Photobucket Demands $400 Ransom to Release Photos

[JDA58]

my last phone update must have set photobucket to auto backup... turned that shit off.. and when we get home from our mini vacation.. ill delete my account also ...fuck Dicks errr i mean photobucket

[knight0334]

I just downloaded all 700+/- photo's I had there and deleted my account.

[thebearpack]

I just downloaded all 700+/- photo's I had there and deleted my account.

Doing that too. Screw Photobucket, their endless ads, and their extortion.

[Emptymag]

Heh. I don't even want to think about how many pics I have hosted with those pieces of shit...

[Sparks]

I just logged in to just see....... and I could get in.. But saw that ALL the pictures Ive taken on my phone... are on photo bucket... and I did NOT put them on there, some app is just sending pictures that I don't want sent

Pay close attention when installing apps. A lot of them say they want full access to your phone including all files, eMail contact/address lists, and location information.

That's why all those games are free, they're grabbing all sorts of info off of you.

[Bang]

A 1-Terabyte My Passport external drive is $60. I don't see why it's worthwhile or safe to store in an outside service. I've managed to get along without posting photos. Years ago I had a photobucket and later a EPIX(?) account for posting on a motorcycle forum. That forum went away, and I never went back to posting photos.

[cruzans]

Just received my email from them. Replied that they can go fuck themselves ! Glad I changed over to postimage.org just a few days ago ! Photobucket has sucked ass for quite some time - and now they are extorting money from users. Asshats.

[Delkal]

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Done with them!

[Emptymag]

Does it make more sense to leave your shit sit there taking up their space and not using it?

I dunno.

I discovered that my first account is still there and images here from that account are still displaying.
My second account is the one that are blocking my images.

I saw the "message" posted earlier mentioning "users who exceed the allotted space", but that makes no sense.
In the past, when I reached the limit, a message appeared stating that, and it would not upload ANY MORE images unless you upgraded to a paid account for extra space.

I know I was "close" to full because they show a "percentage full" bar on the opening page.
All I can think of at this point is that they "opened the door" and let me exceed the limit in order to say "GOTCHA!"
That's just a guess at this moment though - I don't want to deal with it right now.

I just picked up a new Shield - the first new handgun I've bought in close to 20 years. I'm happy and I want to enjoy the happy moment a bit longer before digging into this mess any further.

[KCJones]

Fuck them. The sad truth is I had little choice but to pay their ransom. Thousands of listings with embedded photos effectively DOA and sales plummeting. I could either pay up or go on firedrill to redo thousands of listings which would have taken days and days of no sales, and better things to do. So I paid.

So well played, Photobucket. You got me. Once. Now I have a full year to slowly erase you from my life and never take your shit again. I also have a full year (and beyond) to trash you on social media, boards and pretty much every chance I get. As someone else mentioned... Had you handled this reasonably "Hey, you have 30 days before the switch gets flipped, then you have to pay $ReasonableAmount per month" I'd have probably paid up and stayed with it.

So congrats. You got my $400 because I had no effective choice. Enjoy it, because not one penny more ever, and everything I can do to warn people away... forever.