# Why can't I upload to photobucket? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 21, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897 "2008-11-21T20:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/1 "2008-11-21T20:03:12Z")
I switched from IE to Firefox a few weeks ago, and now I can’t upload pictures to Photobucket. I get an error messages that says “Upload failed for afghan 010.jpg with error: A network error caused your upload to fail. Please try your upload again.” Trying again doesn’t help. Do I have to toggle a setting somewhere to allow these uploads? TIA ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/2 "2008-11-21T20:14:16Z")
I just uploaded some pics to photobucket this morning, and I use Firefox. I’ve never changed any settings. Some help I am, huh? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/3 "2008-11-21T20:22:59Z")
Hmph. Indeed. Maybe it isn’t Firefox – but I haven’t been able to the last two times I’ve tried, and that’s the main thing that’s different. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/4 "2008-11-22T14:39:04Z")
So, no guesses? I thought you guys knew everything! ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/5 "2008-11-22T18:17:01Z")
More details, please. Do the uploads still work in IE? Have they EVER worked in Firefox since you switched? Can you upload photos to other sites, like maybe [tinypic.com](http://tinypic.com)? Are your Internet/proxy options the same between IE and Firefox? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/6 "2008-11-22T22:31:48Z")
Yeah, check to see if it STILL works in IE, you may have exceeded your limit and it happened to coincide with your browser switch. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/7 "2008-11-22T23:00:13Z")
I had the same problem. Try the “old uploader” and see if that works. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/8 "2008-11-22T23:14:46Z")
Never had a problem with PhotoBucket and Firefox on XP, Vista or Linux but ImageShack often drags its heels for a while then works the next time. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/9 "2008-11-23T04:44:51Z")
Is it just the up load? Can you view your site and view pictures? Can you get to your account with FF? Got you password stored or do you enter it for each session? Are you just using the site or an FTP app? ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/10 "2008-11-23T10:15:27Z")
It is a long shot but try clearing your cookies and cache. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/11 "2008-11-23T10:29:16Z")
You might try [Flock](http://flock.com/) if you don’t succeed with PhotoBucket and Firefox. Flock has some fairly dedicated image handling. [Screenshot](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/myglaren/FlockScreenshot.png). May be worth mentioning that I picked up a virus while uploading this screenshot (to Photobucket, using Firefox 3) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/12 "2008-11-23T18:12:31Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > I had the same problem. Try the “old uploader” and see if that works. This worked, thanks. Re: IE – this totally effed up my internet connection, which is why I finally went to Firefox – I was told not to use it on this machine anymore. I (surprise surprise) don’t actually understand any of this, but am happy sticking with Firefox and utterly disinclined to touch IE. I will, however, check my settings at Photobucket and see if there’s something on the site that I need to switch, per what I understand **404 Clue Not Found** to have suggested. Thanks, all. ---
**Author:** ![Apex\_Rogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Apex\_Rogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apex_Rogers)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/13 "2008-11-23T21:35:40Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I will, however, check my settings at Photobucket and see if there’s something on the site that I need to switch, per what I understand **404 Clue Not Found** to have suggested. The settings **404 Clue Not Found** is talking about are local to your machine; these are items controlled by going to “Tools-\>Options…” You’ll want to make sure that you have JavaScript and Java both enabled on the “Contents” screen. Under “Privacy” you should be accepting cookies from 3rd party sites. The last thing to check for is proxy settings, take a look at the “Advanced” screen and click on the “Network” tab within. Click on the “Settings…” button in the box that says “Configure how Firefox connects to the internet” and make sure that the “No proxy” radio button is selected. If all of these items check out then it should work. On the other hand, if you need to have a proxy (more than likely not) then if it is not set up you would also have issues. I don’t think the proxy settings would be causing your issue with photobucket, but it’s probably worth a look to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/14 "2008-11-24T13:50:27Z")
Many, many thanks, **ApexRogers**. I’m headed out in a few minutes but will go through your very helpful “settings for dummies” checklist this evening. twicks, who doesn’t even bother to pretend she’s not a dummy when it comes to computer stuff ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-upload-to-photobucket/473897/15 "2008-11-25T00:32:20Z")
Okay, the only setting I needed to change was to “no proxy,” after which I tried the “new” version of the Photobucket upload again – same error. Since the “old” version still works, though, I don’t see the need to continue to screw around with it. Thanks for your efforts to help!