Why can't I use the media uploader?
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I’ve been trying to upload pictures for the past 3 days and an error always occurs when I hit the “add media” button. It redirects me back to the draft and won’t let me insert or upload media.
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See the accepted file types here please:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/accepted-filetypes/
For uploading images posts and pages see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/
Here are more details about the options for uploading images http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/images-the-three-link-options/
For troubleshooting images see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/troubleshooting-images/ -
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After trying all this and updating my computer I’m still having issues, but only with 1 blog. My uploader works fine in my first blog (Unsuccessful attempts at brain silence), but my second blog, Puerto Rico Yarari, is stuck… no uploading. I can see it, edit drafts, but no media. The error reads that there was a problem with the webpage and I was redirected to the dashboard. Help!
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As I was able to open the media uploader for my other blog, I tried uploading a picture on that one and as soon as it uploaded the page crashed. So I guess both blogs are having issues. I’m uploading .jpg files which are the ones I always upload. I’m using Safari Version 7.0.3 (9537.75.14). I have an iMac with OS X 10.9.2
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Is the media library for that particular blog full? That’s the most common cause of failure.
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https://mariceljimenez.wordpress.com (this one only has 19% space used)
https://puertoricoyarari.wordpress.com (this one only has 7% used)
I get an error report that I’ve been sending to apple. I could copy paste that to you if necessary.
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Thank you all for your help! Apparently there is a problem with Safari. I downloaded Firefox and had no issues uploading pictures and using the media uploader, so the issue lies with Apple. I’ll be using Firefox for my blogging until they fix that. Thank you again for all your help.
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