Guest 2
24-12-2011, 10:02 PM
For those users who use Photobucket, by default, your Photobucket account is public. Ie, everyone can see the contents and your media appears in search engine results.
Making your account private:
This is what your Photobucket account looks like in its Public state - everyone can see your albums and recent uploads.
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy1_zpsbdd16885.png
Hover over your username in the top right corner and press User Settings
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy2_zps0436945f.png
Now press Privacy on this screen
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy3_zpsb0739194.png
For maximum privacy, press everything that is shown in the below image. Be aware, if you have photos already, you will have to reinsert every link if you press the Scrable File Names under the For All Previous Uploads heading
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy4_zps776914a4.png
Press Save, then Yes
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy5_zpsdf876342.png
if that worked, you will see the alert shown below
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy6_zps99dc7f0d.png
Now your profile and pictures are safe and private from prying eyes
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy7_zps473b81f9.png
Any questions please ask below.
Making your account private:
This is what your Photobucket account looks like in its Public state - everyone can see your albums and recent uploads.
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy1_zpsbdd16885.png
Hover over your username in the top right corner and press User Settings
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy2_zps0436945f.png
Now press Privacy on this screen
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy3_zpsb0739194.png
For maximum privacy, press everything that is shown in the below image. Be aware, if you have photos already, you will have to reinsert every link if you press the Scrable File Names under the For All Previous Uploads heading
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy4_zps776914a4.png
Press Save, then Yes
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy5_zpsdf876342.png
if that worked, you will see the alert shown below
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy6_zps99dc7f0d.png
Now your profile and pictures are safe and private from prying eyes
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz90/57_audi/ForumContent/PrivatePB/privacy7_zps473b81f9.png
Any questions please ask below.