How to prevent image / URL redirection? (Tinypic!)

Pawnless Endgame · 20 Nov 2016 at 01:26

I wasn't sure whether to post this in GD or in the Windows section. I'm trying to view the picture on Tinypic. When I inspect the page's content, I can see that the image's URL is http://oi51.tinypic.com/2en9bva.jpg

Putting it in the address bar however redirects me back to the host page. Any idea how to get around that? I went into about:config which is kinda like a registry editor for Firefox. Change the value in network.http.sendRefererHeader from 2 to 0 but to no avail. It redirects in Google Chrome as well.

Is there any workaround? A solution for Photobucket would be good too, but PB isn't as bad because at least you can get to the source image when inspecting the page.

Imgur does it as well, but that is the lesser of all image hosting evils, so I'll forgive that site!

Thanks :-)

grudas · 20 Nov 2016 at 01:35

What exactly are you trying to achieve with that? I click on the link and get no redirect to tinypic just image in the browser window

Flubble · 20 Nov 2016 at 10:38

right click and view image?

peterwalkley · 20 Nov 2016 at 11:36

This image ? I used wget and then copied to another hosting site.

Destination · 20 Nov 2016 at 12:07

Open image or open in new tab works, clicking brings you tinypic website.

Pawnless Endgame · 20 Nov 2016 at 15:19

Cheers guys. When I right click > open in new tab, it still takes me back to the host page :mad:

Gah these image hosts are so annoying. I prefer the old web 1.0 days when the ISPs gave us webspace.

Might have to disable JS? I'll look into wget as well.

P.S. peterwalkley - I managed to open your image ok without a redirect.

Destination · 20 Nov 2016 at 15:51

Use imgur?

Pawnless Endgame · 20 Nov 2016 at 18:11

Hikari Kisugi said:
Use imgur?

Pawnless Endgame said:
Imgur does it as well, but that is the lesser of all image hosting evils, so I'll forgive that site!

I was asking how to override redirection on Tinypic and Photobucket. Also on wallpaper-type sites that redirect image URLs.

neil_g · 20 Nov 2016 at 18:19

Probably server side to force you to see the annoying adverts/popups

Rainmaker · 20 Nov 2016 at 22:31

It's for reasons like this, and others, that I thank the Internet gods for Pixhoster. No ads, no redirects, no messing. It's fast, lean, and does exactly what you'd expect. You get to choose from direct links, viewer links or embed codes. It's always fast (and free) too. Perfect.

I honestly don't know what the attraction is with the bigger hosts full of spam and nonsense.