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I've been trying to upload pictures from my C drive to various websites. Everytime I attempt to do this, I get an error message such as "file not valid". These are normal jpg. files (not huge). It's happening with every photo. I would like to attach these photos to the body of the message I post in the various forums I visit.

I use Windows XP, and everything seems to be working properly.

Thanks!

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Reports from (Aug 11, 2004), (Jan 7, 2007) and (Oct 18, 2010) show the same "file not valid" upload error for JPGs. That symptom usually points to a small set of client-side problems rather than the forum: corrupted files, wrong extension/MIME, nonstandard JPEG variants (progressive or uncommon color spaces), filename/path issues, or the browser/antivirus interfering. 's note about dimensions is valid for some sites, but broader checks are usually needed.

Checklist to isolate and fix

  • Confirm the image opens locally (double‑click or open in Paint/Windows Photo Viewer). Failure to open = corrupted file.
  • Make extensions visible: Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". Confirm the file really ends in .jpg or .jpeg.
  • Check file size is not zero and the file is not an HTML/text wrapper.
  • Copy the file to the Desktop and rename to a simple ASCII name (e.g., test.jpg) to remove path/character issues, then try upload.
  • Re-save the image from MS Paint: Open -> File -> Save As -> JPEG picture (test2.jpg). This produces a baseline RGB JPEG that fixes most server-side validators.
  • Try a different browser or another machine, and temporarily suspend real‑time antivirus/web‑filtering while testing (restore it afterwards).
  • If sites complain about dimensions, resize in Paint to a reasonable maximum (for example, under 1200 px on the long side).
  • As a quick header check, open the file in a text editor and look near the start for JFIF or Exif to confirm it really is a JPEG.

Most multi-site upload failures are resolved by re-saving to a fresh *.jpg. If that still fails, the file is likely corrupted or encoded in a nonstandard way; re-import from the camera or run a conversion tool to create standard baseline RGB JPEGs. Avoid disabling security permanently and do not upload executable files.

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Member Avatar for senterstyle

It might just be the dimensions.

Member Avatar for lassys

I am having trouble uploading any photo of mine on to any site. I cannot even attach a photo. This prob does not occur with documents, only photos! and the size of the photo is only abt 21 KB and it is JPEG
Help?

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i am not able to upload pics onto my emails it says an error try again please help it is not the size thank u

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