# Photobucket shaking down users for $400 a year. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601 "2017-08-01T22:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/41 "2017-08-02T16:09:22Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > What do you suggest using to post images? Do you have a Windows/hotmail/outlook.com account? If so, you probably have a smallish amount of free OneDrive space, from which you can share photos, or folders full of them. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/42 "2017-08-02T16:10:42Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > Wait, so some people would take their photos, upload them to some photo website, _and then delete them from their computer_? Why would anyone on Earth do that? > > Yea, they are going to pay the stupid tax for that one. I suppose some people might have uploaded copies of them, and subsequently lost the originals (change or destruction of computer, or ransomeware, etc). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/43 "2017-08-02T16:12:05Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Well, it reminds me of a guy I worked with about 15 years ago who wrote things and put them out on the net, proclaiming that now that they were on the internet, they would be out there _ **forever** _!!! :rolleyes: I remember that idea, back in the early days - I’ve no idea where it came from, because hosting has never really been free and perpetual. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/44 "2017-08-02T16:29:48Z")
[Jimi Hendrix]_There’s a Red House over yonder, That’s where my baby stays…_[/Jimi Hendrix] ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/45 "2017-08-02T17:22:01Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Well, it reminds me of a guy I worked with about 15 years ago who wrote things and put them out on the net, proclaiming that now that they were on the internet, they would be out there _ **forever** _!!! :rolleyes: > > I had to point out to him that services get cancelled, companies go out of business, servers die. On the flip side, I was at a wedding recently and another couple at the table had their daughter there, around nine years old. We were talking about her starting to use the internet and all that and I had her Google my name. Old Usenet postings from 1993 were among the things that came up and I told her not to assume anything she put on the internet was ever going to go away if my 24 year old opinions about this and that were still in circulation. Edit: That’s not a reason to place all your trust in cloud services, not back up, etc of course. It’s only the goofy or embarrassing stuff that never goes away. Your baby photos will be gone for good once your image host dies because of course they will. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/46 "2017-08-02T19:57:31Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > To get your pictures back, you might use the snipping tool on them. It’s labor intensive but it will work if you didn’t keep a backup. > > Then switch to Imgur. Which is pronounced “Im-Gur”. Because. Again, there is a “Download” button next to your images. It allows you to, guess what, download your images to your computer. I have no idea what \*\*Acey \*\*is talking about when he says he can’t figure out how to download pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/47 "2017-08-02T20:07:11Z")
Really ? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/48 "2017-08-02T21:13:44Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I have no idea what \*\*Acey \*\*is talking about when he says he can’t figure out how to download pictures. It seems very believable to me that Ace can’t figure out how to download pictures. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/49 "2017-08-02T21:45:51Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Again, there is a “Download” button next to your images. It allows you to, guess what, download your images to your computer. > > I have no idea what \*\*Acey \*\*is talking about when he says he can’t figure out how to download pictures. I’m on a phone. Web sites look and work differently. All the photos are in a grid with nothing between them. I already pulled the dust cloth off my computer and used it to access Photobucket. First time I’ve had the PC on in 2 months. I’ll use it even less after I buy a tablet. I got imgur setup last night and uploaded a few photos. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/50 "2017-08-02T22:00:25Z")
Very first result of a Google search for “download photos from photobucket on phone”: > [@](#): > > Download photos and videos (mp4 format only): > Click a thumbnail to display the full-size view. > Locate the Media options box to the right of your image and then select Download. The media will be downloaded to the file you select, or the default “downloads” folder. > Copy or Download a Photo or Video – Photobucket Support > [support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/.../200724174-Copy-or-Download-a-Photo-or-Video](http://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/.../200724174-Copy-or-Download-a-Photo-or-Video) ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601/51 "2017-08-06T04:51:23Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Well, it wasn’t prohibited. I don’t know how to link to just one pic, but I would never save on the internet pictures I wouldn’t show my mother. Did you see the dogs? THe before/after of my house when deciding what color to paint it? > > StG Sorry for replying so late. Yes, I saw some dogs at least - didn’t want to look to much. I just wanted to give you a heads up in case you didn’t intend to share all your pics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photobucket-shaking-down-users-for-400-a-year/792601.md?page=2)