zip uploads

tidy_boy2005 · May 2nd, 2007, 10:32 AM

Hey guys I am trying to upload a .zip file but I add all the info and get this error msg

The file you uploaded was not an acceptable format.: Desktop.zip

Any ideas?

tidy_boy2005 · May 2nd, 2007, 10:47 AM

Ok I have found out that I did not have zip uploads enabled I have enabled it now

So I tried to upload a .zip with 3 png files but got this error

Sorry, this image type (15) is not supported yet.

So I tried the same again with 3 jpg file in a .zip and got the same error

Sorry, this image type (15) is not supported yet.

Please help

Chuck S · May 2nd, 2007, 11:13 AM

what is this file you are trying to upload post it here

I am seeing no issues with zip uploads so we need to see the file

tidy_boy2005 · May 2nd, 2007, 11:47 AM

The file is the .zip that I am tryng to upload

Chuck S · May 2nd, 2007, 01:15 PM

Please post it here

tidy_boy2005 · May 3rd, 2007, 02:20 AM

here you go

Many Thanks

Chuck S · May 3rd, 2007, 08:27 AM

Remove the subdirectories in your zipfile and then see if it works

That is your issue cause your saving directories called macosx in your zipfiles

TheLastMohican · May 3rd, 2007, 02:49 PM

The reason there are __MACOSX folders when unzipped, is because the two pictures have resource forks. This is a legacy of the OS 9 days but still supported under OS X ... which haunts us Mac users from time to time

Most unzip utils like JIMZip for Mac (WinZip for Windows?, what did you use to unzip Chuck?) don't recognize this and don't attach the data fork and resource fork together so create a __MACOSX folder with the resource fork files in it, and that's where PhotoPost stumbles as Chuck mentioned.

To solve this, zip your files either with DropStuff and uncheck the 'Preserve Macintosh content' setting in it's preferences first.
Or use a utility to remove resource forks from files you wish to create a archive from, take a look at some over at http://www.macupdate.com/ or http://www.versiontracker.com/ to find such tools

After all resource forks are not needed and just contain a preview of the file, some version strings and stuff like that.

Hope this helps ... it helped me after some checking, cause i was bitten by the same error at first

Chuck S · May 3rd, 2007, 02:51 PM

If your trying to make a zipfile of pictures to upload there can only be pictures in there nothing more

It is that simple

TheLastMohican · May 3rd, 2007, 03:01 PM

Yeah indeed ... but i'm known for my long explanations

Chuck S · May 3rd, 2007, 08:16 PM

Yeah well at least you now know what your issue is