What is wrong with Photobucket???

Ravinder · 17th November 2016, 22:14

For the past couple of weeks or so, I am having trouble accessing Photobucket. Normally, it logs me in automatically but it hasn't been doing so lately. So, I click on log in where my username and password is already stored. When I go to sign in, it refreshes it back to the log in page. Sometimes, it will log me in but when I then click on my library or upload, it takes me back to the log in page. Log in details are correct. This is happening on all my devices - Windows PC, iPad and iPhone. Occassionally, it will work. Not sure what is going on. Anyone else having issues?

Grrrrr!

anddyy · 17th November 2016, 22:26

It's been very buggy for me the past month, won't let me login at times, then randomly freezes alot and won't even attempt to upload a pic these days

Ravinder · 17th November 2016, 22:27

That is exactly what has been happening. And it is doing me head in. I'm trying to upload a picture and I am unable to. I've never been that keen on photobucket but not sure what else is out there so I have still been using it to host my pictures. Very annoying.

solarsailor · 17th November 2016, 22:31

Try imgur.com - I started using it in preference to photobucket and it works a treat.

Tourist · 17th November 2016, 22:49

Hi Ravinder, you're definitely not alone - I used to use Photobucket all the time, but it seems to have been getting worse for quite a long time and is now pretty much unusable these days.

I jumped ship to Flickr some time ago and haven't looked back since. It's a much nicer interface and more user-friendly, especially without the annoying scammy adverts that so often appear in Photobucket.

T-Cut · 17th November 2016, 23:27

Photobucket went 'down' for three or four days recently and compromised not only thousands of people's efforts but also many businesses that rely on PB for their web support. There was quite a lot of bile being spat I can tell you. Maybe they 'lost' your login records? If so, you're a lot luckier than some. Anyway, after doing whatever took them three days to do, the PB site is as crippled as it was. I'd suggest installing a script manager for your browser and disarm as many PB scripts as you can get away with. The site then becomes almost tolerable. Failing that look elsewhere for your hosting.

TC

Ravinder · 17th November 2016, 23:35

Cheers. I do have a Flickr account, but wish to keep this clean and only use it for my photography. I think I will look for another site that I can keep my photos on like imgur as suggested.

David Lawrence · 18th November 2016, 04:07

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Originally Posted by Ravinder

That is exactly what has been happening. And it is doing me head in. I'm trying to upload a picture and I am unable to. I've never been that keen on photobucket but not sure what else is out there so I have still been using it to host my pictures. Very annoying.

During October every upload i did from the phone or ipad was uploaded and then vanished so i was not able to access them. As soon as it became november they all reappeared and the october folder appeared. No idea what happened.

Gate Keeper · 18th November 2016, 06:00

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Originally Posted by Ravinder

Cheers. I do have a Flickr account, but wish to keep this clean and only use it for my photography. I think I will look for another site that I can keep my photos on like imgur as suggested.

Like you, I keep Flickr for the serious stuff.

Last week photo bucket was officially closed for 48 hours, so that it could upgrade its service to subscribers. I decided not to pay for the upgrade until support has resolved all of its bugs and issues. I wrote an email to complain about their appalling service, that I was not able to access any of my libraries using the iPhone. Since then, my access has been reinstated and I received an apology back.

Have you emailed their support with your problem? Just a thought.

EastPete · 18th November 2016, 07:53

I gave up on Photobucket a while ago - it was so slow and uploads often failed, and I never found it easy to use for posting pictures anyway, in spite of what some folks on here would say.

I still think there is an issue on this forum regarding an easy method to post pictures in threads - when I did a 'how to' recently, I typed it in Word adding pictures and 'saving' as I went, then PDF'd it and posted as an attachment. There is no way to save draft threads on here, which is what you need if writing a long ' how to' - one false move and you lose everything and have to start the thread again !

Pete

17th November 2016, 22:14	#1
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17th November 2016, 22:27	#3
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	That is exactly what has been happening. And it is doing me head in. I'm trying to upload a picture and I am unable to. I've never been that keen on photobucket but not sure what else is out there so I have still been using it to host my pictures. Very annoying. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

17th November 2016, 22:31	#4
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17th November 2016, 23:35	#7
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Cheers. I do have a Flickr account, but wish to keep this clean and only use it for my photography. I think I will look for another site that I can keep my photos on like imgur as suggested. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

17th November 2016, 22:26	#2
anddyy Avid contributor mg zt 180+ Join Date: May 2015 Location: blackpool Posts: 182 Thanks: 15 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts	It's been very buggy for me the past month, won't let me login at times, then randomly freezes alot and won't even attempt to upload a pic these days

17th November 2016, 22:49	#5
Tourist Loves to post 2004 Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fulbourn, Cambridge Posts: 455 Thanks: 105 Thanked 123 Times in 101 Posts	Hi Ravinder, you're definitely not alone - I used to use Photobucket all the time, but it seems to have been getting worse for quite a long time and is now pretty much unusable these days. I jumped ship to Flickr some time ago and haven't looked back since. It's a much nicer interface and more user-friendly, especially without the annoying scammy adverts that so often appear in Photobucket.

17th November 2016, 23:27	#6
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Photobucket went 'down' for three or four days recently and compromised not only thousands of people's efforts but also many businesses that rely on PB for their web support. There was quite a lot of bile being spat I can tell you. Maybe they 'lost' your login records? If so, you're a lot luckier than some. Anyway, after doing whatever took them three days to do, the PB site is as crippled as it was. I'd suggest installing a script manager for your browser and disarm as many PB scripts as you can get away with. The site then becomes almost tolerable. Failing that look elsewhere for your hosting. TC

18th November 2016, 07:53	#10
EastPete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Classic saloon, MGB GT, Skoda Yeti Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ramsey, Cambs Posts: 1,874 Thanks: 626 Thanked 635 Times in 430 Posts	I gave up on Photobucket a while ago - it was so slow and uploads often failed, and I never found it easy to use for posting pictures anyway, in spite of what some folks on here would say. I still think there is an issue on this forum regarding an easy method to post pictures in threads - when I did a 'how to' recently, I typed it in Word adding pictures and 'saving' as I went, then PDF'd it and posted as an attachment. There is no way to save draft threads on here, which is what you need if writing a long ' how to' - one false move and you lose everything and have to start the thread again ! Pete