2023-02-13T16:57:05Z")
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### Author: ![rain367](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/rain367/32/15629_2.png) [@rain367](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/rain367)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchats-access-to-photos-and-videos/16438/1 "2023-02-13T16:57:05Z")

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Hi I am a new user to VRchat. To get into the chat rooms via my Occulus, I have to give VRchat permission to access to my photos and videos. I cant work out if this is only to content I make in VRchat or if accepting gives them access to all my facebook / personal photos on my devices etc. I think this is unlikely but I want to check before I give any permissions. Does anyone know please?

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### Author: ![PhaxeNor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/phaxenor/32/65_2.png) [@PhaxeNor](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/PhaxeNor)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchats-access-to-photos-and-videos/16438/2 "2023-02-13T17:22:54Z")

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It’s so VRChat can store pictures (and possibly video) that you take in game using the camera.