Calling all tech wizards.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

Is anyone else having the problem that some images in posts are not showing up when using the Chrome browser? (You might be and not know it.)

I actually replied a couple of times saying an OP didn't make sense, but it turns out that was because the gist of it was presented in an image which did not display for me.

The most confusing part is that it doesn't happen in all posts.

Here's an example of an OP where the image doesn't show up in Chrome but does in Firefox:

And here's one where the images show up in both browsers. (Using my own post because the only other one I could find at the moment had a giant, frightening closeup of K. Conway!)

Does anyone know or have the ability to help me figure out what's causing the problem in Chrome? I'm usually relatively tech savvy, but this one's got me stumped.

[teach1st]

1. Have you tried clearing Chrome's cache?

Clearing the cache is the first thing I'd do. Chrome on my multiple devices is loading all of the images.

To clear the cache:

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

7. Yes, thanks, I've tried clearing the cache.

Sorry, should have said that.

[teach1st]

10. Then it's possible that an extension or security program is blocking certain sites

It could be that your ISP is having difficulty with certain web addresses, or it could be that an extension or a security program (antivirus, etc.) is blocking https://pbs.twimg.com/* and other sites.

If you cleared your cache, I'd try restarting before checking out any other possibilities. The suggestion downthread to see if the problem occurs with incognito browsing is a good one.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

13. Another attempt I should have mentioned in my OP.

Sorry. I'd been working on this for a while now and forgot what I'd already found out. Frustration makes me stupid.

I have also already tried chrome://restart. I am trying to avoid resetting, but it may come to that.

[LuvLoogie]

18. Export all your bookmarks to an html file first. Do you sign into Chrome?

If you do and your Crome profile exists on another computer, shut down that computer until you get done uninstalled and reinstalling Cromebooks. Don't reset yet.

First thing I'd try though is download the free version of CCleaner. Run it and then its registry cleaner tool a few times.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

24. I do have CCleaner, though I don't think I've run it since I've had this problem.

Worth a try, I guess.

[Stonepounder]

2. I use Chrome all the time. I checked your first link and saw the image just fine.

As mentioned above, have you tried clearing the cache?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

15. That hasn't helped, but thanks for the input.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. Have you tried chrome polish? Seriously, Google is a spawn of the CIA and chief NSA contributor.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

14. Will check out Chrome Polish.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[TheBlackAdder]

16. I was making a funny.

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I only know of a chrome polish for pots, pans and cars.

.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

25. Ha! I wondered why I hadn't heard of that before!

[Lucinda]

4. It works for me when I load it in Chrome but

it seems to be a common problem based on discussions here:

https://support.google.com/chrome/search?q=web+graphics+not+displaying

The first link talks about solutions, one involving an ad block extension...If you don't get any responses I'd start working through the suggestions at the first link.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. Thanks. I did google the problem previously,

and tried the disabling a number of extension, including Ad Block. Still not getting the image on DSB's OP. Also have tried clearing the cache.

[Lucinda]

28. Sorry we don't have an answer...I use Opera, but my Chrome loaded just fine...

[braddy]

5. Have you tried it in incognito? If it works then, check your extensions.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

9. Yes, sorry, I should have mentioned in my OP that I'd tried the solutions mentioned

after googling the problem. The photo does show up in incognito mode and so I tried disabling extensions. I just can't seem to find the one that's the problem. I was hoping maybe someone else had the problem and had success IDing the culprit.

I guess I'll need to go back and try each extension again. Must have missed one.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. I'm not a computer tech wizard, but can you see other images...

from that Twitter image hosting site? (The source for the image that you can't see using Chrome.)

Maybe do a Google search for "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/" and see if Chrome allows you to see the images?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

11. Thanks, I thought of that, but didn't know how to test for it unless I found some

other OP using the same hosting site. Tried your idea with google image search on "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/" and it does return plenty of visible images hosted there.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Well, that's ruled out then. n/t

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

30. Actually, you were on the right track. I still don't know how to fix it,

but I'm pretty confident that all of the images not showing up are hosted at pbs.twimg.com/media. The thing I don't get is that if I copy the image url from Firefox and paste it into Chrome, it displays. It just doesn't display in the post on DU.

I think I'll take stonepounder's suggestion to post to the 'Computers and Internet' group and see if that helps.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

31. Oh! If so, it could be caused by a browser setting on Chrome.

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I don't know which setting could cause that to happen. It might be caused by an add-on too?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

33. I just can't imagine what broswer setting or extension would cause images from one particular

host to show up everywhere but within posts on DU.

You know what else I figured out? If I click to reply to a post where the image is not showing up, it does show up in the version on that reply page. (Though I don't think it did when this first started happening, because I think I would have noticed that when I replied to say the post didn't make sense.)

I am intrigued to know what is causing this. I can usually figure out computer problems (with loads of googling), and I just hate it when I can't!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

34. Weird! Have you looked at "Inspect Element" information when it happens or not?

Maybe that will provide some clues too?

On my browser, I right click on the page and choose "Inspect Element" from the resultant window. The new data window takes up some space, but it's easy to close again.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

35. Yes, in fact, I have done some element inspecting on the issue,

but to no avail. Though I have to admit, I'm not always exactly sure what I'm looking for when I inspect the elements. Occasionally something obvious stands out to me, but nothing this time.

By the way, on the other Windows computer I use, logged into the same Chrome account, the problem does not occur!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

36. Sorry I can't be more helpful. I've had some strange computer "behavior" in the past...

that made me try all kinds of things trying to fix it -- e.g., downloading various types of anti-malware software and the like. Nothing seemed to work, then poof! It stopped happening, apparently without any fixes by me.

I also had strange experiences with Firefox in which the keyboard stopped working. It only happened while using Firefox, although the keyboard problem persisted even after Firefox was closed. I rebooted to get the keyboard to function again, but that's obviously inconvenient.

I looked up the issue in various computer forum sites and found someone with the same problem. He "solved" it by clicking a special Windows button on the keyboard. I tried it and it worked! No idea about the "root cause" of it, though! I just use that trick whenever it happens, like it's a "part of my life" now.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

38. Wow, that is freaky about Firefox causing your keyboard to flake and a keyboard buton

that fixes it!? But, yeah, I've had some weird ones, too. Thanks for pitching in to try help me solve this one.

I'm waiting to post to the DU tech group about this until I have the undevoted time and attention to give to try out any suggestions. I got a little burned out working on it the past few days.

[Warpy]

17. I've found I have to right click on those little boxes a lot

and click "view image" to see the damned thing in another window.

I have no idea what's screwing it up but I suspect one of the blocking programs I use has been doing it.

I'd rather be slightly inconvenienced than tracked and data mined. But that's just me.

[LuvLoogie]

19. Nothing makes you more conspicuous than trying to be anonymous

You are on the Internet.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

23. Is that on Chrome? I haven't run into the view image box in ages. Mostly

just occasionally on old sites, mostly non DU discussion board posts. Usually, clicking the box and asking to show the image doesn't even work as the link is broken.

Seeing that box would have been preferable, though, as I'd at least have known there was an image there. It would have been far less confusing!

[2naSalit]

26. Same here

to everything you said.

[Jim Beard]

20. I was forced to upgrade google on my phone and have had all kinds of problems on my phone. I use

Firefox on PC so haven't noticed anything on that chrome. I got kicked off my phone this evening and had to call tech support on my land line to get back on.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

21. That's a pain. Hope you don't have any more trouble.

[Jim Beard]

22. I am not as reliant on a mobile devise as others so I will be OK for now.

[Stonepounder]

27. You might try cross-posting to the 'Computers and Internet' group.

They have some pretty savvy posters over there. I'm by no means a guru, but I'm fairly tech-savvy, and they have helped me out a couple of times.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

29. Thank you for the suggestion. I will try them.

[Starry Messenger]

32. Some stuff is blocked for me because I adblocked a ton

of sig images during the last primary, and evidently some of them share domains. I don't know if that is your issue, but I have had the issue you mention and figured that had to be it, since I haven't done or changed anything else in my DU life.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

37. Interesting. How do you adblock sig images?

I use Adblock and Adblock plus, but don't do much customizing. Not sure if you're read the whole thread, but I've tried a number of fixes, including disabling both adblockers to see what happens and nothing's made a difference.

The bit where the missing images do show up if I reply to a message really perplexes me!

I'm probably missing something obvious, but so far, obvious as it may be, I'm definitely missing it.