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Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

05/09/2012 04:56:44 PM · #1

What am I not seeing here? When I upload high res photos to a Flickr Pro account, I can set them to private. Which means I could basically operate my own cloud storage. Flickr says unlimited storage. Really???

What am I missing here if I wanted to use this as unlimited cloud storage?

FLICKR

Message edited by author 2012-05-09 16:57:47.

alohadave

Pentax K-5

05/09/2012 05:17:36 PM · #2

Originally posted by dmadden:

Because you can only upload pictures and short videos. It's unlimited photo storage. Stop paying and you only have access to your last 200 uploads, and you can't access the full size.

bvy

Sigma DP1x

05/09/2012 05:20:49 PM · #3

Well, there are limitations on file size... In any case, it's an awfully cumbersome way to get files in "the cloud." And if you look hard enough in the TOS, I'm sure you can find something about abuse.

Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

05/09/2012 11:29:23 PM · #4

I don't see any limitations on file size on my pro account. I can upload a fullsize file. And I can shift+select an entire folder for easy mass upload.

alohadave

Pentax K-5

05/09/2012 11:33:32 PM · #5

Originally posted by dmadden:

I don't see any limitations on file size on my pro account. I can upload a fullsize file. And I can shift+select an entire folder for easy mass upload.

The file size limit is 50MB for pictures, and 500MB for videos.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

05/10/2012 12:22:19 AM · #6

Isn't that 50mb per picture??

So let me re-phrase and call it a cheap means of backup for $25 per annum

Message edited by author 2012-05-10 00:25:42.

MattO

Nikon D4

05/10/2012 12:50:20 AM · #7

Originally posted by dmadden:

Isn't that 50mb per picture??

So let me re-phrase and call it a cheap means of backup for $25 per annum

For $50 or so a year you can use Backblaze and back up a whole lot more then some photos and videos. I currently have 2 tb on my backup.

Matt

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

05/10/2012 12:58:49 AM · #8

Thanks Matt! I'll look into that. Was a bit turned off when I saw dropbox's prices.

salmiakki

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

05/10/2012 01:01:13 AM · #9

Another very satisfied Backblaze user. In addition, with Backblaze you can also back up your external drives.