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  • #15921
    Radar
    Moderator

    Well good old Photobucket have decide on no more free hosting of images! The costs per year are quite high, so I won’t be upgrading my account.  :- />:(” title=”>:(” class=”bbcode_smiley” /></p><p>Sadly this means many of my blogs have lost their pictures. I am working to replace them with images hosting elsewhere and for new posts I am using pictures I have hosting in FB albums.</p><p>I notice one or two other guys have pulled  out too, so other posts have lost images too. It is a shame, but I will try and put these back together again over time.</p><p>in the mean time if anybody can recommend an alternative free hosting website I would like to hear about it! </p></div></div><div id=

    #69802
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Yup, I’m not paying them. I have asked for all my images back but not heard anything yet.

    I’ve not sorted a solution, although posting on Facebook and setting the image to public will allow you to embed them in here by adding the [ img ] and [ /img ] tags to the url.

    #69803
    elessimo
    Participant

    [imho]bollocks![/imho]

    #69804
    Radar
    Moderator

    I don’t know why they are doing it, everybody I know who used them is not paying up. Having a bad effect on the forum though.

    #69805
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    It will be interesting to see how it pans out. I will be saddened if they stick with it but won’t lose sleep…. yuss, it is poo that it breaks old links, but it will be a thing in history books I believe, where the public stood up and said no to the digital companies holding them to blackmail!

    #69806
    elessimo
    Participant

    I don’t know why they are doing it, everybody I know who used them is not paying up. Having a bad effect on the forum though.

    Yes – I’m not paying either…. time for an annoyed email methinks

    #69807
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    #69808
    Radar
    Moderator

    35358855163_dffe813e3d_m.jpg

    Just signed up for a flikr account

    #69809
    Radar
    Moderator

    35358855163_dffe813e3d_b.jpg

    seems to work ok.

    #69810
    Radar
    Moderator

    I have updated one of my bike reviews with images I have saved on flikr

    Can you guys see them ok?

    https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/yamaha-mt-10-transformers-motorbikes-in-disguise-review-and-piccies/

    #69811
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Photos show fine mate. So a free service? Any limitations?

    #69812
    Radar
    Moderator

    Photos show fine mate. So a free service? Any limitations?

    1TB, which should be fine. I am still playing with it to be honest., but it seem fine, and it is free

    #69813
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    I’ve opened an account, not got any of my old images so they are gone forever now but at least can post photos again

    #69814
    Radar
    Moderator

    I’ve opened an account, not got any of my old images so they are gone forever now but at least can post photos again

    I think Dave has saved back up of the site periodically, maybe some of your images would be held on these?

    #69815
    imperialdata
    Keymaster

    Hi all. Unfortunately my backups don’t include external photos. That would mean Terabytes of data to backup.

    It seems that Flickr is the best choice at the moment for external hosting.

    https://www.flickr.com/

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