Browse and Upload Flickr Photos From Windows Explorer

Posted By Keith Dsouza On November 3, 2009 @ 8:38 pm In Featured Articles | 2 Comments

Flickr [1] is one of the most popular photo sharing website service. Many users upload photos to Flickr and share it with others. We came across a software which will allow you to access your Flickr Photos in Windows Explorer.

Flickr Drive is a Windows shell extension, which will allow you to browse, download and upload photos to Flickr from Windows Explorer.

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Once you install the software, you will see a new system folder called Flickr Drivein the Other section of My Computer. Double click on the drive to bring up the authentication dialog for Flickr. In the first screen enter your Flickr username and choose whether you want to also include photos uploaded by your family and friends.

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Once you enter the username, you will be asked to authorize Flickr Drive with Flickr. Sign in to your account, and follow the series of steps to authorize the app. Once you have authorized it, come back to Windows explorer and click on the Done link.

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You can now browse the images from Flickr directly in My Computer like any other regular folder. You can also enlarge the image by clicking on them, it will use your default picture viewer to open the image.

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Creating new photosets and uploading images is also very easy. To create a New photoset in Flickr, just click on the New Photoset option in Windows explorer and give the folder a name. To upload images to the photoset, just copy paste the images to the folder. In addition to this you can also search images by tags.

Techie Buzz Verdict

Flickr Drive is one of the most awesome software you can use for Flickr. It makes it very easy to browse photos on Flickr. Along with that, it also makes it a piece of cake to create new photosets and upload photos to it.

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If you are a Windows users who uses Flickr, Techie Buzz highly recommends Flickr drive. It also gets a stamp of Recommended software [2] from us.

Ratings: 5/5 (Awesome)

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Download Flickr Drive [8]

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[1] Flickr: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/flickr

[2] Recommended software: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/recommended-software

[3] Browse Box.net files in Windows Explorer: http://techie-buzz.com/tech-news/mount-boxnet-account-in-windows-explorer.html

[4] Browse SkyDrive files in Windows Explorer: http://techie-buzz.com/featured/access-windows-live-skydrive-from-windows-explorer.html

[5] Use Gmail as a Storage Server: http://techie-buzz.com/technology-buzz/using-gmail-to-back-up-files-with-ease.html

[6] Create a FTP Send To Menu in Windows Explorer: http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/right-click-and-send-to-ftp.html

[7] Mount 999 Gmail accounts as local drives: http://techie-buzz.com/featured/mount-999-gmail-accounts-as-local-drives.html

[8] Download Flickr Drive: http://www.viksoe.dk/code/flickrdrive.htm

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