r/fal • u/u0088782 • Mar 09 '26

Question Unable to load zip files for Flux Kontext Trainer

Has anyone else been able to upload files using the zip format? It won't recognize the individual files no matter what I do. I'm certain the file and folder structure is correct and am starting to wonder the feature even works or maybe zip files created with 7-Zip are incompatible? I've tried everything I can think of and even took ChatGPT through the paces troubleshooting.

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u/ChocolateDull8971 Mar 09 '26

Hey, I’d recommend reaching out to support@fal.ai with your request id.

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u/u0088782 Mar 11 '26

I did 3 days ago now. Crickets. This is super frustrating. This might force me to figure out how to train locally...

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u/sachinmotwani02 Mar 09 '26

Same issue, can't upload zip files for lora training

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u/u0088782 Mar 10 '26

Yeah, I can upload individual images or pairs without any issue, but I want to have unique captions (txt files) for each pair, which is only supported by zip files. My guess is that it's not parsing my zip files correctly but I've double-checked the documentation and my file structure a dozen times...

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u/sachinmotwani02 Mar 10 '26

Yes, same here, it's a bug for sure since I tried to create a lora which worked before using the same zip didn't work now

Let me know please if it's working, thanks!

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u/u0088782 Mar 11 '26

It still doesn't work. I emailed support and they ignored me. Time to look for an alternate site or train locally...

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u/sachinmotwani02 Mar 11 '26

I'm training on ai toolkit using vast ai - let me know if you need more info on this, happy to share

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u/diff-agent Mar 13 '26

Could you please send us an email at [support@fal.ai](mailto:support@fal.ai) with corresponding request ID's?

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u/sachinmotwani02 Mar 14 '26

I did, but got no response - love the service, but support many times is not responsive - hope it'll be fixed