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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 19, 2021 15:33:01 GMT
Can someone explain how to attach files to a post?
All I can find is insert image button, witch allows me to insert url, but not my own files.
I'm probably missing the obvious, but please indulge me.
cheers
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Apr 19, 2021 15:48:47 GMT
you can't. this is a free proboards forum, therefore we have no server-based storage.
upload your file to your own googledrive/mega or similar and paste the share link in your post.
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 19, 2021 18:12:32 GMT
OK, thanks
not sure how to to that but I'll figure something out.
It's at occasions like this I feel way too old (**,)
I've tried to upload the photos (jpeg) from Mega but all I get is a question mark.
They're in Shared Items/Public Links, so that should be good, I think.
Any advice?
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 19, 2021 20:15:28 GMT
 same with google drive link
link works but attachment doesn't |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Apr 19, 2021 21:04:12 GMT
You need to use the full Reply editor (not the Quick Reply box), then click the Image icon  and it will ask for the link to your image, which you will have got from your upload host. That said, I've never got Mega to work for images, and haven't tried Google Drive, but the above is what you need to do. |
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 19, 2021 21:29:42 GMT
What other upload hosts can I try?
It does work when I upload images from queenlike.ca for example but I like to know how to use my own.
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Post by Egietje on Apr 19, 2021 21:46:37 GMT
What other upload hosts can I try? It does work when I upload images from queenlike.ca for example but I like to know how to use my own. I usually use Discord. I've created my own server and can just upload my pictures there, open the link and use it here. Though if you don't already have discord, I wouldn't use it just for this, just an added benefit of using it. |
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Post by georg on Apr 19, 2021 22:06:30 GMT
imgur.com is a good resource to use for free image hosting.
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Post by logexpTommy on Apr 19, 2021 22:32:31 GMT
What other upload hosts can I try? It does work when I upload images from queenlike.ca for example but I like to know how to use my own. I usually use Discord. I've created my own server and can just upload my pictures there, open the link and use it here. Though if you don't already have discord, I wouldn't use it just for this, just an added benefit of using it. Discord does compress the image files, so I wouldn't suggest to do that. |
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 19, 2021 22:54:26 GMT
HAH! That works! many thanks  |
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Post by logexpTommy on Apr 19, 2021 23:16:52 GMT
HAH! That works! many thanks Is this yours? Awesome work! |
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 19, 2021 23:28:01 GMT
HAH! That works! many thanks Is this yours? Awesome work! It is, thanks. I've been waiting a long time time get a good picture to do this and recently some became available. |
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 20, 2021 10:28:39 GMT
Now what would be the best forum to post these covers I'd like to share?
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Post by Lord Fickle on Apr 20, 2021 10:37:12 GMT
Now what would be the best forum to post these covers I'd like to share? I would suggest starting a new thread in this forum, and then if they need to be moved we can do so later. |
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Post by bobbythecat on Apr 20, 2021 10:53:19 GMT
Alrighty then, coming up shortly (**,)
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Post by Egietje on Apr 20, 2021 20:11:59 GMT
I usually use Discord. I've created my own server and can just upload my pictures there, open the link and use it here. Though if you don't already have discord, I wouldn't use it just for this, just an added benefit of using it. Discord does compress the image files, so I wouldn't suggest to do that. It only does that if the file size is too big, max 8MB |
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Post by logexpTommy on Apr 20, 2021 22:03:18 GMT
Discord does compress the image files, so I wouldn't suggest to do that. It only does that if the file size is too big, max 8MB No, it removes all meta data from image files and there is a marginal loss of quality |
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Post by Egietje on Apr 20, 2021 22:36:14 GMT
It only does that if the file size is too big, max 8MB No, it removes all meta data from image files and there is a marginal loss of quality Ah yeah it does remove meta data, and in total on my test image brought the file size down from 3,238,142 bytes to 3,199,194 bytes, not that much compression going on. I tested with a PNG instead of a JPEG without any meta data, and the image after uploading is the exact same file as the one before uploading. Edit to add: I now uploaded a JPEG without any meta data and it came out as the exact same file as uploaded.
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