diff --git a/src/EmbeddedFileLoader.ts b/src/EmbeddedFileLoader.ts
index 60b4b37..da10c3a 100644
--- a/src/EmbeddedFileLoader.ts
+++ b/src/EmbeddedFileLoader.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ExcalidrawData } from "./ExcalidrawData";
 import ExcalidrawView, { ExportSettings } from "./ExcalidrawView";
 import { tex2dataURL } from "./LaTeX";
 import ExcalidrawPlugin from "./main";
-import { debug, getImageSize, svgToBase64 } from "./Utils";
+import {getImageSize, svgToBase64 } from "./Utils";
 
 export declare type MimeType = "image/svg+xml" | "image/png" | "image/jpeg" | "image/gif" | "application/octet-stream";
 
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ export class EmbeddedFilesLoader {
     size: {height: number, width: number},
   }> {
     if(!this.plugin || !file) return null;
-    //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.getObsidianImage start file:'" + file.path + "'");
     //to block infinite loop of recursive loading of images
-    if(this.processedFiles.has(file.path)) {
+    if((file.extension==="md" || file.extension === "excalidraw") && this.processedFiles.has(file.path)) {
       new Notice("Stopped loading infinite image embed loop at repeated instance of " + file.path,6000);
       return null;
     }
@@ -48,20 +47,14 @@ export class EmbeddedFilesLoader {
         withTheme: false
       };
       this.plugin.ea.reset();
-      //const png:Blob = await this.plugin.ea.createPNG(file.path,3,this);
-      //const dURL = await getDataURL(await png.arrayBuffer());
       const svg = await this.plugin.ea.createSVG(file.path,true,exportSettings,this);     
-      const dURL = "data:image/svg+xml;base64," + btoa(new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(svg));
-      //const dURL = svgToBase64(svg.outerHTML) as DataURL;
-      //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.getObsidianImage.getExcalidrawSVG start file:'" + file.path + "'", {png,dURL});
-      // const div = document.body.createDiv(); div.appendChild(svg); trying to hack 
+      const dURL = svgToBase64(svg.outerHTML) as DataURL;
       return dURL as DataURL;
     }
     
     const excalidrawSVG = isExcalidrawFile
                 ? await getExcalidrawSVG()
                 : null;
-    //let mimeType:MimeType = "image/png"; 
     let mimeType:MimeType = "image/svg+xml";
     if (!isExcalidrawFile) {
       switch (file.extension) {
@@ -73,9 +66,8 @@ export class EmbeddedFilesLoader {
         default: mimeType = "application/octet-stream";
       }
     } 
-    const dataURL = excalidrawSVG ?? (file.extension==="svg" ? await getSVGData(app,file) : await getDataURL(ab));
+    const dataURL = excalidrawSVG ?? (file.extension==="svg" ? await getSVGData(app,file) : await getDataURL(ab,mimeType));
     const size = await getImageSize(excalidrawSVG??app.vault.getResourcePath(file));
-    debug ("EmbeddedFileLoader.getObsidianImage finish file:'" + file.path + "'",{mimeType, dataURL,size});
     return {
         mimeType: mimeType,
         fileId: await generateIdFromFile(ab),
@@ -91,7 +83,6 @@ export class EmbeddedFilesLoader {
     addFiles:Function, 
     sourcePath:string
   ) {
-      //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.loadSceneFiles start");
       const app = this.plugin.app;
       let entries = excalidrawData.getFileEntries(); 
       let entry;
@@ -99,9 +90,7 @@ export class EmbeddedFilesLoader {
       while(!(entry = entries.next()).done) {
         const file = app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(entry.value[1],sourcePath);
         if(file && file instanceof TFile) {
-          //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.loadSceneFiles topOfWhile file:'" + file.path + "'");
           const data = await this.getObsidianImage(file);
-          //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.loadSceneFiles dataLoaded file:'" + file.path + "'");
           if(data) {
             files.push({
               mimeType : data.mimeType,
@@ -132,10 +121,8 @@ export class EmbeddedFilesLoader {
       }
     
       try { //in try block because by the time files are loaded the user may have closed the view
-        //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.loadSceneFiles addFiles");
         addFiles(files,view);
       } catch(e) {
-        //debug("EmbeddedFileLoader.loadSceneFiles addFiles error", e);
       }
     }
 }
@@ -145,7 +132,7 @@ const getSVGData = async (app: App, file: TFile): Promise<DataURL> => {
   return svgToBase64(svg) as DataURL;
 }
 
-const getDataURL = async (file: ArrayBuffer): Promise<DataURL> => {
+const getDataURL = async (file: ArrayBuffer,mimeType: string): Promise<DataURL> => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const reader = new FileReader();
     reader.onload = () => {
@@ -153,7 +140,7 @@ const getDataURL = async (file: ArrayBuffer): Promise<DataURL> => {
       resolve(dataURL);
     };
     reader.onerror = (error) => reject(error);
-    reader.readAsDataURL(new Blob([new Uint8Array(file)]));
+    reader.readAsDataURL(new Blob([new Uint8Array(file)],{type:'mimeType'}));
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts b/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts
index e06fc55..8d344d7 100644
--- a/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts
+++ b/src/ExcalidrawAutomate.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   VIEW_TYPE_EXCALIDRAW,
   MAX_IMAGE_SIZE,
 } from "./constants";
-import { debug, embedFontsInSVG, getPNG, getSVG, scaleLoadedImage, wrapText } from "./Utils";
+import { embedFontsInSVG, getPNG, getSVG, scaleLoadedImage, wrapText } from "./Utils";
 import { AppState } from "@zsviczian/excalidraw/types/types";
 import { EmbeddedFilesLoader } from "./EmbeddedFileLoader";
 import { tex2dataURL } from "./LaTeX";
@@ -346,12 +346,10 @@ export async function initExcalidrawAutomate(plugin: ExcalidrawPlugin):Promise<E
       exportSettings?:ExportSettings,
       loader:EmbeddedFilesLoader = new EmbeddedFilesLoader(this.plugin)
     ):Promise<SVGSVGElement> {
-      //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.createSVG start file:'" + templatePath + "'");
       const automateElements = this.getElements();
       const template = templatePath ? (await getTemplate(this.plugin,templatePath,true,loader)) : null;
       let elements = template ? template.elements : [];
       elements = elements.concat(automateElements);
-      //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.createSVG fileLoaded file:'" + templatePath + "', template",template);
       const svg = await getSVG(
         {//createDrawing
           type: "excalidraw",
@@ -369,7 +367,6 @@ export async function initExcalidrawAutomate(plugin: ExcalidrawPlugin):Promise<E
           withTheme: (exportSettings === undefined) ? plugin.settings.exportWithTheme : exportSettings.withTheme
         }
       )
-      //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.createSVG SVG ready",(embedFont ? embedFontsInSVG(svg) : svg));
       return embedFont ? embedFontsInSVG(svg) : svg;     
     },
     async createPNG(
@@ -866,7 +863,6 @@ async function getTemplate(
   const app = plugin.app;
   const vault = app.vault;
   const templatePath = normalizePath(fileWithPath);
-  //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.getTemplate start file:'" + templatePath + "'");
   const file = app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(templatePath,'');
   if(file && file instanceof TFile) {
     const data = (await vault.read(file)).replaceAll("\r\n","\n").replaceAll("\r","\n");
@@ -890,9 +886,7 @@ async function getTemplate(
 
     let scene = excalidrawData.scene;
     if(loadFiles) {
-      //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.getTemplate loadFiles file:'" + templatePath + "'");
       await loader.loadSceneFiles(excalidrawData, null, (fileArray:any, view:any)=>{
-        //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.getTemplate addFiles file:'" + templatePath + "'");
         if(!fileArray) return;
         for(const f of fileArray) {
           excalidrawData.scene.files[f.id] = f;
@@ -902,7 +896,6 @@ async function getTemplate(
       },templatePath);
     }
 
-    //debug("ExcalidrawAutomate.getTemplate return elements,appState,frontmatter,files",scene.elements,scene.appState,data.substring(0,trimLocation),scene.files);
     return {
       elements: scene.elements,
       appState: scene.appState,  
diff --git a/src/ExcalidrawView.ts b/src/ExcalidrawView.ts
index 628725d..9aa685e 100644
--- a/src/ExcalidrawView.ts
+++ b/src/ExcalidrawView.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import {
   IMAGE_TYPES
 } from './constants';
 import ExcalidrawPlugin from './main';
-import {ExcalidrawAutomate, repositionElementsToCursor} from './ExcalidrawAutomate';
+import { repositionElementsToCursor} from './ExcalidrawAutomate';
 import { t } from "./lang/helpers";
 import { ExcalidrawData, REG_LINKINDEX_HYPERLINK, REGEX_LINK } from "./ExcalidrawData";
-import { checkAndCreateFolder, debug, download, embedFontsInSVG, getIMGFilename, getNewOrAdjacentLeaf, getNewUniqueFilepath, getPNG, getSVG, rotatedDimensions, scaleLoadedImage, splitFolderAndFilename, svgToBase64, viewportCoordsToSceneCoords } from "./Utils";
+import { checkAndCreateFolder, download, embedFontsInSVG, getIMGFilename, getNewOrAdjacentLeaf, getNewUniqueFilepath, getPNG, getSVG, rotatedDimensions, scaleLoadedImage, splitFolderAndFilename, svgToBase64, viewportCoordsToSceneCoords } from "./Utils";
 import { Prompt } from "./Prompt";
 import { ClipboardData } from "@zsviczian/excalidraw/types/clipboard";
 import { updateEquation } from "./LaTeX";
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export interface ExportSettings {
 const REG_LINKINDEX_INVALIDCHARS = /[<>:"\\|?*]/g;
 
 export const addFiles = (files:any, view: ExcalidrawView) => {
-  //debug("ExcalidrawView.addFiles start file:'"+view.file.path+"'"); 
   if(files.length === 0) return;
   const [dirty, scene] = scaleLoadedImage(view.getScene(),files); 
 
@@ -471,7 +470,6 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
    * @param justloaded - a flag to trigger zoom to fit after the drawing has been loaded
    */
   private async loadDrawing(justloaded:boolean) {     
-    //debug("ExcalidrawView.loadDrawing start file:'"+this.file.path+"'"); 
     const excalidrawData = this.excalidrawData.scene;
     this.justLoaded = justloaded;
     if(this.excalidrawRef) {
@@ -491,7 +489,6 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
         this.excalidrawWrapperRef.current.focus();
       }
       const loader = new EmbeddedFilesLoader(this.plugin);
-      //debug("ExcalidrawView.loadDrawing calling loadSceneFiles file:'"+this.file.path+"'"); 
       loader.loadSceneFiles(
         this.excalidrawData,
         this,
diff --git a/src/Utils.ts b/src/Utils.ts
index 81e417c..f61dae9 100644
--- a/src/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/Utils.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ export const getAttachmentsFolderAndFilePath = async (app:App, activeViewFilePat
 }
 
 export const getSVG = async (scene:any, exportSettings:ExportSettings):Promise<SVGSVGElement> => {
-  //debug("Utils.getSVG enter scene:",scene);
   try {
     return await exportToSvg({
       elements: scene.elements,
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ export const getImageSize = async (src:string):Promise<{height:number, width:num
 
 export const scaleLoadedImage = (scene:any, files:any):[boolean,any] => {
   let dirty = false;
-  //debug("Utils.scaleLoadedImage scene,files", scene,files);
   for(const f of files) {
     const [w_image,h_image] = [f.size.width,f.size.height];
     const imageAspectRatio = f.size.width/f.size.height;
@@ -300,5 +298,5 @@ export function getIMGFilename(path:string,extension:string):string {
   return path.substring(0,path.lastIndexOf('.')) + '.' + extension;
 }
 
-export const debug = console.log.bind(window.console);
+//export const debug = console.log.bind(window.console);
 //export const debug = function(){};
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