76 Common Issues Covered
AI Errors & Fixes
Step-by-step fixes for every common ChatGPT and AI error. Real solutions, not generic advice, with symptoms, causes, and prevention tips.
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New model access
GPT-6 Astra not showing in ChatGPT or the API?
Check rollout, workspace, model ID, permissions, billing and status without confusing a fallback for Astra.
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Time-sensitive
Sora shutdown: export videos before September 24, 2026
Export your library, preserve metadata and plan a provider-neutral API migration.
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ChatGPT Not Working
Service Issues
ChatGPT not responding, loading, or generating replies? Here's how to diagnose and fix every common issue.
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Rate Limit Exceeded
Usage Limits
Hit ChatGPT's rate limit? Here's what triggers it, how to avoid it, and what to do when you're temporarily locked out.
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Context Length Exceeded
Input Limits
'Context length exceeded' error in ChatGPT, what it means, why it happens, and how to work with long conversations and documents.
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Model Overloaded
Service Issues
'Model is currently overloaded' error, why it happens, how long it lasts, and how to work around it.
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Claude Not Working
Service Issues
Claude not loading, not responding, or returning errors? Here's how to diagnose every common Claude issue and fix it in under 5 minutes.
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Gemini Not Working
Service Issues
Google Gemini not loading, not responding, or returning errors? Here's a complete troubleshooting guide for every Gemini issue across web, mobile, and Google Workspace.
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Microsoft Copilot Not Working
Service Issues
Microsoft Copilot not loading, not responding, or missing from Windows and Edge? Here's a complete troubleshooting guide covering free Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the Windows 11 integration.
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Midjourney Not Working
Service Issues
Midjourney not responding, /imagine command failing, or jobs stuck in queue? Here's how to troubleshoot every common Midjourney issue across Discord and the web interface.
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Perplexity Not Working
Service Issues
Perplexity AI not loading, not returning answers, or showing errors? Here's how to fix every common Perplexity issue across web, iOS, Android, and API.
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ChatGPT Login Issues
Account & Authentication
Can't log into ChatGPT? Here's how to fix every login error, wrong password, broken Google sign-in, 2FA problems, and account access issues.
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ChatGPT Slow Response
Performance
ChatGPT responses taking forever? Here's why ChatGPT slows down and exactly how to speed it up, covering server load, models, browser issues, and network fixes.
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GitHub Copilot Not Working
IDE & Developer Tools
GitHub Copilot not showing suggestions, grayed out, or failing to connect? Here's how to diagnose every common Copilot issue in VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio.
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ChatGPT Too Many Requests
Usage Limits
Getting 'Too many requests' or 'You've sent too many messages' in ChatGPT? Here's exactly what triggers it, how long it lasts, and how to keep working.
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ChatGPT File Upload Not Working
Feature Issues
ChatGPT file uploads failing, stuck, or producing errors? Here's how to fix every file upload issue, PDFs, images, code, spreadsheets, on web and mobile.
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ChatGPT Voice Mode Not Working
Feature Issues
ChatGPT Voice Mode not connecting, not hearing you, or producing no audio? Here's a complete fix guide covering microphone permissions, browser support, subscription requirements, and network issues.
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ChatGPT Canvas Not Working
Feature Issues
ChatGPT Canvas not appearing, not opening, or freezing? Here's a complete troubleshooting guide for every Canvas issue, button missing, edits not saving, Canvas panel blank, and sync failures.
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Claude Message Limit Reached
Usage Limits
Hit Claude's message limit? Here's exactly what triggers it, how long it lasts, and how to keep working while you wait.
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GitHub Copilot Not Suggesting Code
Editor Issues
GitHub Copilot stopped showing inline suggestions? Here's how to diagnose whether it's authentication, network, extension settings, or file type, and the exact fix for each.
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DALL-E Image Generation Failed
Image Generation
DALL-E failing to generate images, returning blank results, or showing rejection messages? Here's a complete fix guide for every DALL-E generation error in ChatGPT and the API.
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Stable Diffusion Out of Memory (CUDA OOM)
Local AI Errors
Getting 'CUDA out of memory' errors in Stable Diffusion? Here's exactly why your GPU runs out of VRAM and how to fix it across AUTOMATIC1111, ComfyUI, Forge, and InvokeAI.
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Perplexity Error Loading
Service Issues
Perplexity AI showing 'Error loading', blank responses, or search failures? Here's how to diagnose every common Perplexity issue and fix it in minutes.
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Midjourney Queue Stuck
Service Issues
Midjourney job stuck in queue or showing 'Waiting to start'? Here's exactly what causes it and how to get your images generating again.
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Cursor AI Not Responding
Editor Issues
Cursor's AI features stopped responding? Tab autocomplete dead, Chat panel frozen, or Composer failing? Here's exactly how to get each one working again.
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Claude Artifacts Not Showing
Feature Issues
Claude artifacts not appearing, rendering blank, or showing as plain text? This guide covers every cause and fix for artifact rendering failures.
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OpenAI API Rate Limit Exceeded
API Errors
Getting 429 errors from the OpenAI API? Here's exactly what triggers rate limits, how to read the error message, and how to fix it in production code.
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OpenAI API Authentication Failed
API Errors
OpenAI API returning 401 AuthenticationError? Here's every cause, wrong key, missing key, revoked key, wrong organization, and the exact fix for each.
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ChatGPT 'Something Went Wrong'
Service Issues
ChatGPT showing 'Hmm...something went wrong' or 'Something went wrong while generating the response'? Here is what each version means and the fixes that clear it.
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ChatGPT Memory Is Full
Memory & Data
Seeing 'ChatGPT memory is full'? Here is what it means, how to free space without losing what matters, and how to stop hitting the cap.
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DeepSeek 'Server Is Busy'
Service Issues
DeepSeek keeps saying 'The server is busy, please try again later'? Here is why it happens and the fastest ways around it.
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Custom GPT Not Working
Service Issues
Your Custom GPT stopped calling its Actions, ignores its knowledge files, or 'makes stuff up' instead? Here is how to get it working again.
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Gemini Can't Access Google Drive
Integrations
Gemini says it cannot access your Google Drive or Workspace files even with the connection on? Here is how to fix permissions and reconnect.
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ChatGPT Chats Disappeared
Memory & Data
Your ChatGPT chat history vanished from the sidebar? In most cases the conversations are not deleted, just hidden or unsynced. Here is how to get them back.
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ChatGPT 'Conversation Not Found'
Service Issues
ChatGPT says 'Conversation not found' when you open a chat? It is almost always a load or account issue, not lost data. Here is how to get back in.
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ChatGPT 'A Network Error Occurred'
Service Issues
ChatGPT dies mid-answer with 'A network error occurred', usually on long responses? Here is why it happens and how to get the full answer.
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ChatGPT Projects Not Reading Files
Service Issues
Uploaded files to a ChatGPT Project but it will not read them, or answers about the wrong content? Here is why, and how to make file access reliable.
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Claude 'Message Will Exceed the Length Limit'
Input Limits
Claude warns your message will exceed the length limit for this chat, or that the conversation is too long? Here is what it means and how to keep working.
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Perplexity Sources Wrong or Fake
Service Issues
Perplexity citing dead links, or sources that do not actually say what it claims? Here is how to spot and fix fake or mismatched citations.
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ChatGPT 'This Content May Violate Our Usage Policies'
Service Issues
ChatGPT flags a completely harmless prompt as a policy violation? Here is why the filter false-flags and how to get your request through.
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Nano Banana (Gemini Image) Not Working
Service Issues
Gemini's Nano Banana image editing not keeping your subject consistent, garbling text, or returning the same image? Here is how to get reliable edits.
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ChatGPT Memory Not Saving
Memory & Data
ChatGPT confirms 'I'll remember that' but nothing shows up in Manage memories, or it stopped saving new facts? Here is why and how to fix it.
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ChatGPT Agent Mode Not Working
Service Issues
ChatGPT agent mode missing, greyed out, or hanging mid-task? Here is how to enable it, avoid the task-quota wall, and fix the extensions that break it.
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Recover Deleted ChatGPT Chats
Memory & Data
Deleted a ChatGPT conversation and need it back? Here is the honest answer on what is recoverable, what is not, and how to never lose one again.
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ChatGPT 'Daily Maximum Number of Images' Reached
Usage Limits
ChatGPT says you have reached the daily maximum number of images, even as a paid user? Here is how the rolling limit works and when it resets.
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ChatGPT Ignoring Custom Instructions
Personalization
ChatGPT ignores your custom instructions, or they reset when you edit them. Here is why it happens and how to make your rules stick.
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ChatGPT Slow or Freezing in Long Chats
Performance
Long ChatGPT conversations crawl, stutter while typing, or freeze the browser tab. Here is why, and how to get speed back.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Can't Access Your Files
Access & Permissions
Copilot says it cannot find your OneDrive or SharePoint files even though you can open them. Here is how to fix grounding and access.
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Grok Chats Disappeared
Data Loss
Grok conversations vanished from your history. Here is what Recently Deleted can and cannot recover, and how to back up going forward.
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Claude Refusing Legitimate Requests
Content Policy
Claude declines a perfectly reasonable request. Here is why safety classifiers over-trigger and how to rephrase so legitimate work goes through.
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Perplexity Model Keeps Resetting to Auto
Settings & Preferences
Perplexity silently reverts your model choice to Auto or Best on every new thread. Here is why, and the workarounds that stick.
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Gemini 'Something Went Wrong (1076)'
Service Issues
Gemini showing 'Something went wrong (1076)' or error 1096? Here is what triggers it and the fixes that clear it, including the mobile-app workaround.
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Gemini 'Something Went Wrong (1152)'
Service Issues
Gemini stuck in a 'Something went wrong (1152)' loop, even after switching devices? Here is why it follows your account and how to break it.
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Claude 'A Previous Response Is Still Running'
Service Issues
Claude says a previous response is still running in this conversation and will not accept a new message? Here is why the chat locks and how to unstick it.
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ChatGPT 'You've Hit Your Limit, Please Try Again Later'
Usage Limits
ChatGPT says you have hit your limit? Here is what the cap actually is on each plan, when it resets, and how to keep working while you wait.
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ChatGPT Not Using the Thinking Model
Model Behavior
ChatGPT giving shallow instant answers to hard questions? The router is sending you to the fast model. Here is how to force Thinking every time.
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ChatGPT Answers Got Worse
Model Behavior
Convinced ChatGPT got dumber? Here is what actually changed in 2026, what is measurable versus perception, and how to get thorough answers back.
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Gemini 'You've Reached Your Limit'
Usage Limits
Gemini says you have reached your usage limit? Here is how the compute-based 5-hour and weekly system works and how to stop burning through it.
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Gemini Won't Generate Images of People
Content Restrictions
Gemini refusing to make images of real people, celebrities, or face swaps? Here is exactly what is blocked, what still works, and how to prompt around it.
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Grok Imagine Limit Reached
Usage Limits
Grok Imagine hit its limit, or your caps dropped overnight? Here is what changed in 2026, why failed generations still count, and how to work within it.
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ChatGPT 'Unknown Error Occurred' on File Upload
File Uploads
Uploading a PDF or document to ChatGPT and getting 'Unknown error occurred'? Here is what actually triggers it and how to get the file in.
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Claude Forgets Earlier Parts of a Long Conversation
Model Behavior
Claude following your instructions perfectly at the start, then quietly ignoring them an hour later? Here is why long chats degrade and how to keep quality high.
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Copilot in Excel Not Working or Editing the Wrong Cells
Microsoft Copilot
Copilot greyed out in Excel, or worse, touching the wrong columns and dropping rows? Here are the requirements it needs and how to make its edits reliable.
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ChatGPT Data Export Won't Open (conversations.json)
Data & Export
Downloaded your ChatGPT data and found an unreadable conversations.json? Here is how to actually read, search, and convert it.
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ChatGPT Temporary Chat Disappeared
Chat History
Used Temporary Chat, closed the tab, and lost the whole conversation? Here is what is recoverable, what is not, and how to stop it happening again.
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Cursor Rewrites the Whole File Instead of a Small Edit
AI Coding Tools
Asked Cursor for a one-line change and got your entire file replaced? Here is why Apply overwrites everything and how to keep edits surgical.
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ChatGPT Can't Read My PDF
File Uploads
ChatGPT accepted your PDF but answers as if it never saw the contents? Here is why scanned and image-only PDFs fail, and how to make them readable.
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ChatGPT Truncating Code
Output Quality
ChatGPT keeps replacing your code with '// rest of your code here' or cutting off mid-function. Here is why it happens and the prompts that stop it.
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Claude Code: Conversation Too Long
Coding Assistants
Claude Code hit the context limit, /compact failed with 'Conversation too long', and now you are stuck. Here is how to get out and how to avoid it.
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ChatGPT Made Up Citations
Output Quality
ChatGPT gave you references that do not exist. Here is why it fabricates citations, how to check every one in under a minute, and how to prompt so it happens less.
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AI Suggested a Package That Does Not Exist
Coding Assistants
Your AI assistant told you to install a package that npm or pip cannot find. Here is what to do, and why installing it anyway is genuinely dangerous.
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ChatGPT Not Remembering Previous Chats
Memory & History
Memory is on, but ChatGPT still starts every conversation from zero. Here is the difference between saved memories and chat history reference, and how to fix each.
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ChatGPT Code Looks Right But Doesn't Compile
Coding Issues
AI-generated code that looks plausible, passes a glance, and then fails to compile or breaks silently in production? Here is why and how to catch it before it ships.
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AI Coding Agent Stuck in a Debugging Loop
Coding Issues
Your AI coding agent keeps 'fixing' the same bug, apologizing, and reintroducing it, or rewriting the same file over and over without progress? Here is how to break the loop.
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ChatGPT Hallucinating Facts
Accuracy Issues
ChatGPT stating wrong information confidently, as if it were certain? Here is why hallucination happens and the concrete steps that cut it down, even though it can't be eliminated entirely.
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ChatGPT Asking Too Many Follow-Up Questions
Behavior Issues
ChatGPT interrogating you with clarifying questions instead of just answering or doing the task? Here is why newer models do this and how to turn it off.
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ChatGPT Making Up Fake Statistics
Accuracy Issues
ChatGPT generated a confident-sounding statistic, percentage, or study result for your content, and you're not sure it's real? Here is how to catch fabricated numbers before they ship.
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ChatGPT Too Agreeable / Won't Push Back
Behavior Issues
ChatGPT validating everything you say instead of giving honest, critical feedback? Here is why sycophancy happens and the exact prompts that get it to actually disagree with you.
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