When I attempt to Reply to a post and attempt to paste an image from the Windows Clipboard, a message comes up, "Media Upload in Progress. Please try again in a few moments."(I would post a screen capture of the message, but that is impossible!) This happens with the following web browsers:Windows: Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, OperaMint Linux: FirefoxChromebook: Chrome, Firefox Really annoying!

NG is aware of it. Said to have a fix forth coming, though no date to when that will happen.

Trying to investigate a problem with the Community Forum. For YEARS I have used "cut and paste" to insert images into Forum posts. Recently, every time I attempt to do this a message pops up at the bottom of the screen saying "Media Upload in Progress. Try again in a few moments." This happens when using Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera web browsers. Tried to use the "Insert Media" (camera icon) and the same thing happened. Tried to make an attachment, which disappeared. (Attachments are not nearly as "user friendly" as cut and paste.) So, the question is: Is there a problem with the Forum software that it no longer allows images in posts? or.... Is there a problem with my account (or my computer?) that I am no longer allowed to include images? It would be helpful if some of you could Reply to this post and include any sort of image. Thanks

I also run into your issues when pasting the image from the clipboard (and when using the camera icon in the toolbar to embed an png or jpg file). I'm using a Win 11 PC with Chrome as the browser. CrimpOn wrote: Is there a problem with the Forum software looks like a forum software bug

Firefox on Linux: same problem.

Oh, NO. Logged in using a different Forum identity (HappyCat) and was able to create a Reply with an image pasted into it. (HappyCat is not an Insider, so I cannot access this conversation using that identify.) There is also now a post from HappyCat that will "make no sense" because all it contains is an image, and I cannot delete a post. Hmm. guess I should go and Reject it? did so.

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45 Replies

CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 09, 2026
Does paste work again?

This tiny screen capture from Opera browser was accepted, but a larger image produced the annoying "Media" error message.
HappyCat
Apprentice
Feb 06, 2026
CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 01, 2026
Feb 1. Chromebook w/Chrome browser. FAIL with same "uploading" error.
CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30 (Friday). Another week gone by.

Copy and Paste: FAIL.
FrumpyGrandpa
Aspirant
Jan 26, 2026
Jan 26. Chrome browser. Windows copy and paste FAIL.
How I miss the "old days" when every program had a "change file" showing exactly which lines of code were modified/added with each revision. Nearly trivial to discover the source of errors

Contrast with today, when IF someone has been assigned to fix this Forum irritation, there might be no version control at all.
- FURRYe38
  Guru - Experienced User
  Jan 26, 2026
  NG IS aware of the issue. Supposedly there is a fix however were waiting on it. No time frame on when it will get pushed.
HappyCat
Apprentice
Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026. Brave browser using Windows Copy & Paste or Windows Snip Copy & Paste.

JPG file: FAIL.

PNG file: FAIL.

GIF file: FAIL.

Snip from this web page (above): FAIL.
CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 22, 2026

It appears that this issue may be evolving. This image is from the Windows Snipping Tool from a Chrome web page

but, adding another image from a different browser caused the error.
- donawalt
  Mentor - Experienced User
  Jan 22, 2026
  From Mac, trying a paste of an image failed - "Media upload failed". But using the camera and uploading the image form my computer worked
  - FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 23, 2026
    What type of file is this on the mac?
    
    donawalt wrote:
    But using the camera and uploading the image form my computer worked
HappyCat
Apprentice
Jan 21, 2026
No, not fixed. No idea how the
was able to paste, but other screen captures do not.
- FURRYe38
  Guru - Experienced User
  Jan 22, 2026
  
  Interesting I can copy and past your picture.
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 21, 2026
Still not working to natively copy and paste in the forums:
HappyCat
Apprentice
Jan 20, 2026
Looks like it may be fixed now. (had not really expected that screen shot of Like/Reply to take.) Alas, it appears that the ability to edit a post may have disappeared.

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