Photobucket is dead to me

[Stein]

Putting this here because it is more widely viewed than general forum.  So, new terms and conditions from Photobucket 6/28/17.  No more 3rd party hosting of photos for free members.  So every photo that I have ever posted on a forum now looks like this

Looks like I need to download all of my Photobucket photos and re-host on Google photos or flickr.

Sucks because I have a lot of old car build threads, etc that no longer will have photos.  I've used Photobucket for 8-10 years so lots of dead links going to be had for people.  For example, I have looked at other people's old wooden boat building threads for help and now the photos will all be gone.

Screw Photobucket.

 

[Flysmallie]

12 minutes ago, Stein said:

Screw Photobucket.

 

That's been my thoughts on them. Luckily I made that decision about 8 years ago. 

[Stein]

I've been dealing with all of the ads and slow loading for quite a while now since it was what I knew but this obviously kills it.  It really is sad since it will kill a lot of old links that I (and I assume a lot of others) figured would be there for posterity.  It's not an ego thing, either.  For example my wooden jon boat build thread is now useless for someone who might use it for ideas or inspiration to build their own.  My V8 Miata build thread is gone.  Many people used it as "the guide" to build their own V8 Miata without having to buy a kit to swap the motor.  It had thousands of posts and hundreds of thousands of views.  I'm not about to take the hours to re-link all of the photos so it's just...gone.

No guarantees that Google or flickr won't do the same thing next year or the year after but I'll take my chances.

[Flysmallie]

2 minutes ago, Stein said:

No guarantees that Google or flickr won't do the same thing next year or the year after but I'll take my chances.

This is true. Google gives up on things quite easily. Your only other option is a paid service but I know that's not for everyone.

I will say that V8 Miata build has my interest. Not that I would ever build one but it does sound neat. 

[Stein]

1 minute ago, Flysmallie said:

 

I will say that V8 Miata build has my interest. Not that I would ever build one but it does sound neat. 

Let me post a pic!  Oh, wait.  I can't.

This weekend I'll download my whole photobucket album and get it reloaded to Google. 

If anyone else is in the same boat, cut and pasted from that other big bass boat site that shall remain nameless.

 

Photobucket to Google... https://www.picbackman.com/tips-tric...ve-on-android/

Please note that although Google photos says it has a 5gb storage limit, that is only for photos with a resolution higher than 16mb or video's with a resolution higher than 1080p. If you choose the option to "downsize" photos/video's, it will reduce the resolution of those pictures and video's to 16mb or 1080p and give you unlimited storage capacity. It won't have any effect on your other photos/videos so don't worry about that.

The first step would be to download all of your photos from Photobucket using the above instructions. I have never used Photobucket so I can't help much with that part. You may have to search Google for help. Once you have all of your pics downloaded, you can use the steps below to upload them into Google Photos.

This will most likely be easier to do on your computer than your phone/tablet and I would suggest using Google Chrome as your primary browser since it works best with the Google Apps, etc. but that is up to you. Before you begin, locate the file on your computer that contains all of your photos and sort them by date, oldest to newest. That way when they are uploaded, they will be in that same order. Once you upload them, you can't change the order or re-sort them.

1. - Login to your gmail account name/password. (if you don't have a Gmail account, you will need to set one up).
2. - Click on the 9 dots in the upper right hand corner and click on the "Photos" icon.
3. - Click on the 3 lines in the upper left corner and click on Settings. Select Unlimited. Click "back" to go back to the main page.
4. - Click "UPLOAD" near the top and navigate to the location of the file on your computer that holds all of your photos and begin the upload.
5. - Once all of your photos are uploaded, you should then download the "Google Photos" app to your phone and tablet so you can sync each of your devices. Now, when you use any device, you will have access to all of your photos. You have the option to delete all of the photos from your phone or computer if you like to save space but I suggest making a full backup on an external drive 1st, you know... in case Google one day files for bankruptcy or if N. Korea happens to blow up the Google servers or something.
6. - Once you have all of your pics uploaded, you should review the settings on each of your devices, especially if you have a limited data plan since uploading photos and videos will use data. You can select the option to ONLY upload photos and videos using WiFi. I should also mention that since everything will be stored in the cloud, you will use data when viewing your photos and videos as well.

 

[Seth]

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[moguy1973]

Yep.  Got an email from them yesterday saying I've gone over my third party website linking quota, whatever that quota is. Never got an email warning me to stop or that I was close to my quota or anything.  

Anyone know if Amazon Prime allows linking since they allow prime members unlimited photo storage.  

[176champion]

I lost all my pictures and videos on photobucket...so i dont use them no more..