<p>I just uploaded my site to a live server.  My image assets all show a grayed-out broken image icon.  I assume this is because the image assets settings are not set to the correct new path.  </p>

<p>If so, why can I view the image when I select it and the images appear on all pages and posts?  </p>

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2016-10-27T04:47:42.170Z
You mean the Asset thumbnails are broken?  Are they 404'ing in your browser's console?  500'ing? My guess would be your live site is using GD and staging/dev had Imagick and the images are in a format on production that GD doesn't recognize.
Brad Bell
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2016-10-27T13:36:18.733Z
I noticed if I wait long enough in Safari most of the asset thumbnails  (>80%) appear.   In Chrome, it takes longer and only about half the images appears.   All images are jpg. And file size does not appear to be a factor.
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Why can I view images assets if the asset link is broken?
# Why can I view images assets if the asset link is broken?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-26)

I just uploaded my site to a live server. My image assets all show a grayed-out broken image icon. I assume this is because the image assets settings are not set to the correct new path.

If so, why can I view the image when I select it and the images appear on all pages and posts?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You mean the Asset thumbnails are broken?  Are they 404'ing in your browser's console?  500'ing? My guess would be your live site is using GD and staging/dev had Imagick and the images are in a format on production that GD doesn't recognize.  
> **username_0**: I noticed if I wait long enough in Safari most of the asset thumbnails  (>80%) appear.   In Chrome, it takes longer and only about half the images appears.   All images are jpg. And file size does not appear to be a factor.  

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