I'm following your post because I'm in the same boat. I have years of photos in Photobucket and can't get them out. I don't want to lose them yet I can't figure out how to get them out without paying their fees.

I am now using Amazon photos which is free for Prime members, so not totally free as you have the yearly fee to be a Prime member. But since I order things through Amazon I take advantage of their photos. I don't know if it is free for non Prime members, you could check.

My question though, how to get the photos out of Photobucket?

I use Google Photo, unlimited free storage.

Do not use Photobucket: have lots stored there, as it used to be free. Now they are charging. I cannot move my albums. Not helpful when you use help.

Jane, Glenda....Photobucket will let you "download" your photos, one at a time.

Mine are in my Google photos. Linked to my Gmail account.

I may be mistaken, but I think I have created shared photo albums in the past in Shutterfly. I download a lot of photos to their site and there is no cost. They stay forever if you order something every few years...printed photos, an album, calendar or anything really.

The people you invite to view the album have to create an account I think, but they will then have access to the album.

Problems with photobucket for two days and they have not been helpful. Quick to reply,but does not solve problem. Been with them since 04 :o(

They changed their policies two years ago in June, 2017.

nicole, that's what I did to get my photos back. It was time consuming but it worked. Photobucket really did not handle that change well. They gave their customers very short notice, held their photos hostage and initially were going to charge $60 - $400 per year (depending on how much space each user was using). In response to the uproar...*ahem*, I mean, all of the negative feedback from their customers, a year ago they reduced their pricing to $53.90 to $129 per year depending on the size of account one wants. They also offer a free account with a storage limit of 250 photos/2.5GB

I get that they are a business and they want to make money, but that was not the way to spring it on people. I no longer trust other hosting sites not to turn around and do the same thing, so I just keep my photos on a flash drive which has been backed up as well. If I want to share with family/friends I post to Instagram.

Thanks for all that Dawn. I knew they changed, but I have all my photos on my computer as well. I used PB only to share pictures. They can keep them for all I care. :)

Moni

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I use Picture Trail and love it. I don't know if they still have the free option available, but they did when I first started using it. I wanted more storage space, so now I pay $39.95 once a year. I just send them a check every March and they email me to let me know they received my check. The owners live in CA and are very nice, helpful people. The price may have gone up, but they didn't increase the charge for me.

I use Facebook and Instagram, but then I rarely use them.

amazon photo, free with Prime - unlimited & Google photo also free

If one wants to see some wonderful photography and the sites where they are displayed. See Karen's blog (she used to be known here as Casey, from Newfoundland): https://bitstop-nfld.blogspot.com/

Another high-quality site is Jodi's: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jodisjourneys/albums

Both have deep roots with this site. Enjoy!