I have a question to all bloggers out there please.
My blog is over 5 years old and is slowly running out of space. ( free theme)
What can I do to add space? ( not buying additional space though)
Do I need to delete posts, which I don’t really like.
Do I need to start a new one and start all over again?
I have exported the whole lot and got it on my downloads. – for info
Any ideas are appreciated bearing in mind that I am not that computer savvy.
Thank you
Ute smile 
i wish i could help, but no idea either –
Thanks for letting me know though. You might learn it here…. š
I’ve had a premium theme for a number of years and have used only 9% of the 13Gb I’m allocated and as you know I post loads of pictures. The only help I can give you Ute is to either go premium or ask the question in the WordPress forum.
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/
Happy New Year my friend š ā¤
Thanks for your suggestion,,, need to think…. š
Don’t get a headache dear Ute. lol. š ā¤
No I lie down before….. hehe
It’s just a guess, but since photos are such memory/space has you might try deleting some of the photos, and especially videos.
A friend tried this and she found all her photos disappeared from her posts. š¦
I noticed that too… thanks
I know that if I delete a picture it will be gone from the blog. Like some you tube, when it is deleted there it is gone from your blog too…. I’ll think about it. Thank you
Liebe Ute ,ich glaube es ist besser dass Du alte Posts lƶscht,das machte ich auch bis ich mich dazu entschied jedes Jahr Premium zu bezahlen.Es ist schade einen neuen Blog anzufangen,Du hast soviel Zeit investiert.Besser Fotos lƶschen,Die herzlichsten GrĆ¼sse ā¤
Jeanette, I keep thinking the same…..thanks
Ich wĆ¼rde auch erst mal ein paar Bilder lƶschen und schauen, wie viel Platz das bringt.
Liebe Ute, ich bin am ueberlegen….. muss mich hinlegen , wenn ich soviel denke…. hehe
I chose to upgrade my blog and pay a small yearly fee but even with that option I am running out of space. š¦ Maybe the only free solution is to start another blog. I really don’t know.
I could upgrade to the personal blog which gives 6GB, double of what I have. I am thinking of using Flickr…. need to explore, thank you
Well, one of my regular blog friend use Flickr. He makes photos in Flick and then links them to his page. I have been thinking to do the same way when needed. Flickr offers so much space that You never can use it.
Happy New Year 2018.
The flickr idea is good. I just noticed I have a Flickr account but never used it…. I am going to explore it. …. thank you very much!
Mine is getting full too after 6 years but I will not delete anything because it’s also my journal of memories. Perhaps I’ll start a new one eventually, with a link on my first blog to my new blog. š
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Yes I Don’t want to delete it either…. I am using flickr more and may purchase more gigs, the cheapest version though I think!
Your blog is a lovely resource, like a book. Deleting anything would be like ripping out pages!
I agree, I will most likely buy more space. Thanks Carmen!
Suggest you buy some space. You don’t want to lose your blog history. Perhaps fewer post per month too. Best wishes 2018
Thanks Carl, I think that is what I will do! Happy 2018 to you!
You seem to enjoy posting and have wonderful following and comments, it all seems worth it for everyone’s enjoyment.
Thanks Carl, absolutely. It will be worth it!
I recommend to buy more space. I created a new blog in 2013 and still regret that I lost the history of my previous blog. You invested so much time already, let the blog grow. š
Thanks Tatjana, I can see the benefit of buying more space as you say we do invest time and thought and don’t want to lose it. It is good to hear it from other bloggers and it is great o be valued. Thank you!
I need to change from premium to standard this year and I use about 20% of my allocated 13gb and can’t afford the extra. SO the only thing I can think of doing is to find all the big photos, swap them for smaller versions of the same thing. I have some photos that are 5-6mb each. To change each one down to 450kb, it may make a difference. But it is time-consuming, going through the posts, downloading the image, shrink it, upload it, change the details on the post.; rinse and repeat.
If you don’t use all the space of course downgrade…
Or start another blog that you only upload images to and link from there. It gives you another 3gb of space. You don’t have to use any posts, just upload the images to it.
Ah that is another idea! Thank you!