Error Message When Trying to Upload Photos to Facebook

Yous may fail to upload to Facebook due to the conflicting browser extensions. Moreover, outdated or corrupt installation of the Facebook app may also cause the mistake nether word.

The user encounters the issue when he tries to upload the content to Facebook. The outcome is reported on the web and Android versions (about all make and models of Android were affected) of Facebook. In some rare cases, the user faced the prompt fifty-fifty when he was not uploading to Facebook.

You can follow the solutions beneath to fix the upload failed on Facebook issue:

For Web Version

Solution one: Clear the Cache of Your Browser

Like many other applications, your browser uses the cache to boost up operation and improve the user experience. You may see the error at hand if the cache of your browser is corrupt. In this context, clearing the enshroud may solve the problem. For elucidation, we will discuss the process for the Chrome browser.

Launch Chrome and log out of Facebook.

Logout of Facebook
Now click on vertical ellipses near the top right corner of the Chrome window. Then in the card shown, hover over More than Tools, and in the sub-menu, click on Clear Browsing Information.

Open Articulate Browsing Data in Chrome
Now select the Time-Range of All Fourth dimension and select the categories you desire to delete (select all the categories if feasible). Then click on the Articulate Data button.

Clear Browsing Data in Chrome
Then re-launch Chrome and login Facebook to check if the upload event is resolved.

Solution 2: Disable the Browser Extensions

Extensions are used to add actress functionality to a browser. Yous may run across the error at hand if an extension is interfering in the operation of Facebook. In this scenario, disabling the problematic extensions may solve the problem. Extensions especially adblocking extensions are known to create the issue. For illustration, we volition talk over the process for the Chrome browser.

Open Chrome and click on the Extension icon (near the right side of the address bar).
Then click on Manage Extensions.

Open Manage Extensions in Chrome
Now near the peak correct corner of the window, enable the Developer Fashion by toggling the switch to on.
Then click on the Update push to update all the extensions.

Update Chrome Extensions
Now cheque if the Facebook upload error is solved.
If not, then try to update the filter list (eastward.g. EasyPrivacy list.) of your adblocking extension. You tin can also add the following in the custom filter list of your adblocking extension:
```
@@||upload.facebook.com^
```
Then cheque if the upload issue is resolved.
If non, then open the Extensions carte by following steps ane and 2.
Now disable every extension there and check if the problem is solved.

Solution 3: Use a Dissimilar browser

The issue could be a result of a temporary bug in the browser you lot are using. In this case, using another browser to upload the content to Facebook may solve the problem.

Download and install another browser. For example, if you are having problems with Chrome, and so endeavor to use Firefox, Edge, or Safari.
Now launch the other browser and log in to Facebook.
And so cheque if the upload outcome is solved.

Solution 4: Remove the Facebook Entry from the Hosts File

The Host file is used to map the IP addresses of a domain. If a domain is mapped in the Hosts file, and so your system will not query the DNS server for that site. You may encounter the mistake at hand if the entry related to Facebook in the Hosts file is misconfigured. In this scenario, removing the Facebook entry from the Hosts file of your system may solve the trouble.

Type Notepad in the Windows Search box and on the list of results, correct-click on Notepad, and and then click on Run as Ambassador.

Open Notepad As Administrator
Now open the File menu and and then click on Open up.

Open up File in Notepad
At present navigate to the post-obit path (where C is your system drive. ):
```
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
```
Now open the dropdown of the file blazon and modify it from Text Document to All Files.

Modify From Text Certificate to All Files
Then select Hosts file and click on Open.

Open up Hosts File
Now press Ctrl + F keys to open search of Notepad and and so search for:
```
upload.facebook.com
```
Then add # at the start of the Facebook entry.

Add the Hash Sign for Facebook in the Hosts File
Now save and close the Hosts file.
So check if the upload event of Facebook is resolved.

Solution 5: Use Another Platform

The upload upshot could be a effect of a platform-specific problems and using another platform may solve the trouble i.e., if you are having issues on the Android telephone, and then using the iPhone app may solve the trouble.

If the issue is happening on an Android phone, then open Facebook in a web browser (either on the browser of your PC or your phone).
And so check if yous can upload the content to Facebook. If the other platform works, it probably means that this is a temporary bug and volition be fixed shortly.

For Android Version:

Solution 1: Update the Facebook App

The Facebook application is updated regularly to patch known bugs and satiate the new technological advancements. You may encounter the error nether give-and-take if you are using an outdated version of the Facebook app.

Open Play Store and search for Facebook.
At present tap on the update button to update the Facebook app (if an update is available).

Update the Facebook App
Then launch the Facebook app to check if information technology is clear of the mistake.

Solution ii: Update the OS of Your Telephone

The Os of your Android device is updated regularly to improve performance and cater to new features. You lot may too encounter the fault at hand if the Bone of your phone is not updated to the latest build. In this example, updating the Os of your system to the latest build may solve the problem.

Launch Settings of your phone so open About Telephone.
At present tap on Check for Updates and if an update is available, then update the OS of your phone. Y'all may accept to upgrade the Android version of your device due east.g. you may have to switch to Android 10.

Check for Updates
Subsequently updating the Os, bank check if the Facebook app is clear of the fault.

Solution 3: Use the Facebook Low-cal App

This outcome might occur due to a bug in the Facebook app. Facebook has a low-cal version of Facebook available for people with limited data and storage. Using Facebook Calorie-free to upload the content may solve the problem.

Download and install Facebook Lite.

Install Facebook Low-cal
At present log in using your Facebook credentials.
Then try to upload the content to Facebook to cheque if the problem is solved.

Solution 4: Downgrade the Version of Facebook App

The developers can sometimes release a buggy update which may break the operation of Facebook and thus cause the issue. In this context, uninstalling the Facebook updates (may not be supported by all versions of Android) or installing an older version of the app may solve the problem.

Launch Settings of your telephone and and so open the Application Director.

Open Application Manager of Android
Now notice and open Facebook.
Then tap on the More button and uncheck the pick of Auto-Update.

Disable Machine Update of Facebook
Now, tap on the Uninstall Updates button.

Uninstall Updates of Facebook
Afterwards uninstalling updates, launch the Facebook app to check if it is operating fine.
If no choice of Uninstall Updates was available at step 4, then you may accept to use the APK file to install the older version (strongly non recommended equally using the APK file from 3^rd party source may expose your device and information to threats).

Solution 5: Reinstall the Facebook App

If nothing has helped you so far, then the upshot is the result of a corrupt installation of the Facebook app. In this instance, you may have to reinstall the Facebook app.

Launch Settings of your Telephone and open the Application Director.
So observe and open Facebook.
Now tap on Force Stop and and then confirm to terminate the app forcefully.

Force Stop the Facebook App
Then open Storage and tap on Clear Cache.
And so launch the Facebook app and check if it is operating fine.
If not, then open Facebook in Apps (as discussed in steps 1 and 2).
Now tap on the Uninstall button and then ostend to Uninstall the Facebook app.
Restart your device.
Upon restart, install Facebook and hopefully, the problem is solved.
If there is no uninstall option for the Facebook app, so follow steps 1 to four to open Storage settings of the app.
At present tap on the Clear Cache and then Clear Data or Articulate Storage.

Clear Enshroud and Storage of the Facebook App
And so restart your device.
Upon restart, login to the Facebook app, and hopefully, the trouble is solved.

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