75k limit for photos

[Darren B]

I may have missed something here but have not been able to upload a pic anymore, I keep getting the 75k limited, is anyone else getting this error message?

[Harry P.]

This site only allows a very small amount of space to upload images directly from your computer, because this site is NOT meant to be a photo hosting site. Can you imagine the amount of storage space we would need if this site hosted all of the photos we constantly post here?

The right way to do it it to open a photo hosting account, like Photobucket. Photo hosting sites are designed to do just that... host (or store) your images on their servers. Load all your images into albums on your photo hosting site, then you post the link to your photos here in your posts, not the actual photo. The photo stays parked on your photo hosting site's server, taking up their space, yet we can still see the image here in your posts because you posted the link to the image here, not the image itself.

[Darren B]

This site only allows a very small amount of space to upload images directly from your computer, because this site is NOT meant to be a photo hosting site. Can you imagine the amount of storage space we would need if this site hosted all of the photos we constantly post here?

The right way to do it it to open a photo hosting account, like Photobucket. Photo hosting sites are designed to do just that... host (or store) your images on their servers. Load all your images into albums on your photo hosting site, then you post the link to your photos here in your posts, not the actual photo. The photo stays parked on your photo hosting site's server, taking up their space, yet we can still see the image here in your posts because you posted the link to the image here, not the image itself.

oh i should have thought about that I used to do it that way thanks Harry for the heads up.

Edited May 23, 2016 by Darren B

[TarheelRick]

Another question on this topic.  I use Photobucket, but am unable to post photos on this site.  I right click the url and "copy" but when I get here and right click to past, the drop down menu does not have the "paste" function.  Any suggestions?

[Harry P.]

Use the Command and V keys to paste.

[Xingu]

Ctrl V is what I think Harry meant.

[Harry P.]

Ctrl V is what I think Harry meant.

Yeah, I'm on a Mac, so it's Command-V.

I guess on a PC it's Control-V.

[Xingu]

I didn't know Macs had different keys. Will remember that for the future. At least they both use the V key

 

[BigTallDad]

In a similar vein, Ctrl/Command C is the copy function.