Photobucket!!

[magnumwheelman]

I kinda like my 100 mph new avitar

[nolongcolt]

Jul 3, 2017 9:32:10 GMT -5 contender said:

Ok, I'm computer stupid & need a little help.

caryc,,, you mentioned; ""download as a zip file" and I was trying to do that. Well, I went to PB,, found my library, found the "download" tab,, but nowhere did it give me an option of a zip file.
Could you be so kind as to post baby step instructions as to how to get my library of pics to download to my computer?
(Miss Penny isn't any help, as she doesn't fool with picture hosting sites & is lost as well.)

It wont actually say zipfile. Just click download, it will ask if you are human, click that, then click download again, and it will begin. If you have lots of pics it will offer to email you when complete. Then the link will take you back to PB to complete. I did it last night, easy.

[alukban]

Jun 30, 2017 17:13:18 GMT -5 doug2mobil said:

I dumped pb about 3 years ago. Smugmug @$40/year it's hassle free and works like a charm.

Can you link to pics on SmugMug?

I have it too but cannot figure out how to use it to post pics like with PB.

[alukban]

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[Robster]

I followed the above instructions. Now how do I delete my account?

[contender]

Thanks nolongcolt,,, I'll try that later.


I just did it! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now PB can go take a flying leap!

[Deleted]

I stripped my stuff from PB as well. This is beyond annoying, I have three sale ads on RF, and I've lost most of my avatars. Has anybody tried Imagur yet?

[magnumwheelman]

So what is the most user friendly service to post pictures on forums right now???

I got a group message on another forum that reads like this...

Many of you have asked about replacements for this service. While Forum administration or the SDC itself cannot officially recommend any photo hosting service over another, several alternatives have been suggested by Forum users themselves. These include flickr.com, Imgur.com and Postimage.io . All of these offer some levels of no-charge third-party hosting, as well as upgraded, paid services.

Unfortunately, no matter which replacement service you choose, old links to Photobucket pictures you've posted on the Forum are broken and will likely not return. This means that images hosted on Photobucket and placed in your Forum posts will be broken as well. You can fix these, after uploading your pictures to the new photo host of your choice, by editing your old posts and inserting the new photo link URLs.

I'm even willing to pay a monthly fee, just have no time for how the "Bucket" went about this, & $400.00 is much too much for the type of use I've been doing with them... so... it's change time... there are 3 services listed in the bit of e-mail above, & some of you may use others... "Buckets" click to copy, & paste link was easy... any or all of these offer the same service???

I host all my pics on my hard drive 1st... so I really haven't lost any pictures, only the time it took to save them from my hard drive to "Bucket" & the lost time linking those "Bucket" pictures to the various forums

[magnumwheelman]

BTW... I sent an e-mail to "Bucket" this morning explaining my personal situation & the fact that their pay categories don't fit my needs... a copy of it below...

$400.00 annually is much too much money for the little I use Photobucket… about the only feature I’m using is the 3rd party image hosting, only a little picture storage, & no video… I’d gladly pay to get rid of the adds & a small premium for 3rd party image hosting ( Like I would likely go for the Plus 100 plan, as far as price, if it offered no adds & 3rd party hosting… it could even have the storage size of the plus 50 plan, as long as it offered 3rd party hosting ) I’ve enjoyed using your site for free for several years now, ( well I don’t enjoy fighting off the pop up adds to get to my pictures ) & I hate to move on to another site that better fits my needs, that I have to pay for, after being set up here & using your services for free for so long… however your $400.00 plan just does not come close to meeting my needs, I’m just not willing to spend $400.00 a year for the ability to attach a few pictures to the couple of forums I’m active on

I would guess if there are enough of you that have the same needs, & let them know, they may be forced to offer a little more variety in their pay plans... as I mentioned in my e-mail, I actually feel bad using their site for free, for so long, then bailing, when forced to pay... but their pay categories just don't fit my needs well enough...