# Can't upload photos from any browser. Browsers updated. On PC **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** web\ **Created:** [April 2, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301 "2026-04-02T23:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/1 "2026-04-02T23:29:13Z")
**Platform** : **App version number** , if a mobile app issue: **Browser** , if a website issue: **URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages**: **Screenshots of what you are seeing** : **Description of problem** : Step 1: Can’t upload any photos, old or new. Eventually, after many, many minutes, I might get a red exclamation point. Or, I might not. Just teh dialogue box that says I can choose to “keep editing” instead. I’ve read the other similar posts. They are old. And I have tried all those fixes. Tried Chrome and Firefox Step 2: Step 3: ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/2 "2026-04-02T23:32:20Z")
open your browser’s developer tools and look for errors in the console. what errors are noted there? ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/3 "2026-04-03T01:50:19Z")
I am sorry, but I have no idea what you are talking about. Can you walk me through that? ---
**Author:** ![uma\_dives](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/uma_dives/32/68113_2.png) [@uma\_dives](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/uma_dives)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/4 "2026-04-03T02:09:36Z")
On Windows, pressing F12 on Chrome or Edge will bring up a menu to the side. On the top bar, look for ‘console’. If there are errors, it’ll say so. If you copy and paste them here, it can be useful to pin down the reason why. I believe on mac it is command + option + J. Not sure how to get it for other browsers ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/5 "2026-04-04T02:30:52Z")
uma\_dives, thank you! Is anything listed in Console an error? Anyway–here is what is there: app.js:336 ℹ Discourse v2026.4.0-latest — [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commits/70f9794cfb](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commits/70f9794cfb) — Ember v6.10.1 ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/6 "2026-04-04T05:34:19Z")
to clarify a bit, are there any errors in the console _when you have problems uploading images in iNaturalist_? so maybe the best way to tell if there are any errors is to open up your browser, and open up your developer tools console before you go to iNaturalist. at this point, any errors noted there are irrelevant. then go to the iNaturalist upload page. you shouldn’t see any new errors at this point. then try uploading some images to the upload page. assuming you have problems uploading the images, you should also get some error messages logged in the console. those are the errors that are relevant to your issue. ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/7 "2026-04-06T00:48:22Z")
Thank you for that. Things started popping in the console as soon as I opened iNat. js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1400 Google Maps JavaScript API has been loaded directly without loading=async. This can result in suboptimal performance. For best-practice loading patterns please see [https://goo.gle/js-api-loading](https://goo.gle/js-api-loading) Aea @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1400 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:14 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1704 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1704 util.js:29 Google Maps JavaScript API warning: RetiredVersion [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version) ABa @ util.js:29 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1402 Promise.then (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1402 setTimeout Aea @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1402 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:14 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1704 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1704 ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/8 "2026-04-06T01:01:41Z")
I just tried to upload, and was successful. I cleared teh console prior, but new things appeared on upload Here they are. Just to mention–this issue started after I turned on the setting in my phone to sync the metadata to the photos. I do not upload from my phone. I upload to my PC and then upload to iNat. I turned the metadata sync off before shooting the pics I uploaded today. Could the metadata sync be the issue? js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:332 Google Maps JavaScript API has been loaded directly without loading=async. This can result in suboptimal performance. For best-practice loading patterns please see [https://goo.gle/js-api-loading](https://goo.gle/js-api-loading) Aea @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:332 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:14 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:636 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:636 js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:431 As of February 21st, 2024, google.maps.Marker is deprecated. Please use google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement instead. At this time, google.maps.Marker is not scheduled to be discontinued, but google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement is recommended over google.maps.Marker. While google.maps.Marker will continue to receive bug fixes for any major regressions, existing bugs in google.maps.Marker will not be addressed. At least 12 months notice will be given before support is discontinued. Please see [https://developers.google.com/maps/deprecations](https://developers.google.com/maps/deprecations) for additional details and [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/migration](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/migration) for the migration guide. zs @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:431 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:431 google.maps.Map.createMarker @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:2 google.maps.Map.addObservation @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:2 (anonymous) @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:4 We @ react-main-webpack-d257a12fb2a6159d107e83b1aafef2c61a5b96de2730b54efa649950f76d7d4f.js:12 mA @ react-main-webpack-d257a12fb2a6159d107e83b1aafef2c61a5b96de2730b54efa649950f76d7d4f.js:13 inatTaxonMap.addObservationsToMap @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:4 inatTaxonMap.setupGoogleMap @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:4 inatTaxonMap.setup @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:4 (anonymous) @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:4 each @ jquery-1.9.1.min-a45feb0ae4fb8dbc947dc4616d1bffc997dea3e68d86d17c7e71be4d5e0a3ca7.js:1 each @ jquery-1.9.1.min-a45feb0ae4fb8dbc947dc4616d1bffc997dea3e68d86d17c7e71be4d5e0a3ca7.js:1 $.fn.taxonMap @ map\_bundle-b29351844fd2abc4ec661a4664e3914993273523225343a20c6d9d9d37c99248.js:4 (anonymous) @ hikerjeff:91 c @ jquery-1.9.1.min-a45feb0ae4fb8dbc947dc4616d1bffc997dea3e68d86d17c7e71be4d5e0a3ca7.js:1 fireWith @ jquery-1.9.1.min-a45feb0ae4fb8dbc947dc4616d1bffc997dea3e68d86d17c7e71be4d5e0a3ca7.js:1 ready @ jquery-1.9.1.min-a45feb0ae4fb8dbc947dc4616d1bffc997dea3e68d86d17c7e71be4d5e0a3ca7.js:1 H @ jquery-1.9.1.min-a45feb0ae4fb8dbc947dc4616d1bffc997dea3e68d86d17c7e71be4d5e0a3ca7.js:1 util.js:29 Google Maps JavaScript API warning: RetiredVersion [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version) ABa @ util.js:29 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:334 Promise.then (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:334 setTimeout Aea @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:334 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:14 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:636 (anonymous) @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=®ion=us&v=3.51:636 ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/9 "2026-04-06T01:50:16Z")
those messages aren’t related to your issue. we’re looking only for errors (not warnings) that appear when you encounter an issue uploading files in the upload screen. it sounds like you didn’t encounter issues during upload today. so there’s nothing you need to share. you only need to share the errors that appear when you actually encounter an issue. ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/10 "2026-04-06T01:56:39Z")
Gotcha. Thanks. Just had one. This appeared when uploading tow pics as one Obs; pics from camera. I can tell there is an issue when the “uploading” dialogue box has a button that says “keep editing.” FYI–uploaded some from my camera an hour ago w/o issue. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/11 "2026-04-06T01:57:01Z")
Here you go: js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1400 Google Maps JavaScript API has been loaded directly without loading=async. This can result in suboptimal performance. For best-practice loading patterns please see [https://goo.gle/js-api-loading](https://goo.gle/js-api-loading) Aea @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:1400 react-dnd-webpack-a7b5ff9ec1179da85f9299d5e6259892dfeeebf4ed1420cc96f15eefcfa09de0.js:2 DragDropContext has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. Please use DndProvider instead. r @ react-dnd-webpack-a7b5ff9ec1179da85f9299d5e6259892dfeeebf4ed1420cc96f15eefcfa09de0.js:2 util.js:29 Google Maps JavaScript API warning: RetiredVersion [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version) ABa @ util.js:29 js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:64 As of March 1st, 2025, google.maps.places.Autocomplete is not available to new customers. Please use google.maps.places.PlaceAutocompleteElement instead. At this time, google.maps.places.Autocomplete is not scheduled to be discontinued, but google.maps.places.PlaceAutocompleteElement is recommended over google.maps.places.Autocomplete. While google.maps.places.Autocomplete will continue to receive bug fixes for any major regressions, existing bugs in google.maps.places.Autocomplete will not be addressed. At least 12 months notice will be given before support is discontinued. Please see [https://developers.google.com/maps/legacy](https://developers.google.com/maps/legacy) for additional details and [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-migration-overview](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-migration-overview) for the migration guide. JD @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:64 js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:65 As of March 1st, 2025, google.maps.places.AutocompleteService is not available to new customers. Please use google.maps.places.AutocompleteSuggestion instead. At this time, google.maps.places.AutocompleteService is not scheduled to be discontinued, but google.maps.places.AutocompleteSuggestion is recommended over google.maps.places.AutocompleteService. While google.maps.places.AutocompleteService will continue to receive bug fixes for any major regressions, existing bugs in google.maps.places.AutocompleteService will not be addressed. At least 12 months notice will be given before support is discontinued. Please see [https://developers.google.com/maps/legacy](https://developers.google.com/maps/legacy) for additional details and [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-migration-overview](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-migration-overview) for the migration guide. KD @ js?key=AIzaSyDsHVgl1tZrI\_tlyI8Rg6n6SUEvSHQjfkE&language=en&libraries=places%2Cgeometry%2Cdrawing®ion=us&v=3.51:65 upload:1 Blocked aria-hidden on an element because its descendant retained focus. The focus must not be hidden from assistive technology users. Avoid using aria-hidden on a focused element or its ancestor. Consider using the inert attribute instead, which will also prevent focus. For more details, see the aria-hidden section of the WAI-ARIA specification at [https://w3c.github.io/aria/#aria-hidden](https://w3c.github.io/aria/#aria-hidden) . Element with focus: \ Ancestor with aria-hidden: \
​…​​ upload:1 Blocked aria-hidden on an element because its descendant retained focus. The focus must not be hidden from assistive technology users. Avoid using aria-hidden on a focused element or its ancestor. Consider using the inert attribute instead, which will also prevent focus. For more details, see the aria-hidden section of the WAI-ARIA specification at [https://w3c.github.io/aria/#aria-hidden](https://w3c.github.io/aria/#aria-hidden) . Element with focus: \ Ancestor with aria-hidden: \
​…​​ ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/12 "2026-04-06T01:58:29Z")
I did not have Console open before upload since there were no issues earlier. SOrry if these warnings ar not useful. ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/13 "2026-04-06T02:03:55Z")
I just tried again with teh same 2 pics. The warnings appeared when I obscured my geoprivacy. I used the same process that I used earlier tonight, so not sure what is going on. ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/14 "2026-04-06T02:18:49Z")
again, warnings don’t matter. the only things that need to be shared are errors that occur _when you encounter an error loading images in the upload page_. ---
**Author:** ![uma\_dives](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/uma_dives/32/68113_2.png) [@uma\_dives](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/uma_dives)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/15 "2026-04-06T14:03:45Z")
Also, for clarification, warning have an orange triangle symbol with an exclamation mark inside. Errors are a red circle ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/16 "2026-04-06T19:28:15Z")
there are no errors reported. ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/17 "2026-04-06T19:37:50Z")
I can tell when there is going to be an issue. The “loading metadata” message below each photo doesn’t clear–except, eventually, when the red exclamation point appears. I know error reports would be helpful. None are being generated. So, I am attaching a screenshot hoping _something_ will help. ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/18 "2026-04-06T19:38:36Z")
could not find a way to attach screenshot ---
**Author:** ![wy\_bio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@wy\_bio](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wy_bio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/19 "2026-04-06T20:43:55Z")
Here’s a screen shot of my Chrome dev console when visiting [youtube.com](http://youtube.com). Yellow are warnings, red are errors. To help diagnose the problem, we need the red errors when you are uploading photos on iNat. ![Screenshot 2026-04-06 at 1.37.05 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/b/7/b762e434dbff33c289b85ab19ca2042b76ff95d6.png) To upload a screenshot, I click on the upload icon, and select the screenshot. ![Screenshot 2026-04-06 at 1.41.11 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/2/c/2c9680d1680a09676863950818cec69a13ef75b3.png) ---
**Author:** ![hikerjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hikerjeff](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/hikerjeff)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301/20 "2026-04-07T02:13:58Z")
tried that with the upload button. it doesn’t recognize word docs. Anyway–thanks for teh image of youtube errors. I really am not getting any error messages. Could an adblocker do this–and not leave error messages? I use AdBlock. It used to be amazing, for years. Then about 2 years ago, they started charging. The last couple months, I have ahd to disable it on YT and Facebook–where you need it most–or any time I played a video, all bowser windows would freeze. I literally could not use a browser for anything–for minutes. AdBlock’s product has gotten much worse. But I can’t find anything better, at least not w/o paying to see if it works. Thank you. [Next page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-upload-photos-from-any-browser-browsers-updated-on-pc/77301.md?page=2)