What's the difference between direct and enhanced uploading
Trying to keep the user at the first place is a journey where unexpected things happens.
Stability, speed, security and UI are a big concerns just to name a few.
When ContentFries started, all the uploaded files were going directly to the cloud.
This way the main server was not occupied with the uploads, with serving of big videos and with storage shortcomings.
It was working great... Until it wasn't.
If the storage provider was having no outage - and that was happening at least once aFew readersHow to resolve slow uploading
Slow uploading speeds can be very frustrating. The following will help you resolve this inconvenience:
Uploading files from Dropbox/Google Drive is by far the fast method of uploading:
If you have not done already, we recommend you to set the uploading method (located in profile section) to "Enhanced"—especially if you do not reside in EU, as direct uploading method connects youFew readersIs app not loading correctly? This can help
In some rare cases, some of the resources that ContentFries use might be downloaded partially and cached by your browser.
This can lead to unexpected behavior. Luckily, the fix is pretty straightforward.
Right-click anywhere on the page (but the links) and choose Inspect
Inspect
Click and hold the reload icon until the popup menu becomes visible and choose Empty cache and hFew readersRendering is not working / app is crashing? This is how to fix it
No rendering = no ContentFries. That's why functional and fast rendering is one of our top priorities. Please try to follow these tips in case you're stuck with exporting, or get in touch with us.
Check if there is no maintenance / update in progress
In case there is ongoing maintenance, rendering might get delayled. You can check if that's the case here: https://status.contentfries.com/
Disable interfering plugins / browFew readers