Often I get this error when I try and upload a simple image to Facebook: “There was a problem with the image file” even with small files (e.g. 127K .jpg)
There is no useful info in the error message but I resized the image down to 90% and then it worked.
Strangely, I then tried to upload the original 100% size image again and it worked.
Go figure.
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The True Cause why Facebook gives us “There was a problem with the image file”:
When a Captcha is Impending a Status Post with an Attached Photos, we will get “There was a problem with the image file”
1. On the Wall, click “Status”
2. Write a status post with a link that Facebook doesn’t YET trust. This link must be able to trigger the Captcha Dialog.
3. Click “Photo”, and browse to a perfectly OK photo.
4. Post the update. Facebook can’t display the CAPTCHA anymore, and it displays “There was a problem with the image file”.
COROLLARY: If you remove the links in the status, the Photo gets uploaded successfully!!!
The True Cause why Facebook gives us “There was a problem with the image file”:
When you post a photo to the wall, accompanied with a Status Post containing CAPTCHA-Trigerring links (links not yet trusted by Facebook), then we get the “There was a problem with the image file” error upon posting that Photo.
1. On the Wall, click “Status”
2. Write a status post with a link that Facebook doesn’t YET trust. This link must be able to trigger the CAPTCHA Dialog.
3. Click “Photo”, and browse to a perfectly OK photo.
4. Post the update. Facebook can’t display the CAPTCHA anymore, and it displays “There was a problem with the image file” instead.
COROLLARY: If you remove the links in the status, the Photo gets uploaded successfully!!!
WORKAROUND #1: Add the Photo to an existing Album, then paste the description later. The Photo won’t get any errors!
WORKAROUND #2: Post the photo to you wall, but don’t put a status yet. The photo will successfully be uploaded! Now, edit the photo’s caption.
uhm yeah i tried uploading a vid from my iphone and it said that how do i rezize it
I had luck with turning off the location. Once that happened, I was able to post and upload photos.
Make certain you are uploading a file format other then png. When this happened to me I merely changed file type to .jpg and it uploaded without incident. Good luck
i am uploading photos to one of my pages wall photos and it is continuosly giving me this same error, i tried uploading different photos with different extensions .jpeg , .png and so on
however i can upload as album
on other pages i experience no problems
anyone knows a fix?
I had the same problem, and my workaround was to rename the photo……worked brilliantly 🙂
Facebook error when attempting to post picture to wall: there was a problem with the image file. None of the above solutions worked. This happen quite often.
the pics are .jpg & small to mis-size photos…. (within FB’s specs) many from microsoft clipart images.
thanks for your help. Its frustrating.
Upload it to your photos, then share it…
i try to resize the image & it worked! tnx 🙂
i just sent the video to my phone then uploaded it
Renaming the photo did not work for me, but changing it from a .jpg to a .tif did work every time. It was a little slower loading – but it worked!
I tried to upload a word document with NO pictures and I got this message. Go figure.
No image found on facebook. Only box and x sign.