ImageShack and deleted pictures

[mfinn]

I store my pictures on ImageShack and post them here and other websites.
If I delete the picture from ImageShack, does the picture get deleted here?
Are all the photo hosting sites the same on this matter?

 

[mfinn]

anyone?

 

[cdness]

Yes they get deleted here too as they are just a link... Same on all sites like it.

 

[returnofsid]

Yes, Martin. If posted to a forum, the photo is "linked" to your image hosting website, using a tag to "point to" your image hosting photo at a specific URL. So, if the photo is deleted, OR even changed, on the hosting website, it'll be deleted or changed, on the forums. You may remember when we had an issue with a member on RF. He changed everyone of his photos, on his hosting site, to an ol' guy flipping the bird. This changed every photo he'd ever posted on RF, to that photo.

This particularly becomes an issue when someone uses a photo hosting site, but doesn't become a "premier member," so they have limited space. This became the main reason I decided to buy a premium membership on Flickr. In fact, it's almost time to renew my premium membership.

 

[mfinn]

I may have to look at another photo hosting site. I really like ImageShack but don't want to pay a yearly fee, like they want now.

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[returnofsid]

All of the photo hosting sites will offer a free and a paid membership, with the paid membership offering you unlimited photo uploading ability. Here's some other things to take into consideration...

Some sites will resize your photos, automatically. Photobucket used to, though I don't know if they still do. Flickr does NOT, which is another primary reason I use it. It allows me to use it as a "cloud back up."

Some sites allow you to "right click disable" and disallow others from downloading your photos, some sites do not. Flockr does, which is another reason I use it.

Some sites make it difficult to share your photos with other people, requiring the other people to either have an account or an invite from you. Photobucket used to be that way thought I don't think they are any more.

Look at how easy each integrate with smart phones.

Also look at how easy it is to upload and to Bulk upload. Flickr offers a Flickr Uploader, which makes it very easy to bulk upload as many photos as I want, at a time.

If it's of any interest to you, also look at how each site allows you to synch them with social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.

If you're happy with your host site, as long as it's not a whole lot more expensive than others, it may be worth keeping it. Otherwise, you're looking at having to upload those photos, all over again, to a new hosting site.