Look how bland my poor blog looks. No photos still! Can't even participate in Pink Saturday today!
I certainly appreciate all the kind responses to my question regarding having to purchase additional storage for photos used on a Blogger blog. Typepad works differently I believe because you pay a monthly fee to own a Typepad blog, and maybe their photo storage is included at no extra charge.
I understand, and perhaps someone with more knowledge of the ins and outs of Google/Blogger/Picasa will correct me if I'm wrong, that even though you have your pictures stored in MY PICTURES on your computer, as I do, but have opted to use Google's PICASA for storage, once you upload your photos, they go automatically to PICASA where they are also stored in a safe place for backing up photos. However, that free storage space is just 1GB for use on your blog (and G-mail account if you use it). Once you have tapped out that free storage space you have to purchase additional space from Google. There are several tiers, e.g. 80GB cost $20 annually which isn't too bad. It can be self-renewing and they send an e-mail just before the year is up to ask what you want to do about renewing storage. All the storage you've paid for ends within 12 months, it is not carried over, so if you don't renew or buy another amount, you can no longer upload photos on your blog!
I've purchased more storage again (my third year of doing this because I do take/store/use a lot of photos for my blog) BUT, Google apparently does a very sad job in keeping up with migrating that storage to the Picasa account thereby causing everything to come to a halt when you want to load photos to your blog! They take your money, show your storage amount in your account, say you may have to wait 24 hours, but don't move it into Picasa, and then become impossible to reach. I have been waiting 8 days! There is no way you can communicate with customer NO-service at Google! No phone support, and from my hours of searching, no way to send an e-mail directly to anyone who can help. You are directed constantly to Help Forums and there you will see the frustration and disgust of hundreds of Blogger users such as myself.
Why you may ask, can you not delete photos from the Picasa albums to free up space? You supposedly can do this, BUT then the photos are also DELETED from your blog if you've posted them! This means anyone reading back through your blog will see blank squares instead of pictures.
OK, next question for you great blogging friends. If you use Typepad, are you pleased with it? Do they store your photos for free? I'm seriously contemplating switching which will of course mean starting an entirely new blog. Meanwhile, watch this space, and IF Google wakes up and loads my paid storage I will be back with photos of my new treasure hunting finds, Spring blossoms, and more about my upcoming African safari!
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Hi Dear! I don't know much about Typepad blog but blogger it's been a little "annoying" lately... Hopefully they can fix this problem. Love, Vanessa
ReplyDeleteWow! I have not had any problems yet, but I am only into my second year of blogging, so I have not reached my storage amount yet! I hope this gets resolved soon! I love your pictures!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry that you are having problems. I miss your photos. I hope you are able to resolve this soon. I have not been blogging long so I am sure that I will run into this problem soon. Let me know how it turns out for you. Have a great weekend. Carla
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry that you are having problems. I miss seeing your photos. I hope that you are able to resolve this situation soon. I am new to blogging so I am sure that I will run into something like this soon. Keep me posted on what you find out about it. Have a wonderful weekend! Carla
ReplyDeleteSo sorry, I know nada about typepad.
ReplyDeleteI knew that when I loaded to my computer that they went to Picassa, but I did not know of the 1GB. Hmmm, I wonder if those little what I call cigarette lighter thing a m bobs work? What about Photoshop or some other ones? I have not run out of storage yet so I'll be interested to see where you will put your photos. Hope you have a good weekend! The sun is shinning, spring is here, and I have a 101 things to do outside until tomorrow when we get rain!
ReplyDeleteTake Care!
Ulrike
Oh, I haven't run into this yet, but it scares the be-jeebers out of me! I really need to have all my photos on discs as well as Picsssa, for sure! Thanks for the warning and I hope it's resolved very sooon :-)
ReplyDeleteI have had trouble also, Your followers will come pictures or not..
ReplyDeleteyvonne
I am no help I'm afraid as I use wordpress.
ReplyDeleteGood luck though ... I miss your photographs too.
Mary - I'm emailing you privately! We'll get this sorted out, don't worry.
ReplyDeleteHappy Pink Saturday anyway (you NEED a Happy PS!)
Hello again..
ReplyDeleteI still say, by an external hard drive,transfer your photos there regularly as a back up..
I don't know how many photos you have "stored", but you can have as many external harddrives as you wish..I regularly transfer mine there so as to free up space on my computer and keep it in top running speed. You might talk to a computer geek about your problems..personally, I prefer the external harddrive, for a cost of under $100 usd, the thought of having all my photos at my fingertips and not at the whim of a "third party" is priceless.(for more storage,consult your computer store)
good luck!
Loui♥
How frustrating for you, Mary. Your pics are so beautiful they are worth fighting for! This will turn out to be a learning experience for a lot of us. Good Luck!!!
ReplyDeleteHerbal blessings, Mandy
Well, Mary, this is quite a vexing situation. I had absolutely knowledge about this photo storage situation at all. My blog is Typepad and I pay my $80/yr and no problems. Certainly shouldn't have any for that cost should I? I have been considering switching over to blogger because it is free, but now I find out it's not really free is it. I'm sure there must be a way to import your blog to Typepad if you want to switch over. Wow. It is always a learning process isn't it? xo, suzy
ReplyDeleteCan't help any. I hope you get it straightened out dear Mary. It is no fun not to be able to post pictures.
ReplyDeleteQMM
Saw you were still awake... so was I! Sewing... got Jasmin lovely headband done and went on an "slipcover adventure"... got the armless chair slipcovered and it looks so pretty! I also made a pillow case for the lumbar pillow with a table runner made out of one of the beautiful fabrics you gifted me with. Loving them! I had a wonderful time with you today dear! Thanks for every moment we spend together! Love, Vanessa
ReplyDeleteMary, I have used TypePad for years, and I love it. Feel free to call me sometime if you want to discuss. I started Jeanne using TypePad, too.
ReplyDeleteYou do not have to store your photos off-site with TypePad. I load mine to each post directly from my computer. To ensure safety of my photos, I additionally use an external hard drive as a back-up.
I am with you on Google search. NO PHONE. you can search for hours and no answer. Did you delete all your browsing? Did you do a fragmentation clean up? Keep trying you may fix it.
ReplyDeleteyvonne
I must be really computer challenged. I thought that when you stored your photos on "my computer" it has nothing whatsoever to do with any program like Blogger or Typepad. It just has to do with your computer and the photos are available for any application you wish to use them for. Maybe I am naive. Maybe I haven't stored enough photos. (But when I'm looking through them they seem like a whole lot as I never bothered to put them into different folders.) Anyway, any photo I have ever deleted from "My Pictures" IS NOT deleted from the Blogger post I used it in.
ReplyDeleteMary, this is all so frustrating. I agree that trying to reach Blogger is impossible. I've tried for different reasons in the past. I didn't know about Picassa, but since I also use it I need to figure this out. I need to go through and sort out my photos that I'm not using on my blog. It took everything and automatically uploaded it from my I Photo. Did that happen to you as well?
ReplyDeleteUntil I read about your inability to delete photos from Picasa albums I thought it was something that I didn't know how to do, but now I am relieved that it wasn't just me. What is the purpose of this anomaly do you suppose??
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