The photo communities have scores of interesting photos. Some of them would make excellent desktop backgrounds. But when downloading, only the empty file “spaceball.gif” is downloaded on your computer. If a Flickr user does not want to make his photos easily available for download, he can set a corresponding access setting in Flickr. it then automatically displays the transparent file “spaceball.gif” instead of the photo. However, this is not a very effective way of protecting the photos, since your browser anyway downloads the photo into its cache on your computer when the photo is viewed.But you don’t have to go through the ordeal of looking through the cache. Firefox can help you find the photo much quicker. As soon as the download dialog displays the “spaceball.gif” file for saving, abort the action and right-click next to the photo. Then select the “View Page Info” context command and activate the “Media” tab. The list shows all the graphics on this page. Click an entry to see the preview in the lower part of the dialog box. Keep scrolling till you find the desired image. Then click “Save As” and save the image on the hard disk.There are other specialized add ins that also facilitate the download of blocked photos. You can completely stop Flickr from showing the transparent file by using the Adblock Plus ad blocker. You can download this tool free of cost from https://addons.mozilla.org/ en-Us/firefox/addon/1865. As soon as the add-in is installed, right-click the superimposed photo and select the “Adblock Plus: block graphic” context command. The link to “spaceball.gif” is selected in the first line. Simply confirm the dialog with “OK”. In the future, you will be able to download all Flickr photos as usual using the context menu. Similarly, the superimposed graphic can be blocked with the Nuke Anything Enhanced add-in. NOTE: The user intends to prevent unauthorized use of his photos when he blocks them. Thus, you should make it a point to observe the license clauses and not use the photo without the consent of the person who has blocked it.
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