Issue with images disappearing in Safari, resolved by restarting Safari and Warp.
I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue with images appearing as empty rectangles! This is definitely frustrating, but it's often a browser-related problem rather than an actual data loss issue.
The most common fix: Force quit and restart your browser
Based on similar reports in the Sanity community, this issue is frequently caused by browser caching problems, particularly in Safari. The solution that has worked for others:
- Force quit your browser completely (don't just close the window)
- On macOS: Command + Option + Esc, select your browser, click "Force Quit"
- Or right-click the browser icon in the Dock and choose "Force Quit"
- If you're using a terminal like Warp, restart that too
- Reopen your browser and Studio
This often immediately resolves the empty rectangle issue because it clears problematic cached data that was preventing images from rendering properly.
Try a different browser
If the restart doesn't help, test your Studio in Chrome or Firefox. If images appear fine there, it confirms this is a Safari-specific display issue rather than missing data.
Update your Sanity packages
While your CLI version is 3.37.0, it's worth ensuring your Studio packages are up to date. Run:
npm install sanity@latestYou can also use:
npx -y sanity@latest upgradeThis updates your sanity package and related dependencies to their latest compatible versions based on your package.json.
Check your browser console
Open your browser's Developer Tools (Command + Option + I on macOS) and look at the Console tab for any error messages when the Studio loads. This can reveal if there are network issues, CORS errors, or problems loading from cdn.sanity.io.
Important: Your images likely aren't actually gone
The fact that you can see filenames suggests the asset references still exist in your content. This is almost certainly a display/rendering issue rather than data loss. The images are still in your Content Lake; your browser is just having trouble rendering them.
If none of these steps work, I'd recommend reaching out on the Sanity community Slack with details about which browser/version you're using and any console errors you're seeing. The community is very helpful with these kinds of issues!
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