Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
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Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#2Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images and not have backups? Hopefully they didn't really care much about the images, else they should have copies elsewhere.
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#3Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images and not have backups? Hopefully they didn't really care much about the images, else they should have copies elsewhere.
"Someone" would, yes - we're not all as smart and paranoid as you.
Anyway, the artist has originals backed up, but the article points out that all of the links to those images, and embeds, are now broken.
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#4Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images and not have backups? Hopefully they didn't really care much about the images, else they should have copies elsewhere.
I would imagine it's not so much about the loss of the photos as much as the loss of the social aspects of those 5 years, the comments made, the photos favorited, collections followed. Moreover, there's the uploading which would be a monumental effort to redo, including titles and captions.
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#5Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images and not have backups? Hopefully they didn't really care much about the images, else they should have copies elsewhere.
> Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images
It's a paid service[1]. So yes.
[1] he had a pro account.
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#6Time for backupify.com?
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#7I think this is a huge problem with all cloud services.
As we start to rely on cloud providers to look after our data, we need to either become more educated (and proficient) by creating regular backups ourselves (which kind of makes the idea of managed cloud services defunct imo), or be in a position where we can individually sue for damages incurred by negligence on the part of the service company in question.
So many of these companies have liability clauses which negate all responsibility in situations where negligence leads to loss.
I think the current situation is crazy, considering the amount of responsibility and trust that's involved in using web-services which store and manage irreplaceable data.
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#8Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images and not have backups? Hopefully they didn't really care much about the images, else they should have copies elsewhere.
> Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images It's a paid service[1]. So yes. [1] he had a pro account.
I'm not siding with or against you or Flickr or anyone else here, just pointing this out: I see nothing in the FAQ or Upgrade page that indicates a Pro account ensures your files will be backed up.
(Point being, nothing site-wide in my quick glance seems to indicate a promise of the integrity and forever-ness of your data.)
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#9"This wasn't much compensation considering Flickr Pro costs $24.95 per year, and Mr. Wilhelm has already received a year's worth of Pro through his participation in some events and competitions.*"
what else could flickr have offered to compensate?
Re: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
#10Time for backupify.com?
Back up your data on clay tablets for ultra-durable (thousand year) reliability.