Why Can't I Change My Skin in Minecraft?

Question

I have a premium account, but I can't change my skin. This error keeps popping up every time I try. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Answer

If your skin isn't on Planet Minecraft you can use the remote uploader to change your skin.

First make sure you're signed in to minecraft.net, then upload the skin you want to an image hosting site like tinypic.com, for example. Then copy the direct url for your image.

Paste the direct url for your skin after the = in this address:

http://www.minecraft.net/skin/remote.jsp?url=

You should get a URL that looks something like this:

http://www.minecraft.net/skin/remote.jsp?url=http://i52.tinypic.com/ehahel.png

You should get a page that will ask you to confirm your skin change. Select 'Yes' and it should send you back to your Minecraft profile page with a message that the change was successful.

It's a bit of a workaround but the page should be fixed soon.

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