How to download images and videos

Need to save your images and videos outside of Photobucket?

Whether you're an account owner or a Group Bucket visitor, you can easily download your content to a computer or mobile device.

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Note: Downloading is not available on the Photobucket app. Sign in at photobucket.com to get started!

To download an image or a video:

1. Locate the image or video you want to download
2. Select the image by clicking or tapping on the checkmark in the top left-hand corner of that image
   • You can also select the image by clicking/ tapping the Select button in the toolbar and then selecting the image
3. Use the Download icon located at the top-right corner of the page to download the selected image or video to your device

To download an image or video from the media details page:

 While viewing the photo or video, click or tap the downloadicon in the top-right toolbar.

To select multiple images or videos:

Note: This option is only available on a computer

1. While viewing an image gallery, click the checkmark on the left corner of the first image
2. Scroll down to the last image you want to select
3. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click the checkmark on the last image. This will select all images between the first and last ones.
4. Once images are selected, the toolbar at the top-right of your screen will highlight available actions
5. Choose any available action from the toolbar to apply it to all selected images

If you download more than one image, an email will be sent to your account's email address. The email will contain the download link for your selected images. 

To deselect specific images, uncheck the photo or video by clicking or tapping on the checkmark in the top left corner of that image.

To deselect all images, click/ tap on the X button located in the top-left corner.

To download an album:

Locate your album on the left-hand panel, select the 3-dot menu, then select Download album.

How to unzip your downloaded images or videos

Windows

1. Right-click on the downloaded .zip folder, then click Extract All
2. Click Browse to select a folder on your computer where you want the album extracted. If you prefer to keep it in the same folder, you can skip this step.
3. Click Extract

Mac

1. Double-click on the file. The unzipped folder will be added next to the zip file.

Android device

1. Open your device's Files folder
2. Tap on Downloads. Depending on your device, you will also see this in your Recent files.
3. Tap on the archive.zip file. This is how the downloaded file is named on your device.
4. Tap Extract 
5. Your images will appear in your phone's gallery

iOS device

1. Tap on the Files app
2. Tap on the archive.zip file to extract your images
3. You will see the unzipped archive folder next to the .zip file. Tap the archive folder to view your images