Can't upload images

justplainpossum · March 9, 2013, 05:10 PM

Hi, I'd like to upload a picture from my computer. I did everything I was supposed to, but each time it read that the upload failed. Do you have any suggestions?

**Brian Pfleuger** · March 9, 2013, 05:21 PM

Is the file within the specified size limits which show in the upload box?

**Mal H** · March 9, 2013, 05:40 PM

... and an appropriate type for uploading? (bmp, jpg/jpeg, gif, etc.)

**Vanya** · March 9, 2013, 06:12 PM

Aimee, have you read the sticky at the top of this forum?

It's pretty comprehensive.

justplainpossum · March 9, 2013, 07:21 PM

It says jpg., 2.92 mb.

I know about zilcho about computers. How does that compare with KB?

**Brian Pfleuger** · March 9, 2013, 08:00 PM

2.92Mb is (basically) 2920 K... in other words, WAY over the size limit.

Microsoft's Photo Gallery program can help you resize them.

After installing it, if you don't already have it, you'll probably have to import your pictures to it's library.

After that, just right click on a picture and choose "Resize", set the largest dimension to "640" and you will generally end up with a picture that fits the forum perfectly but also fits the size limits.

Otherwise, you can set up a free photobucket account, upload your images to there and link to them in your posts, by copying their URL, clicking the

button in your reply and pasting the URL into the popup box.

The downside there is that photobucket doesn't resize them, so they may be too large to fit well on a forum post.

justplainpossum · March 9, 2013, 08:02 PM

Thanks, Brian, I got it!

**Brian Pfleuger** · March 9, 2013, 08:04 PM

You're welcome.

March 9, 2013, 05:10 PM	#1
justplainpossum Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2013 Location: duh, Texas! : ) Posts: 220	Can't upload images Hi, I'd like to upload a picture from my computer. I did everything I was supposed to, but each time it read that the upload failed. Do you have any suggestions?

March 9, 2013, 05:21 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	Is the file within the specified size limits which show in the upload box? __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

March 9, 2013, 06:12 PM	#4
Vanya Staff Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 2,957	Aimee, have you read the sticky at the top of this forum? It's pretty comprehensive. __________________ Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking; where it is absent, discussion is apt to become worse than useless. - Leo Tolstoy

March 9, 2013, 08:00 PM	#6
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	2.92Mb is (basically) 2920 K... in other words, WAY over the size limit. Microsoft's Photo Gallery program can help you resize them. After installing it, if you don't already have it, you'll probably have to import your pictures to it's library. After that, just right click on a picture and choose "Resize", set the largest dimension to "640" and you will generally end up with a picture that fits the forum perfectly but also fits the size limits. Otherwise, you can set up a free photobucket account, upload your images to there and link to them in your posts, by copying their URL, clicking the button in your reply and pasting the URL into the popup box. The downside there is that photobucket doesn't resize them, so they may be too large to fit well on a forum post. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

March 9, 2013, 08:04 PM	#8
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	You're welcome. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

March 9, 2013, 05:40 PM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,126	... and an appropriate type for uploading? (bmp, jpg/jpeg, gif, etc.)

March 9, 2013, 07:21 PM	#5
justplainpossum Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2013 Location: duh, Texas! : ) Posts: 220	It says jpg., 2.92 mb. I know about zilcho about computers. How does that compare with KB?

March 9, 2013, 08:02 PM	#7
justplainpossum Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2013 Location: duh, Texas! : ) Posts: 220	Thanks, Brian, I got it!