# How to change profile picture on forums????

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-change-profile-picture-on-forums/69090>\
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**Created:** [September 1, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-change-profile-picture-on-forums/69090 "2014-09-01T01:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-change-profile-picture-on-forums/69090/1 "2014-09-01T01:29:17Z")

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All help would be awesome.

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-change-profile-picture-on-forums/69090/2 "2014-09-01T01:44:06Z")

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got to Profile \>\> Forum Profile Information \>\> First selection: (Personalized Picture, or I have my own pic, or I will upload my own picture)

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**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-change-profile-picture-on-forums/69090/3 "2014-09-04T23:12:56Z")

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But what if it says there was an error and my pic wasn’t an avatar?

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-change-profile-picture-on-forums/69090/4 "2014-09-04T23:18:12Z")

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Post the exact error message. The forum software does not know what an avatar is or isn’t, only if it’s an image file. Note that avatars have a size limit of 200x200 pixels.