Uploading User Profile Pictures into SharePoint 2010

This guide will show you a step by step process to upload user profile pictures into SharePoint 2010. The tool automatically re-sizes the pictures and stores them in the three different sizes used by SharePoint.

Items Needed on Local Computer

-Profile Image Upload Tool - Available here: http://spc3.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=ProfileImageUpload

-Folder with user profile pictures with the naming convention ‘domain_username.jpg’

1. Launch the Profile Image Upload Tool Executable.
2. Fill out the fields in the tool as shown in the picture below, and enter the password:

    3.  For the option ‘Import Directory’, click ‘Browse’ and choose the folder on your local computer where the user profile pictures you wish to upload are stored.

*Remember, these pictures need to have the naming format of ‘domain_username.jpg’. Example: contaso_bgates.jpg

4        4.  Click ‘Upload’ to begin uploading the images to SharePoint.

          5.  When the tool has completed uploading the pictures, the status box will show ‘Done’.

Possible Issues

During the upload process, you may see red text in the status box during upload and the tool will stop. Most of the time, the issue is because of a typo or the user profile is not found.

In some cases it could be a former employee, or the active directory account does not use the most common, first initial last name format.

In any case, just verify the error in the window, and make sure the username is correct and exists in Active Directory.