Profile Picture Missing After an Upgrade

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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Summary

Problem

After an upgrade, Users' profile picture are missing.

Diagnosis

Run the following SQL query in Confluence Database:

1 SELECT * FROM OS_PROPERTYENTRY WHERE ENTITY_KEY = 'confluence.user.profile.picture';

If the result of the above query is similar to as follows:

1 2 ENTITY_NAME;ENTITY_ID;ENTITY_KEY;KEY_TYPE;BOOLEAN_VAL;DOUBLE_VAL;STRING_VAL;LONG_VAL;INT_VAL;DATE_VAL OSUser_usera;0;confluence.user.profile.picture;5;0;0;usera-47837-pp-img_0793.jpg;0;0;

See this Bug Ticket: CONFSERVER-22298 - OS_PROPERTYENTRY User Property Settings Lost after Upgrade to Confluence 3.5 or higher

If the result of the above query is similar to as follows:

1 2 ENTITY_NAME;ENTITY_ID;ENTITY_KEY;KEY_TYPE;BOOLEAN_VAL;DOUBLE_VAL;STRING_VAL;LONG_VAL;INT_VAL;DATE_VAL CWD_UserA;0;confluence.user.profile.picture;5;0;0;usera-47837-pp-img_0793.jpg;0;0;

Proceed to Workaround

Cause

Part of the Confluence database, in the table: OS_PROPERTYENTRY might not be updated.

Confluence Version

OS_PROPERTYENTRY Schema for the Column "entity_name"

Below 3.5

OSUser_<username>

3.5

CWD_<username>

5.2

USERPROPS-<userkey>

There are possibilities that the upgrade task was somehow corrupted.

Solution

Workaround

  1. Go to the URL:

    1 <Confluence Address>/admin/force-upgrade.action
  2. Select "embeddedCrowdPropertSetFactoryMigrationUpgradeTask"

  3. Selet Force Upgrade

ℹ️ Please backup your database before performing the above

Should the above workaround does not solve the issue, it is recommended to rollback to previous version and redo the upgrade again, preferably by using the standalone installer. Use the documentation to rollback to your pre-upgraded state Confluence:

How to roll back or restore a previous version of Confluence Data Center

Updated on April 8, 2025

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