Prepare your hard drives.
When Flickr came under new ownership in 2018, we knew changes were coming. Now, the day is here: If users have more than 1,000 photos stored on Flickr, this is the last chance to download the photos before Flickr could delete them, starting Tuesday, February 5.
Flick announced in November 2018 that it was creating tiered accounts: the free Flickr account, and the premium Flickr Pro, which costs $50 per year. While Flickr previously afforded its users with a freaking terabyte of photo storage, free accounts would be limited to 1,000 photos. That new policy went into effect on January 8. Read more…
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