Opening image files fails with requestMetadata error
Opening a source image fails with a requestMetadata is not a function error on several platforms.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 21 December 2023 · last reported 23 September 2026
What's going wrong
Several reports from Linux, macOS and Windows users say the tool refuses to open a downloaded ISO or image file and shows an internal metadata error.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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