landman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 All my photos have disappeared and I can't get into Photobucket. the confuser says it can't open site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I went to Fotki but tried the old Photobucket. I just get a white screen as it tries to connect. Could be maintenance with no user respect, pretty much standard procedure for PB. eheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I used PB yesterday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Same thing happened to me last night, and again just now. Something went wrong. Error: 118 - ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Looks like it's been down for about 12 hours. Low-res photos still show on search engines though. Server is offline, could have crashed with no warning. Stuff happens. Always best not to panic. If they're not back up in a day or three, be concerned. I've stopped loading any new images to PB since the debacle, but all the old images have been accessible for the same $3 monthly fee I've been paying from the get-go. Edited October 5, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I'm sure glad that I don't have to deal with it..... I just post pics off my cheesy cell phone.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 , , , , once bitten , , , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I've had similar issues ever since they decided to make us pay to use their service . I now just keep my Photos on CD's and post mostly to Face Book anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhardesty Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I didn't think anybody even messed with PhotoBucket any more. After the problems they have exhibited in the past I'd find it more than just a little difficult to trust them enough to do business with. How many times do you let a rabid dog bite you? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, smhardesty said: I didn't think anybody even messed with PhotoBucket any more. After the problems they have exhibited in the past I'd find it more than just a little difficult to trust them enough to do business with. How many times do you let a rabid dog bite you? I was a paying user from the beginning, being of the opinion that anything you get for nothing is usually worth what you pay for it. I've never had the S L O W uploads all the free users complained about, because I used AdBlock...which wasn't unethical because I PAID for the Pbucket service. I also NEVER lost access to my photos when all the deadbeats got the extortion note and 3rd-party hosting was shut down for FREE accounts. I just kept on paying my little $3/per month, and everything worked pretty much as always until yesterday. EDIT: Another site shows the problem started about 21:30 yesterday. No emails going in to or coming out either. Edited October 5, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: I was a paying user from the beginning, being of the opinion that anything you get for nothing is usually worth what you pay for it. I've never had the S L O W uploads all the free users complained about, because I used AdBlock...which wasn't unethical because I PAID for the Pbucket service. I also NEVER lost access to my photos when all the deadbeats got the extortion note and 3rd-party hosting was shut down for FREE accounts. I just kept on paying my little $3/per month, and everything worked pretty much as always until yesterday. EDIT: Another site shows the problem started about 21:30 yesterday. No emails going in to or coming out either. Same here, so either they crashed, or they are doing a huge upgrade or they croaked. How's that for a diagnosis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, landman said: Same here, so either they crashed, or they are doing a huge upgrade or they croaked. How's that for a diagnosis? As accurate as it's possible to be at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) A couple of the sites I frequent with political and philosophical commentary have been hit with denial-of-service attacks in about the same timeframe that P-bucket went down. It's not inconceivable that some disgruntled tool decided to play nanny-nanny-boo-boo against P-bucket too. Edited October 5, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 It is back, along with the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 5 hours ago, landman said: It is back, along with the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ace-Garageguy Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 12:39 PM, landman said: I just noticed that though the links are working here, they're broken on the "other" board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I uploaded a bunch of pics to PB this morning with no problem. Still need to copy all my PB pics to Flickr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 40 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: I just noticed that though the links are working here, they're broken on the "other" board. I just noticed my avatar is missing on another board, which means PB is down. It was fine all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 Right now, I can't log on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I have way over 14,000 pictures down loaded on my cellphone..... ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, Deuces said: I have way over 14,000 pictures down loaded on my cellphone..... ??? Mine are all on my computer. The ones I share in the forums are on Photobucket as well. Iam thinking of switching if this keeps up. Fokti or Flickr ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, landman said: Mine are all on my computer. The ones I share in the forums are on Photobucket as well. Iam thinking of switching if this keeps up. Fokti or Flickr ? The original images are all on my own drives as well. The problem I'd face by changing photo-hosting services is the inordinate amount of time it would take to go into every post and change all the links for all the photos I have all over the web. I won't do it. If Pbucket goes entirely down, I guess the world will just have to do without the hundreds of illustrated threads and articles I've created over the years. I really don't care one way or the other at this point. It was fun while it lasted. I've had a lifetime's bellyfull of compensating for the incompetence of others. I'm done. Edited October 7, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: I just noticed my avatar is missing on another board, which means PB is down. It was fine all day. My avatar is back up over there, so I guess PB is running again for a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhardesty Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 2 hours ago, landman said: Fokti or Flickr ? Fotki . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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