Greg, I believe you will always be able (so far) to download from PB to your computer and then upload to a new account. I got the $10 upgrade from free to no ads earlier this year on PB, so my photos still appear. When that contract runs out, Katie bar the door. What's to stop jpbox to eventually doing the same as PB at a later date? Google has cloud storage on photos, but then that puts one subject to ransom as well. Gil