Hi Kat. I've had picassa for a few years now. I really got confused with the software it installed on my PC, partly on how I chose the folders for it to use (which was way too many) and couldn't figure out how to change it. But did manage to get it to work to upload pics once in awhile. But I much prefer just going to the website and choosing to upload from there. Have you tried that? I bookmarked the main page: https://picasaweb.google.com/home. Try going here and logging in, and see if you find that easier to browse to your albums and upload things. I did join up with google+ finally (they kept prompting me to, and I kept ignoring it. But my sister joined and then added me to her google+ circles, so finally took the plunge! It does change things a bit, so some getting used to). Anyway, what you'll find if you are a google+ member is that the above url will change to 'https://plus.google.com/photos/114258480802796606590/albums?banner=pwa'. But other than that, seems pretty much the same. Hope you get it figured out! Marj

Scratch this, sorry! I didn't see the very easy image download browse button!

This is why I invested in and use (for the most part) a large separate drive. Nothing seems to last the long haul and then you loose your stuff if you don't have a Maddielee like we do and get the heads up. I keep everything from a back up of my laptop to all of our pics on the separate drive and up load what I liked to share to a photo storage spot for easier access. I would urge everyone who doesn't do that already to give it a try. The external drives aren't every expensive and are well worth having for those rainy days.

Picasa: Google Announces Plans to Shut Down Photo Storage Service The Picasa desktop application will shut down on March 15, and web albums will no longer be accessible by May 1, Google said Friday on its blog. Guess I better go check to see what photos I stored on it.