Yep got an email asking me to sign up for 3rd party hosting, after I deleted the account and moved the images.
Had maybe 80 images, not all were linked, some were older links to threads that have been culled from active for a long time, in short not that many images hosted...
It's their decision to charge exorbitant fees and mine to tell them to pound sand.
July 13, 2017, 03:11 PM
Warhorse
I will be downloading my pics back to my computer tonight.
So, who do we like for free image hosting these days?
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July 13, 2017, 03:15 PM
lkdr1989
If you create an email account through outlook.com, you get 5gb of free OneDrive storage which you can use to host images, that's what I just started to do; right-click on the image and then select "Embed" and a link will get generated.
quote:
Originally posted by Warhorse: I will be downloading my pics back to my computer tonight.
So, who do we like for free image hosting these days?
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July 13, 2017, 08:17 PM
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test
YAY! It works!! Thanks WOODMAN
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July 14, 2017, 04:06 AM
Balzé Halzé
Well, photobucket just nailed me this morning. No worries though. I got my avatar immediately back up with Amazon Prime photos. Good to go.
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July 14, 2017, 01:27 PM
83v45magna
Just deleted all photos (does it really have to be one at a time with a confirmation click to boot?) and deleted my Photobucket account.
Think I'll go without an avatar for a while.
ETA: Oddly, my avatar is back for now. I never put it anywhere else. They did put up a notice to say my account would be deleted after 48 more hours. But it was also supposedly completely empty before I hit delete account.
Whoops, gone again.
July 14, 2017, 03:15 PM
cee_Kamp
Just deleted all of my Photobucket photos. How about a Flickr test?
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July 14, 2017, 03:18 PM
PR64
really biiiiiig Cee Kamp
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July 14, 2017, 03:31 PM
chellim1
From their website:
Why Photobucket?
Photobucket is the global destination for linking and 3rd party hosting. In Photobucket’s 14-year history, the Company amassed over 100 million registered users, over 15 billion images stored, 2 million daily uploads and 60 billion photos accessed monthly.
Over 100 million registered users? I wonder how many will be left after a month?
The site is slow, full of pop up ads, and now this BS? Well... Bye!
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July 14, 2017, 05:43 PM
StorminNormin
I am trying several different hosts. So far I am using Tinypic for my avatar and pictures but it is slow and full of ads. I am going to try to post a photo with Amazon Prime, which I didn't know they had a photo hosting until this Photobucket fiasco.
Edit: well that didn't work.
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July 14, 2017, 05:47 PM
StorminNormin
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: Well, photobucket just nailed me this morning. No worries though. I got my avatar immediately back up with Amazon Prime photos. Good to go.
Did you use Amazon Prime Photos on computer or as an app on iPad? I downloaded the app and I can upload photos, but the link it gives me to share doesn't work here.
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July 14, 2017, 05:56 PM
Balzé Halzé
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin:
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: Well, photobucket just nailed me this morning. No worries though. I got my avatar immediately back up with Amazon Prime photos. Good to go.
Did you use Amazon Prime Photos on computer or as an app on iPad? I downloaded the app and I can upload photos, but the link it gives me to share doesn't work here.
I used it from my tablet but did not use an app. I went direct to the website and skipped the mobile app, and it worked for me.
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July 14, 2017, 07:08 PM
bigpond73
I just want to know why 2000Z quoted me two pages ago
I certainly don't have a daughter..........
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July 14, 2017, 08:24 PM
Warhorse
Closed my account with them today!
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July 15, 2017, 05:59 PM
SFCUSARET
Photosuckit hit me today also. Moved my photos out and deleted my account. They said it would be the 17th before it was gone.
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July 15, 2017, 06:03 PM
drabfour
quote:
Originally posted by bigpond73: I just want to know why 2000Z quoted me two pages ago
I certainly don't have a daughter..........
It's his signature not directed at you.
July 15, 2017, 06:06 PM
Arty
I don't like my new avatar, thanks to photobucket.
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July 15, 2017, 06:08 PM
LBAR15
They got me too. Just set up my amazon prime drive now to figure it out and get my little rifleman guy back on here
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July 16, 2017, 12:59 AM
rsd1220
Cool - finally got my new photobucketofshit avatar.
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July 16, 2017, 02:05 AM
rh
quote:
Originally posted by LBAR15: They got me too. Just set up my amazon prime drive now to figure it out and get my little rifleman guy back on here
It was learned earlier in this thread that Amazon Prime Photos are known not work, at least for very long. Either elapsed time or else adding or deleting photos to your Amazon Drive makes the temporary URLs invalid for 3rd party hosting. I posted some alternatives to Photobucket earlier in the thread HERE.
I think that it is better to use one of the exiting 3rd party hosting topics for that discussion since this thread is a mishmash of anger, test posts, and discovery processes. I'm selecting this topic: Anyone have a free photo hosting site they'd give a recommendation for? We'll see what happens.
Edited to add: Oops, that topic is closed. I guess we'll discuss alternatives to Photobucket here.This message has been edited. Last edited by: rh,
DSC00894 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
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