Just wanted to point out an issue I just came across. At the beginning of the month we had a server crash when adjusting the attachment quota allowed. This corrupted any attachment that was uploaded to the forum pre November. Unfortunately there is no way to recover these files due to a couple of issues as our hoster only keeps a weeks worth of backups.
I had my own backups but these attachments apparently need to be transferred in a special way else they get corrupted, which mine are as well.
If you would like to see these attachments, please ask the original author to re-attach it. Likewise, if you see your own post that has a corrupted attachment (it will have no image), you should be able to edit the post and re-attach it
Attachments issue
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And I warned people about attachments on 23andme and that they could fail and that is why I typed the study name as it would always be accessible.
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Now this leads to the question of what if this site fails or goes away. Since, as it has been said that it is unique to the internet and important, do we and the site become like the lost Egyptian hall of records, known to have existed in stories but hidden by the sands of time.
Shall some computer sweep program delete us?
Shall deletion be our ultimate fate?
Philosophy class is down the hall and to the left.
Shall some computer sweep program delete us?
Shall deletion be our ultimate fate?
Philosophy class is down the hall and to the left.
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Nonattachment, my friends. Part of the deal. Nothing lasts forever, not our smarts, not our beauty, not our golden words....but it is a wonderful ride.
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Yeah unfortunately many forum owners have encountered this issue and was only discovered once it was an issue.
The attachments files(the only ones) need to be backed up in a certain format and if they get transferred using the FTP programs default method, they get corrupted. And with our hoster only storing one weeks worth of backups before overwriting, we had no means of restoring.
The attachments files(the only ones) need to be backed up in a certain format and if they get transferred using the FTP programs default method, they get corrupted. And with our hoster only storing one weeks worth of backups before overwriting, we had no means of restoring.
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I am having an issue trying to attach a food photo to the post-your-meals-here topic. I'm on a samsung android phone and select attachment, document, and the jpeg photo and it gets an invalid format error. Strange. I couldn't figure out drag and droop on my phone. The new website looks great! Thanks for all your efforts!
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Have you tried that method? I still haven't tried to drag and drop...but I'll try that next. I hope it works. THAT'S something I really wanted at the old site. Is anyone else having a problem with attachments?
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I'm learning with you, Sue. On one device (iPad) my previous attachment was upright. That's how it was saved. On this device (MacBook) my attachment is oriented sideways...not sure what you're seeing How do we fix orientation, Ski?
I practiced dopping and dragging & that method worked too. I dragged the file into the message box. I didn't see it, but I scrolled below the message box and saw that it was there per the file that was added below. I had to put the cursor where I wanted it, then choose to place it INLINE. (I also had to complete that final step using the other method.)
I hope I've answered your question. If not, tell me where you're getting stuck. PLEASE try again. I want more meal ideas
I practiced dopping and dragging & that method worked too. I dragged the file into the message box. I didn't see it, but I scrolled below the message box and saw that it was there per the file that was added below. I had to put the cursor where I wanted it, then choose to place it INLINE. (I also had to complete that final step using the other method.)
I hope I've answered your question. If not, tell me where you're getting stuck. PLEASE try again. I want more meal ideas
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If you are posting from an iOS device, that is more than likely the issue. Its really how the different browsers perceive the photo settings. If you look at this forum thread on an iPhone, the photo is oriented correctly, on a browser it rotates it. Nothing much you can do about it and I think photos taken in "Portrait" mode have the most issues vs a "Landscape" photo.