Photos are not uploaded to VK from a computer
When faced with difficulties when uploading images, the first thing you need to do is check the photo format. He is obliged:
- do not exceed 25 MB;
- remain in gif, png or jpeg format.
If the problem is due to the format, you should convert or reduce the size of the downloaded file to an appropriate level.
Outdated Flash Player
Flash Player can be another source of trouble. To eliminate possible incompatibility of the program with a social network, you should:
- Update by downloading the current version of the program from the manufacturer’s website;
- Reload the feed or browser (preferably the latter).
Browser conflict
The next answer to the question why photos are not uploaded to VK is the browser’s incompatibility with the network or its incorrect operation. To eliminate such difficulties, you will need:
- Clear cache.
- Turn off and on the browser.
- Retry download.
- If difficulties persist, change your browser.
Typically, the steps described allow you to restore Vk.
Using an insecure connection
Do not forget about the individual VKontakte requirements related to ensuring a secure connection. It is turned on in personal settings by checking the appropriate box next to a similar inscription. Then all that remains is to check the results of the changes made.
Problem with add-ons
It should not be ruled out that it will be difficult to fill an album with pictures from a computer due to additions. To check if there are conflicts between active plugins and extensions and social networks. network, you should turn them off and refresh the page. Sometimes such manipulations help to cope with difficulties.
Wrong image format
First, check whether the photos you want to upload meet the requirements of the social network. The fact is that the VKontakte network supports a limited number of formats (JPG, PNG, GIF), in addition, the maximum size of an uploaded photo is 5 MB. If the photos you want to upload do not meet these requirements, you will need to resave them in the desired format and/or reduce their size.
Why the photo is not uploaded to contact: reasons, solution
Photos are not uploaded to VK from the phone
Troubles when downloading photos from your phone are caused by the same reasons that interfere with the normal operation of a popular site on a PC. Therefore, the process of checking and subsequent dealing with difficulties almost completely coincides with the actions already described. But in addition, you should pay attention to several important nuances that are not described above.
Problems with Vk itself
The most unpleasant updates and changes for users are those planned by the portal administration. In such situations, VK does not upload photos, since the introduction of innovations requires time, during which the developers eliminate the errors that have arisen and restore full operation of the system.
Checking your Internet connection
Internet speed has a huge impact on the performance of a website. With low connection quality on Android, not only pictures, but also pages load poorly. At the same time, you can check the stability of the connection using special programs or simply by trying to visit any other portal.
Photo upload limit
Sometimes difficulties are associated not with the social network itself, but with the tariffs of mobile operators. This applies to offers with unlimited traffic to such services. Their peculiarity is that unlimited does not apply to photo uploading. In such cases, nothing can be done, and the only way out is to change the tariff.
The reason is VKontakte itself
Finally, you can just wait - perhaps your photo is not loading due to a temporary “glitch” in VKontakte or your browser, and after a while everything will pass.
VK photo does not load: there may be problems on the site
If the problem does not go away on its own, you can try to contact the administration, to do this:
- In the bottom menu of the site, select “Help” and briefly describe the situation in the appropriate field.
- To open the form completely, you need to click the “None of these options apply” button under the list of common problems.
- Enter a title for the question (for example, “Unable to upload photos”), briefly describe the problem, and click “Submit.” If you wish, you can attach an image before sending (for example, if an error pops up when uploading a photo, it is advisable to take a screenshot of the error for greater clarity).
Also on some sites you may find advice to contact the appropriate topic in VKontakte technical support. But at the moment this topic is closed to new complaints, because the main reason, as it turned out, was installed third-party applications and add-ons for the site, which we already wrote about above.
VKontakte does not open or upload photos
The photo does not load on VK - such a message indicates that difficulties have arisen that need to be resolved. But first you will have to understand the reasons for what is happening, since without this it will be extremely difficult to deal with the difficulties that have arisen.
There are many reasons for problems with loading images. Users may experience:
- poor internet connection;
- incorrect image format;
- incompatibility with the browser or incorrect operation of programs;
- preventive maintenance on the server or implementation of updates;
- computer problems or malware.
How to send a photo via message - instructions
Open a dialog with the user and perform the following actions.
- Click the pin icon in the lower left corner of the dialog box.
- Select “photo” from the context menu that appears.
- Next, a menu will open in which you can select any photo from your page. Including from closed albums, saved pictures and posts on the wall.
Next, you need to simply navigate through albums by clicking the mouse and scrolling the wheel, select an image and left-click on it so that it is attached to the text message. This can be repeated many times and attach up to 10 photos at a time.
- At the top of the same menu, there is a “upload photo” button to search and select a graphic file located on your computer. In the window that appears, specify the path to the file and select it to upload VK and attach to the message.
There you can send JPEG or PNG photos, or GIF animation.
- There is also a “take photo” button on the right. By clicking it, you will launch the web camera of your computer, laptop, tablet and be able to take photos in real time. The photo will be immediately attached to the message.
- The site interface is constantly being improved. The VK dialog box automatically accepts any image and saves it inside a new message. Therefore, you can simply drag a photo from your desktop or any folder onto the white field of the VK dialog so that it is saved there and ready to be sent. You can also insert a link to a third-party image, and if it leads directly to the picture, the link to the photo will be replaced.
- Any photo found on VKontakte can be instantly shared with a friend. Click on the corresponding inscription under the photo and in the menu that opens, select sending in a personal message.
As for the interface of VK mobile applications for iPhone and Android, the principle of exchanging images in them is the same. Tap the plus sign with your finger, and then select one of the ways to send the image to your interlocutor.
The camera of a modern smartphone takes high-quality pictures, which are convenient to immediately send to your friends.
After installing the VK application on the mobile phone operating system, the Share to VK function may appear for internal gallery files. This will allow you to send photos from your phone memory to the albums of your page without opening the application every time.
What does it look like
When you try to add a VKontakte photo using a computer or phone (see), you may receive all sorts of errors.
First of all, you need to make sure that you comply with the correct image formats and the size of the uploaded photo (see).
The following formats are supported:
- GIF (see)
And the size should not exceed 5 MB. If you meet these conditions and still receive the error, try the following recommendations.
How to download a document from VK to your computer and phone
In order to download a document to your computer that you have saved or received from someone, you must:
- Go to your page, select “Documents” in the menu on the left.
- Click on the file you need to download.
- It will open in a new tab. Next, click on “Save document to disk.”
Save the document
If you want to save a document to your phone , you can do this through the application.
- Open your page, select the “Documents” menu section, click on the desired document.
- Select “Download”.
Download the document in the VK application
If there is no application :
- Open your page in a browser. As we can see, there is no “Document” item in the menu on the left.
https://m.vk.com/docs in the address bar and press Enter .
Address of documents in the mobile version of VK Select the required document. It will open in a new window. And click on the download icon.
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Browser problems
If uploaded photos do not open on VKontakte, why don’t you check your browser cache? It is not surprising that images cannot be loaded for viewing when the internal memory is full.
In addition to the cache, we recommend making sure that you are using the latest version of the bootloader. If an update is required, perform it. By the way, to find out if the problem is really in the browser, just check if the images are loading in another program. If everything worked, just reinstall the buggy one.
How to copy a link to a document
In order to copy the link, you must:
- Go to your page, select “Documents” in the menu on the right.
- Select the file whose link you need to copy.
- It will open in a new tab.
- Click on the address bar and select its entire contents. This will be the address of the document
Document address It will be highlighted in blue. Right-click on “Copy” or press Ctrl+C, and then paste into a message or post.
Keyboard shortcut for saving
Don't forget that if the file is closed by privacy settings, then even if you send someone a link to it, the person will not be able to view it.
Now you know all the possibilities for working with VKontakte documents. If you still have questions, ask them in the comments.
Any social network user can use the "Documents" section. This is your personal file storage into which you can upload pictures, tables, graphs and other files. You will always have access to them, you can download and send them.
