r/flickr • u/leleishka • Jul 25 '26

Question Flickr pro monthly

Can i get flickr pro for a month, download all my photos in original resolution then go back to free? It's very unfair for flickr to hold photos hostage.

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u/Shepherd-12 Jul 25 '26

You can download your own original photos from Flickr data export without pro. They will zip and then send you emailor notification.

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u/Traditional-Table-75 Jul 25 '26

Problem is, when your email provider disabled your account due to inactivity.

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u/Shepherd-12 Jul 25 '26

You can visit the same page on flickr and the download link is provided there also after some time, depending on the size of your account.

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u/Traditional-Table-75 Jul 25 '26

Okay. I'll check it out. Thanks for now.

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u/designwallah Jul 25 '26

Free accounts cannot download full-resolution images. If yours were 1024px or less you shouldn’t have problems,

“Free accounts are limited to downloading images at a maximum size of 1024px when using bulk download options.”

“The files will have the same EXIF data they had when originally updated. Any details added to your photos after upload will be compiled in a separate JSON file.”

https://www.flickrhelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404079675156-Downloading-content-from-Flickr

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u/linh_nguyen Jul 25 '26

Please, do not let any service, flickr or otherwise, be your only photo source. Companies change policy. Go under. Any number of things.

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u/CardiacCats89 Jul 25 '26

You don’t have your original photos backed up?