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"Browse for files" doesn't work

Yong Choi
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January 17, 2026

 

Hi 

When a Confluence page is opened directly from a hyperlink or pasted URL, the Browse for files option for uploading attachments does not work.

Attachment-related iframe contexts are missing when the page is opened via direct URL

If the same page is accessed by first going to the space root and then navigating to it through the page tree, the Browse for files link works correctly.

The issue started yesterday (1/16)

 

Thanks.

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Mark Johnson
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January 17, 2026

This is a Confluence frontend loading bug where the attachment iframe doesn’t initialize when a page is opened directly via URL, so the Browse uploader fails. Accessing the page through the space tree forces the full context to load, which is why it works there. Temporary workaround: navigate via the space first or use drag-and-drop until Atlassian fixes it.

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