Photobucket woes

[340pd]

In case you haven't heard, Photobucket is removing posted photos that were on third party websites (like this one).

Easy alternative suggestions would be appreciated.

[JohnR]

Postimage.org.

[Bawanna]

I can't recall the last time in my entire life that I was this pissed off!

Photobucket has been a pain in the posterior for a long time, ever since they upgraded. pop up ads, slow, add pictures then you have to log off and log back on to see them.

And now the 1000's of pictures I've posted here and on the bladeforum, all gone.

If photobucket was a person I'd be hunting for him, that's a fact.

Greg has told me about others several times during my frustrations but I didn't listen.

I have to figure a way to get all my pictures off photobucket and into my computer or something, then adios those a holes.

Wish I knew a hacker that could really mess them up........................fuming!!!!

[knkali]

Bawanna, I hear ya but I must respectfully, and I mean respectfully, ask.....are you paying for their service?

[Bawanna]

No I am not and will not since they bombarded it with ads.
The issue is it was advertised as a free service. Now suddenly surprise now you get racked over the coals if you want to keep the multitude of photo's you've posted still viable.

I'm sure there's a law involved here but you know first hand I ain't gonna deal with no lawyer.

[ripley16]

And now the 1000's of pictures I've posted here and on the bladeforum, all gone.

Not quite all. For some reason the avitars and albums posted here are still working. I wonder what the difference is?

I too have thousands of photos imbedded in posts all over the internet. I'm bummed.

[thughes]

Flikr.com

[DavidR]

Photobucket woes

PB wants $399 per year to post images. It's cheaper if you just want to post a link to a photo. I would be willing to pay for their service but for me their prices are out of line.

Hopefully PBs ad revenue will decline as they will eventually lose tens of thousands of users.

I signed up at IMGUR which for now is free.


Dave

[knkali]

lesson: "if something is free, you cant afford it". Seems to be true in many ways....even with PB.

[Ikeo74]

Didn't you have to have the photos already saved in your computer before you could past them to Photobucket?

[Bawanna]

lesson: "if something is free, you cant afford it". Seems to be true in many ways....even with PB.

I thought that only applied to horses.

[OldBoldPilot]

I just went through this the other day. You can download your photos from Photobucket to your computer. They download them in a zip file, which you can then unpack and do what you like with the photos. I did that, then canceled my account with them.

I then opened an account with IMGUR.com, put up some of the photos, and linked them to current threads here and elsewhere. At 74 I'm not all that swift on figuring out tech stuff on the computer, but if I could do it so can anyone else here.

As to Photobucket, I hope their management burns in a very hot place for what they've done to tens of thousands of people who opened accounts there in good faith.

[Bawanna]

Didn't you have to have the photos already saved in your computer before you could past them to Photobucket?

Most of my photos went straight from the camera card to photobucket. I may copy them to my computer or a disc or something if I can figure out a way to do it without being full time till retirement which isn't that far off.

In the future I will save in advance to computer or disc or something, that's a sure thing.

Unless they change the error of their ways the word "photobucket" will be in the same category as pictures of Hillary or Ovomit.
Instant removal and deletion.

Great racket, just like insurance. Offer it for free for years, then require ransom or all your photo efforts and help photos are gone.

Often thought what a guy needs to do is invent something, then make it the law you have to buy it, just like insurance, or seat belts, the list goes on. Kind of like a war profiteer.

This is actually probably good for me, I haven't been this worked up since the missing link got elected.

[ripley16]

testing

https://postimg.org/image/zem4fh6df/

[ripley16]

Postimage.org.

Test didn't work.

OK JohnR, how to post a pic from Postimage?