diff --git a/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/files-not-uploading.md b/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/files-not-uploading.md index 82c8bced09..b56afe57e3 100644 --- a/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/files-not-uploading.md +++ b/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/files-not-uploading.md @@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ description: ## Network Issue -If you are using VPN, please try disabling the VPN or switching provider. +If you are using VPN, please try disabling the VPN or switching your provider. ## Web / Desktop +### Disable "Faster uploads" + +We use a Cloudflare proxy to speed up uploads +([blog post](https://ente.io/blog/tech/making-uploads-faster/)). However, in +some network configurations (depending on the ISP) this might prevent uploads +from going through, so if you're having trouble with uploads please try after +disabling the "Faster uploads" setting in _Preferences > Advanced_. + ### Certain file types are not uploading The desktop/web app tries to detect if a particular file is video or image. If diff --git a/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/thumbnails.md b/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/thumbnails.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d954e77ea5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/photos/troubleshooting/thumbnails.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +title: Missing thumbnails +description: + Troubleshooting when thumbnails are not being generated when uploading + images in Ente Photos +--- + +# Missing thumbnails + +## Black thumbnails + +Users have reported an issue with Firefox which prevents the app from generating +thumbnails if the "block canvas fingerprinting" setting in Firefox is enabled +(i.e. `privacy.resistFingerprinting` is set to true in `about:config`). That +feature blocks access to the canvas, and the app needs the canvas to generate +thumbnails.