mmm thanks for replying, I believe you're correct . I just hoped there was a way .
I do as a rule download images to my own PC . (And I do backup my PC to an external drive regularly) . However I've only ever downloaded the ones I've recognised as matches , and occasionally I forget or make a mess of it. But the real reason is that I'd like to go through the many many images I've paid for and not matched and index them fully in the hope i can find other branches this way . Never thought about this in the beginning , but now most of my research is about filling the branches rather than adding rings to the tree. Thought this would make a good holiday project on rainy days with no internet connection available ..
...Reading what I've written , I've decided I'm a really sad case ,

worrying about having no genealogy to do ... I got a better idea - anyone who wants a photo taken in Islay this summer let me know. Please do not tell me your ancestor lived in the Bolsa Caves though. We might get to Jura and/or Colonsay as well - this depending on the weather, how many drams were partaken of the preceding night and the midge count at Port Askaig. And do not expect my photos to be any good.
Sally