Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
- Al FR-153
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Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
For reasons covered in another post viewtopic.php?f=23&t=69826 I am looking for a new place to store my photos especially those that I want to link for repaints. I know a couple of you have gone elsewhere, so I am looking for guidance. I have had it with Photobucket. This is not the first time they have messed with me, but it is the last. As soon as I can get photos posted elsewhere they will receive my final kiss goodbye note.
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
I've been using Imgur for several years.
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
I have been using Dropbox and it's great but what happens when I run out of room. We will see then.
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
I link to my Dropbox Plus account. So far, I have used 0.1% of the 2TB of space. All my re-paints are there. Also some pictures, books and other miscellaneous documents. I also use imgur as well.
Steve.
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
Another Dropbox user here. I just the free service but you still get 2 GB which is enough to store plenty of JPEG images. There's a trick though if you wish to embed images in forum posts: you need to change the dl=0 part at the end of the generated link to dl=1 as shown.
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[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/sb4irqkpsbrjf1o/2020-2-22_17-10-32-12.jpg?dl=1[/img]
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
I've been using Dropbox as well. However, I use raw=1 at end of link. I have not tried dl=1. What is the difference? I have invited friends to join DB through a link I send them and I now have 12.5GB space from the free service.Nick - A2A wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 11:55 Another Dropbox user here. I just the free service but you still get 2 GB which is enough to store plenty of JPEG images. There's a trick though if you wish to embed images in forum posts: you need to change the dl=0 part at the end of the generated link to dl=1 as shown.
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[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/sb4irqkpsbrjf1o/2020-2-22_17-10-32-12.jpg?dl=1[/img]
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[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/0qx3papzsk4dryq/FireDancer43V_1.jpg?raw=1[/img]
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- bladerunner900
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
dl=0 takes you to an intermediary Dropbox page on their site, where you can then select and download a file you have shared.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5nop2zuvv5qdfr/W5856.7z?dl=0
raw=1 is for posting pictures.
And dl=1 is a link for a direct download. All the download links on my site for instance use dl=1.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5nop2zuvv5qdfr/W5856.7z?dl=1
Steve.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5nop2zuvv5qdfr/W5856.7z?dl=0
raw=1 is for posting pictures.
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[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/fyzgpu36xnzbwu6/C172_w5856.jpg?raw=1[/img]
And dl=1 is a link for a direct download. All the download links on my site for instance use dl=1.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5nop2zuvv5qdfr/W5856.7z?dl=1
Steve.
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- Al FR-153
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
A special thank you to all. I already have a free Dropbox account, looks like now that you gents have shown me how to post from there, that I will expand my account and use that. I am going to look at the others as well, so your response is appreciated. As for Photobucket, I am going to tell them to use the money that I have already given them and apply it to a Super Pro (or whatever they want to call it) account and I am going to move all my photos as fast as I can. I doubt that I will get a refund, knowing how they have become the money grabber.
Appreciate all the guidance.
Appreciate all the guidance.
- bladerunner900
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
I guess they, Photobucket, got what they wanted. Paying customers only. Ironically, the way they did it made me look elsewhere.
- Al FR-153
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Re: Shopping for a Photobucket replacement
That is what really locked my jaws Steve. I have been a paying customer for many, many years. I lived through the last increase in charges a couple years back, but this time, with no notice, they started this crap with blurring out (even my aircraft types in my signature). When I tried to get the link for a plane I intended to post, nothing happened. There was the little circle 'I' for information so I went to see what that was all about and that was when they informed me that they have screwed me (in plain English). 'You pay us more or you can't do anything'. I went back to my renewal in December to double check that I didn't miss any changes in their policies....NOTHING. That is when the blood pressure rocketed. They are supposed to respond to my email today (closed for weekend). Today could get very interesting. I have already taken by blood pressure medicine and have gone to the grinder to sharpen my tongue. They're in a heap of trouble now.
Thanks again,
Al
Thanks again,
Al
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