Photobucket

Never forget the moments

I have had photobucket for years! Back when it was free. Would have been nice if they let their loyal long term members keep their account free, but I understand the changes. I absolutely love that it can hold on to my special memories I have created without using space on my phone. When ever I want to access my pictures i can do it. Not only do I have access to them I can download my old saved pictures onto my device. Although there is a fee to have this account now, the price is not bad. This is definitely an alternative way to have your memory saved without it taking room on your phone. 

Has been keeping my photos safe for…

Has been keeping my photos safe for over 15 years!

DO NOT USE!!

DO NOT USE!! A total extortion!!! worst business plan ever. If you upload your photos and then they try to ransom them back to you. they won't even let you download them without paying a fee.do not use this service. google photos is free.

Chelsey FirthUnited States · 1 review · Experienced 2026-06-24 · Posted 2026-06-29

Very easy to work with and great…

Very easy to work with and great communication!

you are charging me and I cannot access…

you are charging me and I cannot access my account

What I love most about Photobucket is…

What I love most about Photobucket is the Group Buckets feature. It makes collaborating on albums with family and friends so much simpler than sending giant files over text or email. We can all contribute to the same folder, and the privacy controls give me peace of mind about who can see our private moments. If you’re looking for a reliable, high-quality way to share and preserve your favorite memories, I highly recommend giving them a try.

Photobucket Photo & Video ransom is fake, you can get your data.

Photobucket are at it again, they are contacting former users without telling them that they are now a monetised platform. First message says "The photos you forgot about. We've been keeping your photos safe for years, wouldn't you like to see them again? Simply login today and discover what's inside. " Trying to log into the site without going via their autoresponder link did not work, no forgot password links worked, basically they want to keep you in the funnel they have created. When you get that working and try to log in you are told "We have changed our terms" offering "Agree" or "I do not agree." Select I do not agree and you get a bare faced lie, it basically tells you that if you do not agree you have to delete your account. They do not say anything about your data (including photos) which you have a right to under GDPR) subject access request process. Hold your nerve and select that you do not agree and you get "Are you sure you want to delete your account, once you delete your account your photos and videos will be permanently removed as Photobucket does not maintain a backup for deleted accounts" This is all a scare tactic, at this stage is says "looks like you aren't logged in" even if you are, not sure if that is relevant but it shows their platform is not working properly. If you then press button with "continue with account deletion" A new screen loads offering you $5 a month for 1tb of storage. That is not particularly competitive but not bad, however, I would not enter into a contract with a company that has these underhand tactics of ransoming my data. Persevere to delete the account and next screen says "we are sorry to see you go, please confirm deletion below" Then underneath that it has an option to request a download link for your data, I am not sure if this is because I am in the EU or whether they were bluffing when ransoming your photos. I pressed the download link and it worked, I got a zip file, I have no idea whether they were smaller or lower quality, they were only a few mb but from many years ago. If the company had sent me an email saying I had not logged in for years, they have my data safe and they have a special offer of $5 a month or $50 for the year I might have signed up, but this underhand comms and all the previous attempts to ransom just made me get my data and close the account. Hopefully this review will help others who are worried about the ransom funnel and inform the company that they don't need to use these underhand tactics. I have saved screenshots of my experience, I might put these online. ======== Thanks for the reply. I did speak to your support via zendesk, I deleted my account as I do not want any further contact with you. I hope you can learn from my experience.

Photobucket is losing it..

They are offering a free version now but do not allow prior users to have this option. I opted out of paying for it monthly and they are deactivating my account. I’m having issues saving my photos due to their platform. The app and website are terrible to navigate. Photobucket went down hill fast! They are taking advantage of users because people don’t want to lose their photos. I have had this account since 2008 and I’m done with them.

Paid $5 to recover account

Paid $5 to recover account. Now am being charged a monthly fee that I never agreed to. Misleading site. Don't trust!

Morgan JoUnited States · 4 reviews · Experienced 2026-03-17 · Posted 2026-03-17

My organization bestie!

I love that there are so many buckets to help me organize my photos for personal use and sharing with family and friends. And it’s super easy to use!

Alexis HarrisonUnited States · 1 review · Experienced 2026-03-02 · Posted 2026-03-10

Wanted to cancel service and called…

Wanted to cancel service and called soon after I was charged. Policy very unforgiving and they don't refund after 48 hours of charge (I was out of town). Be careful of using this service. Beware of having on ongoing subscription.

I FEEL SCAMMED!

I have been storing photo with Photobucket for years and pay $7.99 monthly. I feel that they have intruded on my privacy by going into my personal computer and Facebook to post photos. never told them to do that. I wanted only the photos which I hand picked to store. In addition, it is very hard to find my photos and I cannot find many which I had stored and the photos are full size and hard to go through to find my buckets. I think they are intrusive and invasive and I have paid for many years for a service which is not private.

I have been getting emails from…

I have been getting emails from Photobucket telling me I have photos with them and that they will be deleted. That date passed and they extended it. Obviously I was curious and want to see what I have but in order to do so I have to pay $5 to see what photos I have. Not to download them or anything but just to view them There is another choice and that is that I can delete the account as they provide a link at the bottom. Photobucket might have been something I used in the past but forgot about and I fully understand why they would want my data removed if not needed or why they would want to alert me that I have data and if I want to download it from their servers or keep them on there then I fully understand why I would need to pay But to charge me for just seeing what I have if not on So for that Photobucket you get a 1 star review from me

Great customer support! Fairly priced product.

Photobucket has responded quickly to any issues I am having with my host plan, including discussing what plan may serve me better. They are willing to engage in multiple conversations in order to straighten out a problem--this is rare in online businesses, who sometimes take days+ to get back to a customer. Their pricing for hosting is fair.

Wish it was easier to navigate through…

Wish it was easier to navigate through and allow me to save them to my camera roll in bulk. But it is nice to have someplace to store photos

Has been a fanastic way of storing all phe pics that I have posted on a variety of forums over the years

Photobucket was the first & best way I found to store & share the photos of my creations.

Disappointment

I loved this site prior to recent changes. I am very disappointed that all of my photos, etc. were moved without any notice that I would have to join a second service to get access to them. Up to this point I was happy with the site although some changes made it a little harder I still though it was worth what I paid every year. For this reason, I didn't go below 3 stars. This occurred right AFTER I had paid for another year and was stunned when I logged in today to discover I didn't have anything in my bucket except for a few videos recently loaded.

I just wish that The old or last format…

I just wish that The old or last format was available anyplace. I am having difficulty with my links. I am working 💪 on it an I am sure the support will be there when I need it.

Professional photo site

too expensive