

You can read Peter’s updated post from March 21, 2017, How to Back Up Your Flickr Library, below.įlickr is a popular photo blogging service used by pro and amateur photographers alike. It’s a good idea to have a backup of your photos on Flickr whether or not you plan to continue with the service.

To that end, we’ve updated a post we published a little over a year ago with instructions on how to download your photos from Flickr. We wanted to let our readers know of this change, and also help them download their photos if they wish to do so. If you do not delete your account by May 25, 2018, your Flickr account and data will transfer to SmugMug and will be governed by SmugMug’s Terms and Privacy Policy. If you want to keep your Flickr account and data from being transferred, you must go to your Flickr account to download the photos and videos you want to keep, then delete your account from your Account Settings by May 25, 2018. We think you are going to love Flickr under SmugMug ownership, but you can choose to not have your Flickr account and data transferred to SmugMug until May 25, 2018. Here is an excerpt from the email that was sent to Flickr users:

At that time, Flickr users were told that they have until May 25, 2018, to either accept the new terms of service from SmugMug or download their photo files from Flickr and close their accounts. UPDATE May 17, 2018: On April 20, Flickr announced that is being acquired by the image hosting and sharing service SmugMug.
