Tony,
The issues you describe having to do with photos may be do to several factors which may be largely out of your control. Depending of the age of the computer you are using, the operating system which is installed, and software glitches which can occur if not updated frequently, could be partial causes to your erratic ability or inability to view and also to upload pics. If you are using a 10, 12, 15 year old computer with an small hard drive and an outdated operating system, it just may not be up to handling the requirements of today's needs online.
For instance, if your computer is still using the Windows XP version which I believe was one of Microsoft's better operating systems, but is no longer supported, its possible its having troubles processing pics, and it may be running excessively slow. Also your hard drive storage and your computer memory may be maxed out or near its limits.
Additionally I learned from Arty about troubles he was having with pictures in the forum. He happened to mention he used a photo storage program called
Picasa, which I had never heard of. When I goggled around, this is what I discovered which may be the root cause of his pictures handling problems. I'm unsure of what you are using for a photo storage and editing program, but if you too are using Picasa, this also could be contributing to your problems along with the other things mentioned above. What follows is what I posted in a private email exchange between Arty and me. Knowing some of this, may be beneficial to you as well.
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Picasa was something I had no familiarity with and therefore I Googled the word to learn about it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Picasa&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
If you are having problem with managing your pictures, its because
Picasa has essentially been discontinued. That has been in effect for nearly two years now, so if you've been pulling your hair out trying to figure out what in the hell was going on with all your pics and using them to post into a forum, email, or something else, this likely explains the reason. There probably was a notice sent to you or an announcement made along the way that you might have overlooked or not seen. All these providers of electronic services just can't resist the temptation to "improve" or "update" a program we become familiar with using. It has happened to me, and frankly in American English, it "really burns my ass" to think about it!
"On February 12, 2016, Google announced it was
discontinuing support for
Picasa Desktop and Web Albums, effective March 15, 2016, and focusing on the cloud-based Google Photos as its successor.
Google stated that the primary reason for retiring Picasa was that it wanted to focus its efforts "entirely on a single photos service" the cross-platform, web-based Google Photos. While support for the desktop version of Picasa is ending, Google has stated that users who have downloaded the software, or who choose to download it prior to the March 15th deadline will still be able to use its functionality, albeit with no support from Google."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picasa
Moving on from Picasa:
Where can I find my photos? If you have photos or videos in a Picasa Web Album, the easiest way to still access, modify and share most of that content is to log in to Google Photos. Your photos and videos will already be there.
https://picasa.google.com/
What's happening to Picasa & Picasa Web Albums?:
https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6383491?hl=en "
I hope all this makes sense to you and may be of some help to you dealing with pics and tracing down potential problems. The CB Facebook site (
https://www.facebook.com/groups/302252683315626/ ) is a great place for pics of cars and ongoing restorations, but if you aren't a FB user or lover, then that's not an option.
Let us all know if you finally put your finger on your problem(s). Maybe calling in someone else who has a little more "techie" expertise at these sorts of issues might be beneficial as well.
Regards,
Steve (The Yank Across the Big Pond)
