Post #334256

2026-02-17 13:59 UTC

I wonder what percentage of people paying for Flickr annually are, like me, thinking, “£74 is too much for something I rarely post to, but I feel held hostage by the 20 years’ worth of old photos I’m hosting on it.” Every year I wonder what to do, and never reach a conclusion.

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@philgyford@mastodon.social 2026-02-17 14:02

Maybe £74/year is OK for hosting 4,900 photos taking up 11.6 GB? But given I rarely see or use them, it _feels_ like too much, every year forever.

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@benedwards@mastodon.social 2026-02-17 14:15

@philgyford Yep, am thinking the same, without a conclusion. I used to justify part of the sub as a contribution to Flickr Commons, but am not sure if SmugMug/Flickr still funds the non-profit. Now I think of it as paying £74 not to have to deal with all the decisions and work to export and shut down the account, which is ridiculous.

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@pete@social.coop 2026-02-17 14:16

@philgyford I’ve been one of those people. This year I finally bit the bullet, downloaded the archives and canceled. Interestingly my 14,718 photos are all still up there (might be because they’re all Creative Commons?)

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@aegir@toot.wales 2026-02-17 14:50

@philgyford I made a sudden decision a few years ago and downloaded everything and closed my account before I could second-guess myself. It was quite freeing and I’ve not missed it.

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@Laura@social.coop 2026-02-18 08:44

@philgyford i guess i see my subs as partly a philanthropic support for Flickr commons, the focus on long term preservation of digital images etc. i also genuinely want to outsource looking after some of my digital content and Flickr feels a rare example of a trustworthy place...

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