How to post photos using Google Drive

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Profile36
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How to post photos using Google Drive

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In case anyone is interested in posting their pictures hosted on their Google Drive. Here is 4 easy steps.

Steps:
1. Provided you have a google account, open up your google drive and upload your photo.
2. Select the specific photo you want to share and select "Manage Access"
3. On the right hand side, under "General Access", select change the setting from "Restricted" to "Anyone with the link". Select "Copy link" and paste it into your post between the "(img) (img)" using the "Insert Image" button
4. Replace "file/d/" with "uc?id=". Then remove the following part at the end "/view?usp=sharing"

Example:

Image


Here is the result:
Image

Thanks
-M
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Looks.like a lot of work, but :thanks:
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1st 5er wrote: Aug 27, 2022 2:24 PM Looks.like a lot of work, but :thanks:
I removed a step, so hopefully it looks a bit easier now.
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Profile36 wrote: Aug 27, 2022 2:41 PM
1st 5er wrote: Aug 27, 2022 2:24 PM Looks.like a lot of work, but :thanks:
I removed a step, so hopefully it looks a bit easier now.

Not being critical, and I will give it a whirl since GD is my only hosting service.
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1st 5er wrote: Aug 27, 2022 2:24 PM Looks.like a lot of work, but :thanks:
It is. And I don't think by accident on the part of Google. Tip of the hat to Profile36 for figuring it out, but shame on Google for making it such a PITA.
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Mike W. wrote: Aug 29, 2022 1:41 AM
1st 5er wrote: Aug 27, 2022 2:24 PM Looks.like a lot of work, but :thanks:
It is. And I don't think by accident on the part of Google. Tip of the hat to Profile36 for figuring it out, but shame on Google for making it such a PITA.
Xactly.

Peter made it so easy back in the day.
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Cool
After 30 min I still can’t get it to work. :roll:
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Thanks for posting this! I had figured out a garbage way to do it a couple years ago but this appears to be a lot easier
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Or just use this link and paste your drive pic link, copy it and put it between the Image hash tags

https://www.labnol.org/embed/google/drive
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PilotHobs wrote: Sep 19, 2022 10:10 AM Or just use this link and paste your drive pic link, copy it and put it between the Image hash tags

https://www.labnol.org/embed/google/drive
Oops!!!
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I’m using postimage. It doesn’t get any easier.
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