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Some of your media failed to upload: Quick Fix

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Twitter is a rather common social media site that allows users to post up to 280 characters long status updates. Apart from this, users can post photos and videos as well.

Sometimes, however, you might get an error saying, “some of your media failed to upload.” In this article, we’re taking a look at a few solutions on how to fix this.

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Try tweeting without media

If you’re using a relatively new account, it’s normal to run into issues like this. To get around the error, you’re going to have to trigger a verification captcha. To do so, try posting a tweet without any media, and Twitter should automatically show you the captcha when posting the tweet.

Once you’ve solved the captcha and verified yourself, you can now post tweets with photos or videos without a problem.


Disable VPN/Proxies

While VPNs are a great way of keeping yourself safe online, many sites use your geolocation data to show you local products and recommendations. So if Twitter detects a VPN or Proxy on your end, there’s a good chance that the site might malfunction. 


Clear your browser’s data

Corrupt files in your cache or otherwise can cause this error as well. Clear them out to see if you can get Chrome to work.

Step 1: Type in chrome://settings/clearBrowserData in your browser’s address bar and hit Enter.

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Step 2: Select the cache and cookies options and ensure the Time range is set to All time. Click on the Clear now button to clear out all the data. 

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Reset your browser

Resetting Chrome can fix all sorts of random bugs and glitches with the browser. 

Step 1: Head over to chrome://settings/reset. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults.

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Step 2: Chrome will show you a warning prompt. Click on Reset Settings, and your browser will reset to default settings. 

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Restart your browser and try tweeting again.

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Yadullah Abidi

Yadullah Abidi

Yadullah is a Computer Science graduate who writes/edits/shoots/codes all things cybersecurity, gaming, and tech hardware. When he's not, he streams himself racing virtual cars. He's been writing and reporting on tech and cybersecurity with websites like Candid.Technology and MakeUseOf since 2018. You can contact him here: yadullahabidi@pm.me.

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