What do I do if my profile photo or background photo won't upload? Linkedin

When your photo won't upload to your profile, please ensure your photo file meets our specifications:

1. Maximum file size is 10MB.
2. Profile photo: Pixel size is between 400 x 400 pixels and 20,000 X 20,000 pixels.
• We recommend adding a photo that won’t require much cropping. You can adjust the photo after it has been uploaded.
3. Background photo: Pixel size is between 1000 X 425 and 20,000 X 20,000 pixels.
   • Learn more about adding or editing background photos.
4. File type must be PNG, JPEG or GIF.

If it still won’t upload, try again using a different browser. If that doesn't work, follow the instructions below to compress and save your profile photo as a PNG file and then upload it to your profile.
Learn more if you can't save your photo after uploading it.
For Windows 7:

1. Click Start and go to All Programs.
2. Go to Accessories and click Paint.
3. Click the Paint button (left of the Home tab), and then click Open to locate your photo file.
4. On the Home tab in the Image area, click Resize.
5. In the Resize area, select Percentage.
6. Enter 50 in the Horizontal and Vertical boxes.
7. Click OK.
8. Click File, and then click Save as and select PNG as your file type.
9. Upload your photo.

For Windows 8:

1. Right-click the Windows 8 Start screen and click All Apps from the bottom panel. Doing so displays all apps on your computer.
2. Scroll to the Windows Accessories section.
3. Click Paint and then click Open to locate your photo file.
4. On the Home tab in the Image area, click Resize.
5. In the Resize area, select Percentage.
6. Enter 50 in the Horizontal and Vertical boxes.
7. Click OK.
8. Click File, and then click Save as type and select PNG as your file type.
9. Upload your photo.

For Windows XP and Vista:

1. Click Start and go to All Programs.
2. Go to Accessories and click Paint.
3. Click File, and then Open and locate your photo file.
4. Click Image, and then select Stretch and Skew.
5. Enter 50 in both the Horizontal and Vertical stretch fields and click OK.
6. Click File, and then click Save as type and select PNG as your file type.
7. Upload your photo.

For Mac OSX:

1. Open your photo using Preview from your Applications folder.
2. Go to Tools and select Adjust Size.
3. In the Image Dimensions dialog box, select Fit into: Custom.
4. Change width and height to 400 x 400 for your profile photo. For your background photo, resize your photo to be as close to 1400 x 425 as possible.
5. Click OK.
6. Click File, and then click Save as and select PNG as your file type.
7. Click Save.
8. Upload your photo.