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[nicksuth]

I appear to have exceeded my bandwidth on my FREE Photobucket account. . . . . .

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I'm not sure what this means ?

I have deleted several images in my account folder but it doesn't seem to make any difference, is it related to stored files or is it to do with the number of links I have placed ?

Edited by nicksuth, 06 March 2011 - 05:41 PM.

[olds_kool_lews]

i think it means you have gone upto and possibly over you free space limit, mine gave a warning when it was close to the limit so just made another account to up load my pics too

[nicksuth]

From Photobucket Website ...................

Bandwidth is used when digital content is viewed from a link you posted on another website or sent in an email (e.g., MySpace, eBay, message boards, etc.). Bandwidth is a measure of the number of bytes passed over time via direct linking. It is calculated by adding up the size of each of your images or videos as they are sent from Photobucket. The “Monthly Bandwidth" number is the amount of bandwidth you have used within the last month. The month is determined by the day of the month you registered your account.
Example

You have various images of 25K each in size that are viewed by 100 users on your favorite message board in one day. You also have one video of 15000K that is viewed by 10 users in one day. 25K * 100 requests = 2500K (or 2.5 MB). 15000K * 10 requests = 150000K (or 1500 MB). When you add the two together, you have used 152.5 MB of bandwidth in one day.

Important! Do not confuse bandwidth with your album size.

Bandwidth usage is un-metered for Pro accounts, however Photobucket reserves the right to disable direct linking on accounts that use excessive bandwidth or are otherwise abusing the system. Free accounts are allowed 10 GB of bandwidth per month. 10 GB is hundreds of thousands of images viewed via direct links, and the value resets each month on the anniversary of the day you registered.

Bandwidth resets each month on the anniversary of the day you originally registered.

[imvarma]

It just means too many people have looked at your pictures, start a second account or upload them to a smaller size so they dont use so much bandwidth each time someone loads one...