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I don't know why I have a little red X inside an empty box where an image should be. I right click and there's no choice to show the image.
Sometimes it's in my e-mails and other times on web pages.
How do I get the images to load?
Thanks, Myrna : :?:

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This is the classic "image failed to load" placeholder. The original report from and 's note about browser differences point to two broad fault areas: the image is not reachable from the client, or the client is deliberately blocking/displaying the image incorrectly. Common causes and a short diagnostic checklist follow.

Common causes

  • Broken or moved image on the server (bad URL or 404).
  • Email clients blocking remote images by default (security setting).
  • Browser setting or add-on that blocks images (ad‑blockers, privacy extensions).
  • Local cache corruption or an interrupted download.
  • Security / proxy / corporate filter or antivirus that strips images.
  • Image format not supported by the browser (older browsers vs newer formats).
  • Hotlink protection or cross-domain restrictions on the host.

Diagnostic checklist

  1. Inspect the image URL: right‑click the red X (or view page source) and open or copy the image src into the address bar. A direct 404/403 response means the file is missing or access is blocked; a directly visible image means the page or CSS is hiding it.
  2. Test scope: open the same page in a different browser or machine, or load several other image-heavy sites to see if the problem is global or site-specific.
  3. Disable extensions temporarily (ad‑blockers, privacy tools) and clear the browser cache, then reload.
  4. For email: look for a message bar or option to "download/display pictures" or add the sender to a safe/whitelist. Do not permanently lower security—use sender-specific trust only.
  5. Check firewall/antivirus/proxy logs for blocked HTTP requests; test by briefly disabling the filter (when safe) to confirm.
  6. For site owners or developers, confirm the <img src="..."> path is correct, permissions allow public access, and the server returns a 200 status for the file.

Next diagnostic steps are server-side checks (HTTP response codes, file permissions) or capturing a network trace if the image is reachable but the client still shows a placeholder.

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Which browser are you using ... different browsers have different options for loading images.

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And this thread should be in the browsers section ... so I'm moving the thread for your convenience.

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