Is Rapidshare worth the money?

[savageblue]

I have been reluctant to pay for a rapidshare account because it states that I will lose my downloads when I cancel my account. Is this true? How can they pull something from my hard drive without my consent? Does the file have an expiration date or something? Any clarification from some of you experts is greatly appreciated.

Savageblue

[nosam]

Good question. I just signed up for 30 days. I am curious about the very same thing.

[DTravel]

I think its worth the money IF you are going to upload or download more than one or two files a day.

As for "losing your downloads", no, they can't reach out and delete files from your hard drive. What they mean is that any files you upload to them stop earning you any points when you cancel the account you uploaded them under and they will be deleted from Rapidshare's servers after a while. (They don't even delete them immediately, I know at least one person who forgot to renew his account but all the links he had posted were still good. So I suspect they switch over to a "delete after X number of days without a download".)

[snoopy1664]

I held out for months but gave in in the end..and I'm so glad I did. I makes things so much easier.

The ability to right-click and save from directly from this (or any other) site is worth the cost by itself.

[legman7]

Definitely worth 10 a month. Can't believe people who are getting free stuff but still waste time getting free slow downloads with a non premium account. BTW you keep what you download of course.

[Xxphd]

I see it as a conditio sine qua non for the heavy porndownloader
:cool:

most of the stuff on XXX forums is hosted at RS

[miro]

I have been reluctant to pay for a rapidshare account because it states that I will lose my downloads when I cancel my account. Is this true? How can they pull something from my hard drive without my consent? Does the file have an expiration date or something? Any clarification from some of you experts is greatly appreciated.

Savageblue

Hello Savageblue,

the fact is, as long as you´re paying for your RS-Account, you´re able to download gigybytes of RS-files uploaded by others in a fast way without waiting time or other restrictions. I´d warn you, that there´s quite an addictive aspect, depending on your personality, maybe limited by the space of your harddrives ...

If you want to upload files, a very strong motivation may be to collect "points" which are generated if someone else with or without an account downloads your files. RS-account users may generate 256 points a day, non account-users may generate more. This all depends on what and how much you´re offering and where you´re publishing the links. You need 10 000 points to prolong your account for another month "for free".

Concerning the "pulling of your harddrive", you´d be the one uploading the files and publishing the links deliberately (that would be you doing this, means consenting to it), but the place where the offered files are being stored would be the servers of RS-company, other than traditional file sharing systems, then independent of your own harddrives.

Somehow there´s no "expiration date", but it may occur that files get deleted by RS because they have been reported as illegal, files uploaded by non account users may be downloaded ten times.

You may indeed loose the control over the previously uploaded files then maybe spread all over the internet, if you don´t delete them as long as your account is still active. One possibility would be furthermore to copy and paste the links for deleting the files, to have some control.

There´s still one thing to take attention to, if you want to create an RS-account, you´d better don´t mix up rapidshare.de with rapidshare.com, rapidshare.com is the better choice, I´d say.

[Jism Jim]

My Rapidshare.com account is really some of the best money I ever spent.
It's such a timesaver. No hassle, no waiting, just clicking and downloading.

[Mr. Gussett]

Yes, definitely, absolutely. It's the only subscription I've kept up - for about 3 years now. Worth it's weight in gold.

[DubSalute]

First: files you downloaded will not expire when you not prolong your account at Rapidshare, all you downloaded you can keep and use as long as you want, what you will loose is your online storage which is also part of a rapidshare account, many think its only downloading but with the account also comes the option to store material online on the Rapidshare servers, they will store it for you as long as you stay Premium Member.

Second: if its worth it depends if you frequently download files, for a 2, 3 files a day its not usefull. Benefit of having a account is that you will be able to use download managers like the RapidShare Manager (http://rapidshare.com/rsm.html) or Free Download Manager (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/) and automate your downloading, you can enter your Premium login to the programs and add the files to download via copy/pasting or monitoring clipboard and then let the download managers do the work instead of you yourself having to download the files one by one.

Third: and also mentioned is that when you download a lot disk space will become a issue :o that can go pretty quick.

Rapidshare is a trusted compagny, you could always try for a month and see if it has benefits for you.

[prof_derzshowitz]

Hello all. Thanks for the information about RS. I just have a couple of questions about the service that I couldn't find answers to on the official website.

First, I'm aware that parallel/simultaneous downloads are possible when you have a premium account. However, are you also able to Upload multiple files simultaneously after buying a Premium membership? Currently, using a free Collector's Account, I'm able to queue a large slot of files for upload using the very handy Rapiduploader program, although each file has to upload completely before the next one will begin the process. If RS Premium allows multiple files to upload at once, it would be quite useful, as my upload speeds are already limited because of the asymmetrical U/L-D/L characteristics for my DSL connection.

Also, I have read on many pages (for instance, in this post on this very: page http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=686037&postcount=7 (http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=686037&postcount=7%5D)) that 10 000 Rapid Points are needed to get a free month with Rapidshare. However, if you go to the "Create Account" page in the Premium Zone on the RS site (http://rapidshare.com/premium.html), the necessary number of points to get free months is much lower, and is broken down like this:

http://rapidshare.com/img2/preisschild_30_tage_ohne_zusatz_en.jpghttp://rapidshare.com/img2/preisschild_90_tage_ohne_zusatz_en.jpghttp://rapidshare.com/img2/preisschild_180_tage_ohne_zusatz_en.jpghttp://rapidshare.com/img2/preisschild_365_tage_ohne_zusatz_en.jpg

Is it true that a free month no longer costs 10 000 points, but only 1 000? Is this a recent change? Or are these point exchange-rates only lower for first-time account buyers, and the fact is that it still costs 10 000 points to get a free month if you already have a Premium account?

Thanks, and sorry for the long post. :o

P.D.

[heehoo]

Yes, it is well worth it. You don't have to wait between downloads, you just click and download. When I get some money Monday, you bet I'll renew my subscription. It is well worth it.

[prof_derzshowitz]

Yes, it is well worth it. You don't have to wait between downloads, you just click and download. When I get some money Monday, you bet I'll renew my subscription. It is well worth it.

Thanks, but you didn't really answer any of my questions. I'm not asking if in general having a Premium account is worthwhile (I'm sure it is), I'm asking for some specific information relating to one's ability to conduct simultaneous uploads and for regarding the exchange of Rapid Points, as specified in my above post (http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=691239&postcount=11).

[DTravel]

The RapidPoints you see listed below those prices is NOT the cost to renew. It is how many "bonus" points Rapidshare immediately credits your account with.

As for multiple simultaneous uploads, with a Premium Account you can but your total upload speed is for all files combined, not for each file. (I'm on DSL as well and that's how it works for me.) That's not a limit imposed by Rapidshare but by your ISP so you should contact them for info.

[prof_derzshowitz]

The RapidPoints you see listed below those prices is NOT the cost to renew. It is how many "bonus" points Rapidshare immediately credits your account with.

As for multiple simultaneous uploads, with a Premium Account you can but your total upload speed is for all files combined, not for each file. (I'm on DSL as well and that's how it works for me.) That's not a limit imposed by Rapidshare but by your ISP so you should contact them for info.

Thank you for the info. It would have been nice if one could exchange 12000 points for a year-long premium membership, but c'est la vie.

By any chance, would you happen to know how many Rapid Points it does cost to set up a premium account? 10 000 has been cited a bunch of times for 1 month; is that still correct? Also, is it possible to purchase or extend your premium account using RS points for longer chunks of time, e.g. 90, 180 or 365 days? And might you happen to know how much those chunks cost, in points?

Regarding the uploads, thanks for clarifying that simultaneous U/Ls are possible, although given the fact that one's max speed is for all U/Ls combined, it would be kind of pointless to attempt. (For instance, right now, using RapidUploader, I can U/L to RS at around 65-70 kb/s per second, doing one file at a time. However, if I tried to do that with say, 30 files, they'd all be upping at around 2 kb/s, and would take forever to finish).

I thought that would be the case, but I was kind of hoping that it would be possible to U/L a whole chunk of files simultaneously, (all at top speed), given that presently, I can U/L at 70 kb/s, while downloading from RS at 100+ kb/s and running Vuze, all at the same time. (But now that I think about it, I bet seeding torrents on Vuze is probably taking away from my U/L speed, if it's all cumulative, so I should probably shut that down).

Anyways, thanks for the info, DTravel, and I hope to hear back from you regarding my further questions about the exchange of Rapidpoints for premium accounts.

[mjefferys1]

Thank you for the info. It would have been nice if one could exchange 12000 points for a year-long premium membership, but c'est la vie.

By any chance, would you happen to know how many Rapid Points it does cost to set up a premium account? 10 000 has been cited a bunch of times for 1 month; is that still correct? Also, is it possible to purchase or extend your premium account using RS points for longer chunks of time, e.g. 90, 180 or 365 days? And might you happen to know how much those chunks cost, in points?


I can't answer all your questions but I can confirm10,000 points per month and I had to open a new account when the month finished (luckily I had kept all my uploads in a free collectors account). I do not think you can extend for 90 days etc. using points, the system is not very sophisticated. However it does work and is free! My lack of harddrive space for all the lovely downloads being the only drawback.

[prof_derzshowitz]

I can't answer all your questions but I can confirm10,000 points per month and I had to open a new account when the month finished (luckily I had kept all my uploads in a free collectors account). I do not think you can extend for 90 days etc. using points, the system is not very sophisticated. However it does work and is free! My lack of harddrive space for all the lovely downloads being the only drawback.

Thank you mjefferys1, for jumping in and helping to answer my very specific (and probably very annoying) questions. The reason I'm asking all of this is because I'm hoping to set up a premium account for free using my points, and then continue to rack up enough points so that I keep on "purchasing" free months for as long as possible.

I am kind of concerned when you say that you had to open a new account when the month finished, and that you were lucky that you had kept your uploads in a collectors account (i.e. otherwise they would have been lost). I was under the impression that by extending your account for another month with your points, your account would continue to exist, and that you wouldn't lose whatever files you have in it. Did you just have to open a new premium account because you waited to exchange your points till after the month had completely expired? (I.E. if you had selected the option to extend your account before the 30 days were up, would you have been able to keep your existing account?).

Also, how would this affect the status of your uploads? In my collector's account, I am given the option to "transfer all files to a premium account," which I imagine is what you are supposed to do once you go premium. But considering what you said happened to your account, would this mean that even if you use another 10 000 points to extend your premium account for another month, before the month is up, you'll still lose the files in that existing account, and have to set up a new one?

If that were the case (i.e. that all 30-day premium accounts purchased with points expire after 1 month, even if you exchange points for another 30 days), it would seem pointless to transfer one's uploads from a collector's account to a premium one, and would make more sense to use the premium account exclusively for downloading.

Finally, if you were to end up transferring your uploads from collector's to premium, do your download links stay the same, or do they end up having all new urls for each file? This could be a bit of a pain, if you would then have to go back through each and every post you've contributed on this forum, and update the links for files that used to be in your collector's account, but have now been moved to premium.

I feel really bad for asking all these really specific questions, and it kills me that I can't find answers for them by using the RS website, Google, or Wikipedia. So I apologize to anyone who actually takes the time to read through all this. But hopefully by getting these questions answered, this will help to clear up some things for other people on the forum as well.

Thanks again.

[Xxphd]

there's another catch, file transfers between RS accounts aren't free


Warning
Every file transfer costs in total 500 RapidPoints. 250 RapidPoints are deducted each from the source account and the target account.

[rotobott]

Just move your files to the premium account when you open it,all the urls stay the same,then keep renewing it every 10000 points and all the files stay in your account.Mind you getting your 10k points is'nt that easy as only the first 255 premium downloads count,the rest have to come from free users.Having said that I'm "paid up" until October so it's not that hard.

[prof_derzshowitz]

there's another catch, file transfers between RS accounts aren't free

Quote:

Warning
Every file transfer costs in total 500 RapidPoints. 250 RapidPoints are deducted each from the source account and the target account.



Oh, wow, things just keep getting better and better, don't they? :p But does this mean that the cost of doing a file transfer is 500 points PER FILE? Or does it mean that every time you use the transfer utility to move a big collection of files (e.g. moving all of your uploads from Collector's to Premium), it costs 500 points? It would seem to be absolutely ludicrous if to transfer, say, 100 files in one go, it would cost you 50 000 points.

Just move your files to the premium account when you open it,all the urls stay the same,then keep renewing it every 10000 points and all the files stay in your account.Mind you getting your 10k points is'nt that easy as only the first 255 premium downloads count,the rest have to come from free users.Having said that I'm "paid up" until October so it's not that hard.

I am very glad to hear, though, that your urls stay the same when you move them to premium, and that if you keep renewing your account before it expires each month, you won't lose your files. You do make a good point that collecting 10 000 points is not something done easily. Since joining this forum about two weeks ago, I've managed to rack up about 3 000 Rapid Points, which I thought was pretty good. But considering that at that rate (earning around 1 500 points per week), I would only end up with around 6 000 points by the end of the month, I still wouldn't have enough to renew my account, and I would lose my files.

In order to prevent this from happening, I suppose I would need to have at least a few months worth of points (say, 30 000 or so) before I exchange the first 10K for a premium account, so that in case I get to the end of month, but haven't earned 10 000 in the past 30 days, I would still have enough to cover myself and keep the account going. [B]4 1/2 more months[/I], which is a hell of a long time. It would basically make more sense just to buy a 90 day or 180 day account, and hope for the best].

It would be nice if there were some way to set up a Premium Account, load it up with the files from your Collector's Account, but also keep your Collector's Account going, with all of your original files, in case your Premium Account expires. However, I imagine that when you transfer your files from one account to the other, it removes then from the first, and puts them all in the second, effectively erasing the original one.

Finally, DTravel explained in a post up above that you automatically are rewarded with a certain number of Rapid Points when you purchase a Premium Account, the amount depending on what length of time you have signed up for. Do you also receive bonus points when you set up or renew an account for free using your point balance, or is that something that only happens when you've actually spent money for an account?

Anyways, thank you VERY much, Xxphd and rotobott, for taking the time to answer. You guys (and the other wise sages who responded to my questions earlier) have already been a HUGE help, and if I can just get those last couple of details clarified (i.e. if it costs 500 points per file when you do a transfer, vs. 500 points for each group file transfer, + whether or not you get free bonus points when you use your Rapid Points to extend your account), I'll finally be able to get out of your hair. :):):)

I wish I could do more to thank you guys than just hitting the "thanks" button on your posts, but I guess the best thing I can do is to try to contribute as much good content as I can to this forum.

[rotobott]

File migrator can no longer be used for free

June 06, 2009
Our file migrator really is a useful tool. You can move one, several or even all your files from one account to another, even amongst different account types, within seconds. Unfortunately, that tool has been abused often in the past. That is why we now have to charge a fee for using it. From now on, using the file migrator will cost 500 RapidPoints, 250 of which will be subtracted from the source account and 250 from the destination account. Thus, we hope to contain improper usage of the file migrator. It is possible that we will have to restrict it further so it can be used only once per day. We would like to point out that the original purpose of that tool was to enable you of moving your files from a collector's account to a Premium account if you decide to become a Premium customer (or the other way around) - not for moving lots of files several times a day between several accounts.

I think you just get charged 500 points if you move all you files at once,you don't receive bonus points when you redeem rapid points,but as you get more files in your account the points tally starts to snowball.I just upload for fun these days.

[prof_derzshowitz]

File migrator can no longer be used for free

"June 06, 2009
Our file migrator really is a useful tool...Unfortunately, that tool has been abused often in the past. That is why we now have to charge a fee for using it. From now on, using the file migrator will cost 500 RapidPoints, 250 of which will be subtracted from the source account and 250 from the destination account...We would like to point out that the original purpose of that tool was to enable you of moving your files from a collector's account to a Premium account if you decide to become a Premium customer (or the other way around) - not for moving lots of files several times a day between several accounts."

I think you just get charged 500 points if you move all you files at once,you don't receive bonus points when you redeem rapid points,but as you get more files in your account the points tally starts to snowball.I just upload for fun these days.

Ok. That little snippet from RS does seem to indicate that every time you use the file migrator to move one, or a whole bunch of your files (like moving them from collector's to premium), it costs you 500 points. So basically, you would just have to make that initial file migration, spend the 500, but from then on just upload all your files to your new account.

The last sentence also seems to indicate that you can pull the reverse maneuver, and migrate your files from a premium account back into a collector's account, as long as you have the necessary 500 points. That would be very useful if you found yourself in a situation where you didn't have the 10K to extend your premium account for another month, as you could just transfer everything back into a free collector's account to keep from losing all your uploads.

It also makes sense that you don't get rewarded with more points when you use them to get a free account. You're kind of already being rewarded already, just by being able to get a premium account for free, minus the time and work you put in to amass enough points. And from a RS's viewpoint, it makes more sense if their reward system acts as an incentive to get people to actually pay money for their accounts.

Anyways, I think that answers just about all of my questions! (Well, at least where Rapidshare is concerned :p...). Thank you very much, rotobott, and everyone else who responded to my earlier queries! You've all been an invaluable resource of wisdom and brilliance. :):):)

Also, I think it would be really cool if the mods could sticky this thread near the front of the guides section. I think a ton of important information was covered in here, that could help answer a lot questions that any other people who are new to the Rapidshare system might have.

(However, I apologize if by making this "sticky" suggestion I have commited a forum faux-pas. I don't really know what are the necessary requirements for a post to become "stickied," but I do think the answers you guys have provided could be really useful for other people. If my suggestion is innapropriate, please PM me, and I'll edit this post by removing this paragraph, and the one preceeding it, immediately).

[DubSalute]

Best keep your files on a Collectors Account, when a premium account does not get extended the files stored on that account will also get removed as far as i know, on a Collectors Account they will remain as long as they stay getting downloaded. They well only be erased after a 90 day inactivity period (unless rules change of course)

[prof_derzshowitz]

Best keep your files on a Collectors Account, when a premium account does not get extended the files stored on that account will also get removed as far as i know, on a Collectors Account they will remain as long as they stay getting downloaded. They well only be erased after a 90 day inactivity period (unless rules change of course)



Thanks, DubSalute. I was thinking about that, and was hoping I could figure out a way to use the points I've earned in my Collector's Account to set up a Premium Account, transfer my files from Collector's to Premium, but also somehow keep a backup set of all my Uploads in my original Collector's account at the same time. However, I imagine that it's a "one-or-the-other" situation, in that the File Migrator will "cut" your filles from one account, and "paste" them in the other.

Wouldn't having my uploaded files located in a Premium account, and have them being downloaded from that location be necessary in order to gain the necessary points each month to extend that same Premium Account?

Or perhaps I would be better off keeping everything in Collector's, like you said, and set up different Premium Accounts each month (or whenever I've earned 10K points), which would be used solely for downloading? I suppose there aren't any advantages in earning your points by having your files downloaded from within a Premium Acc., rather than from within a Collector's.

If I just knew an easy way to make sure that my U/Ls would not expire in my Collector's account, then keeping everything there would be perfect. But I think I read somewhere that downloading files yourself from your own account is not a good idea, as it would be logged as a method of "cheating" the system to generate extra points, and RS might therefore prevent you from exchanging your own points for a premium account later on. Do you have any ideas on how to keep all your links alive, other than just hoping that at least once every 90 days, every single one of your uploads will be downloaded by somebody?

[kananga]

I for one don't believe they are worth the money.
A collectors account may be the only way to go.
With my old ISP I was given an upload rate of 8kbs.
True, this was the fault of the ISP, and I've since changed. My files were being routed through 34 odd different ports.
Where Rapidshare were at fault though was when uploads stalled. They would not resume and had to be restarted. The same is true of the Rapiduploader. Often (more often than not) it would say your upload was completed, yet leave you no usable links to post anywhere. Leaving you to upload again..
At least with Megaupload you can turn your pc off and uploads will resume when you turn it back on.
Rapidshare are not at all easy to contact, and are of no help when you do.
Woe betide anyone who is a little late with payment, as your uploads will be deleted.
Lastly, I hate monopolies, of which Rapidshare is rapidly becoming.

[Taztek]

Have to endorse all the above positive comments, RS is far and away the most popular of the repository sites and in my opinion the best. I have maintained my account for a couple of years. In that time I have had no hassles at all.

The only thing to note is that for some reason rapidshare.com and rapidshare.de are different. My premium member status is not recognised on the .de site.

[mrbusch]

My story :
I started with a collectors account and uploaded stuff I knew was going to be popular on several adult boards.
After a month or so I reached 10000+ points and simply converted it to a premium account.
A tip is to keep all the files in the collectors account and let them continue "working" and upload more now and then to keep the points growing.

[egaddd]

Yes, it's definitely worth it to pay for RS, especially if you have a several good sources (blogs, forums,) that you get content from and you want to easily form a varied collection of vids. If you're relativey web savvy at finding stuff, you can get an amazing variety of stuff for all tastes, and often quality stuff too ( there's even lots of HD material being posted now), though RS links go down faster than any (as we all know).

I really wanted to add that they key in RS now for the 'advanced' porn downloader is buying extra "Trafficshare", which can be used to supplement your daily allowed download totals. This is less of an issue now that RS has upped the daily total recently to 10mb a day, but it was more of an issue when it was down at 2.5mb and 5mb a day. For those that like to download full movies, or lots of content, it's a must. It sucks, but RS isn't a must because it's the best, only because it's the best source for links.

I'd also recommend using a download manager, or a browser that allows you to resume downloads (like Opera or Firefox), because you actually can resume your downloads with a premium membership. I'd also point you towards using Rapidshare Manager for downloads and uploads (Vista only though:(), which allows 5 simultaneous resumable DL's and uploads at the same time, and saves your links for DL or UL in a cue. It's not really much compared to other download managers, but it's easy to use, and works great with rapidshare (RS only).

And RS Manager will also gives a correct download total. Many other download managers will make the rapidshare servers overestimate your download totals. So you'll be credited after downloading a 100mb file for 101mb, 105mb or even up to 110mb. And this can add up. If you use another download manager (and I highly recommend using a download manager. It made things so much easier) and have this issue, one thing to try (it doesn't always work with every DL manager), is to limit the number of connections to the download to 1 and limit the number of connections to rapidshare.com to 1).

For xp, there's no RS download manager, which makes no sense. But you can use Rapidshare's XP upload manager to que a list of files to upload (and it supports resumable uploads as well). There's also Rapget download manager though it's not my favorite. Really simple to use, but get it from a reputable source. Mine also started crashing, but the download totals seemed to match up. I also used Flashget and Free Download Manager, but had problems with my download totals.

RS premium is a must for me. But it's good to go in knowing about how the whole trafficshare thing works and that it adds somewhat to the cost. But, that it frees you up to download as much content whenever you want (like leaving a que of links to DL over night) without regard to your daily download allowance, and the trafficshare you purchase doesn't expire (unless you let the account expire, after 30 days I assume).

[tfh]

If you use rapid manager [available on RS site] for uploads, a lot of the old problems don't exist.... I use it exclusively and I'm pretty sure it restarts the uploads on a stall.

[Rommelbommel]

If you just download from RS, don't pay for a premium account. Just use a download manager like "Load!" or "JDownloader", which are especially made for such file hosting websites.

[spitalhouse]

Yes.

[willy9b]

No-one's mentioned 'Rapid Library' (I think?)

http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=rapid+library

I find it very useful, and it's also interesting to see what stuff other people are searcing for/downloading. Everything from bestiality to medical textbooks! Be warned though - a fair few files are infected, so make sure your A/V is bang up to date & run AdAware/Spybot sort of programs *regularly*

Sorry if I'm 'preaching to the converted' here!

Oh, another pretty wild search site is this:

http://www.*********.com/

One final question - has anyone tried any .rar password hacking programs? One frustration of Rapid Library is D/Ling a 10 part film only for Winzip to request a password before it'll unzip it!!

Thanks in advance, Guys...

[lievet]

Rapidshare is essentially a company run by incompetents who have destroyed.

[AlienKiller]

Rapidshare is a fucking bad company. I've payed for some "Rapids" to Download some files und nothing happend. I send 2 eMails: no answer ... fucking bastards

[mjefferys1]

One final question - has anyone tried any .rar password hacking programs? One frustration of Rapid Library is D/Ling a 10 part film only for Winzip to request a password before it'll unzip it!!

Thanks in advance, Guys...

Good luck with a password cracker it takes forever.
A good way is to use google and search for the exact file name, find the original upload site and get the password that way.

Read thru this thread http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/t58467-identifying-passwords-of-downloaded-files.html there is information about passwords, and a long list of passwords that you can use in JDownloader.

If all else fails post the file name in the above thread and any other info you have and if you're lucky someone may know it.

[knobby109]

It was excellent until recently when many posters switched to other sites.It now takes 20 hours to download stuff I could get from RS in 20 minutes.And cheap , so cheap in fact that I never noticed the cost.

[Botelio]

It was excellent until recently when many posters switched to other sites.It now takes 20 hours to download stuff I could get from RS in 20 minutes.And cheap , so cheap in fact that I never noticed the cost.

Exactly. That's why I'm thinking about not renewing my premium account. It's really a pity.

[Blue126]

Really the answer has got to be yes, but just remember to thank the providers of RS links...nothing in it for them at all, just providing free porn for all.

Just a shame how rapid went about things...Lost lots of custom and forever too!

[jjjj1956]

In my opinion NO!

I had it before the changes and it was well worth it. I bought the new version and probaly got 10% useage comapred to before and it expires quickly!

[Mr. Gussett]

Worth the money - no. Having been a member for a very long time, it saddens me to see what's happened to RS. Waste of space now.

[willz2001uk]

No

I used to love rapidshare, but a few months back I bought some 'Rapids' enough for me to get the use for a month before i went to the USA for a couple of months and enough so i could use it again when i got back, well I got back tried to renew it and said i didn't have enough 'rapids'. Which was BS as i knew I had enough for 2 months when i left so either they expired as i didn't use them or the price to renew went up... either way, not happy.

[Venson99]

Yes and no. I've used RS for years and since I still get movies and TV from other sites it's great even though the new design and process almost ruined it and put me off it for a while. The main problem is not as many people use it on here so if your downloading purely from this site just see which ste is most popular. If your downloading other stuff from RS based sites then I would reccomend it.

[castello]

I signed up for Rapidshare premium the other day and am having a problem. If a video is in more than one part and I download them all, the first one is fine but the other parts are downloaded in a file format that I can't open. Its happened several times. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks much.

[zuckerman]

I signed up for Rapidshare premium the other day and am having a problem. If a video is in more than one part and I download them all, the first one is fine but the other parts are downloaded in a file format that I can't open. Its happened several times. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks much.

The Rapidshare files on VEF are multi-part fragments of a larger file that you have to re-assemble to view in a media player. So if there are 7 parts, each of 100MB, the final file will be a 700MB .avi or .wmv file.

If the parts are .rar files, they are an archive (in which the .avi or .wmv is contained) which must be 'extracted'. Use the program WinRar to assemble them into one larger media file:

http://download.cnet.com/WinRAR-32-bit/3000-2250_4-10007677.html

Right clicking the first .rar in the sequence lets you choose 'Extract' or just double click it.

Sometimes the files are just fragments (usually numbered .001, .002, ...) of a media file which can be assembled using the free program HJ Split and you find it here:

http://www.hjsplit.org/

Use the Join button, for Input select the first file only (usually .001) in the sequence to assemble (it finds the others for you), choose an output directory and away you go. You must have all parts downloaded and in the same directory and all parts need to be complete.

Good luck!

[forumsaregreat]

I have used rapidshare for many years now and as I upload alot of content - some of which has many hundreds of downloads I haven't paid for renewal since my initial month - I use the rapid manager to do all the uploading and yes is does restart automatically if it stalls - it is happily uploading a couple of scenes right now.

I do not like the changes but have stuck with it as it used to be the preferred host on this site and a few others I have used.

The advantages of using the rapid manager is that you can organise it into clips,movies,pics and under each folder have them organised into each actor or actress so organisation is simple.:)

I will continue to use rapidshare as it does seem to be getting back to how it was before - they went through a period where I had to enter my username and pass for every file individually which when downloading a movie of say 12 parts was a pain to say the least but now it seems to work without having to do so.

I also believe getting paid for uploading someone elses hard work is just wrong and am angered by many who do without even giving credit to the original uploader - sometimes uploading inferior quality just for the sake of it and it seems to be happening more and more.:mad:

[castello]

Hey, thanks for trying to help guys! I tried the hjsplit but that doesn't seem to address the problem, at least I can't figure how. If I can impose on your patience again.... The first file is a zip and that's no problem. The problem is the other 2 files which I can't figure out how to open, convert, etc. I don't see how to post an image off my hard drive here so I'll describe the icons. One is an arrow facing right in a circle and the other is like a screen page with 6 little blue squares. I've done everything I know (which isn't a lot) and I'm stuck. Any idea how to extract video from these? Appreciate it!

[Mainwaring1967]

I, for one, am not in the leastwise impressed with a practice of Rapidshare which unarguably falls into the category, 'unethical'.

I just purchased 2,000 'rapids' for 20 Euro, only to discover - once monies had been paid - that Rapidshare deducted 495 'rapids' as a sign-up 'cost'.

Nowhere in any part of the sign-up process is it plainly stated - or even hinted at - that 495 of the 2,000 'rapids' account will be immediately plundered.

I feel cheated and will not be extending the account when my 'rapids' have been used up (or plundered still further via some clause hidden in their TOS).

cheers.

[castello]

Mainwaring1967: I see I'm not the only one unhappy with RS. I can't get it to give me a good download of half I've tried....
(http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/member.php?u=231408)

[drippy9]

castello,

What files did you download? Let me know so I can check it out and get back to you on how to manipulate them. I can usually get even the most convoluted stuff to play. If you've solved the problem then let us know. GL!

[castello]

Thanks for offering to help! Here are 3 I tried. Number one worked ok but the others 2 are in some weird format even though the properties say .wmv. If you can figure it out then I tip my hat to you. Good luck and thanks again.

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|121l35|173942688|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.001|104857

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|485l3|173946697|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.002|104857

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|555tl2|173947866|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.003|32160

[rotobott]

Thanks for offering to help! Here are 3 I tried. Number one worked ok but the others 2 are in some weird format even though the properties say .wmv. If you can figure it out then I tip my hat to you. Good luck and thanks again.

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|121l35|173942688|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.001|104857

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|485l3|173946697|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.002|104857

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|555tl2|173947866|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.003|32160


This has nothing to do with RS it could be any file host, but I'll download them and have a look.

Edit

I used 7-zip but hjsplit will do the same.

2x100mb +1x30mb gives you a 230 mb wmv file.


http://img105.imagevenue.com/loc370/th_45662_donna_123_370lo.jpg (http://img105.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=45662_donna_123_370lo.jpg)

[paddyo]

I still don't understand that Rapids thing ?

When RS changed its system, I had a lot of points that they transfered into Rapids.

I renewed my membership with them till now. But now I have 0 Rapids.

When our files are downloaded do we get Rapids ? I have been at 0 for a few weeks so downloads do not seem to give anything.

Then, there is no other way to be a premium member than paying ? Is that so ?

[rotobott]

I still don't understand that Rapids thing ?

When RS changed its system, I had a lot of points that they transfered into Rapids.

I renewed my membership with them till now. But now I have 0 Rapids.

When our files are downloaded do we get Rapids ? I have been at 0 for a few weeks so downloads do not seem to give anything.

Then, there is no other way to be a premium member than paying ? Is that so ?

No, not anymore, very soon RS will be going the way of PTNA and Empornium,

[enfetish]

Thank god its not just me who is completely baffled by the way Rapidshare works now???!!! I too can't figure out this stupid rapids system and it strikes me as merely a ploy to bamboozle us all and basically scam more money.

Am I really that thick or is Rapidshare simply incomprehensible?

And it has affected my enjoyment of this wonderful site as I have given up trying to download the various amazing classic movies that so many of the VE family have put considerable effort into uploading for our collective pleasure! RS deserve to fail if they carry on with this crazy system!

[DTravel]

Thanks for offering to help! Here are 3 I tried. Number one worked ok but the others 2 are in some weird format even though the properties say .wmv. If you can figure it out then I tip my hat to you. Good luck and thanks again.

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|121l35|173942688|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.001|104857

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|485l3|173946697|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.002|104857

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|555tl2|173947866|Donna_Miller_-_Sweet_Miss.wmv.003|32160

Those are three parts of one file that was split, probably using HJSplit. Try this guide: http://www.vintage-erotica-forum.com/t35445-how-to-deal-with-the-001-002-etc-and-001xtm-002xtm-etc-files-.html It covers how to merge those kinds of files.

[castello]

Thanks for the help, I'll try it.

[drippy9]

castello,

Maybe you've already solved this, but here goes. Just download the files into the same folder and double click on the .001 file. This will auto join the files and the VLC player will popup and play the clip. If you want a permanent file use hjsplit to join them. And btw, I enjoyed the clip. Nice retro yabbos! GL.

[j6251]

When it comes to this forum, yes, Rapidshare is very worth it!!!

The majority of posts will have their files linked to Rapidshare. It's incredibly frustrating as a forum user to keep finding great files that're not Rapidshare, since Rapidshare is the most common to use, I subscribe to that alone, but are we expected to subscribe to others just for a "one off" file for a month? Rediculous and absurd if you're not a regular releaser of files for whatever reason!

Rapidshare should definitley be the "unofficial" file hoster of this forum, the majority of forum users do use this so it should be kept this way in my opinion. In the event of multiple file hosters creeping in, there's no way I'd subscribe to each and every one for a one off file, so would probably not bother with the forum at all if that were the case.

[JRay]

RapidShare is so untrustworthy that I would vote for a ban from VEF. I had more than 1,000 files stored on RS when they began the series of changes some 18 months ago which totally eliminated the rewards system whereby subscribers could earn points to extend their accounts. Since then RS has effectively increased their pricing fourfold; the price for 30 days doubled just this month.

At the time, I had enough accumulated reward points to carry my account for several years. Then the "Rapids" system was introduced and the conversion plus increased pricing reduced my time to about one year. Subsequent changes, all without prior notice, further reduced my account to a few months which will expire next month.

Fortunately I was able to convert all my files to MegaUpload before the expiration. I have a Lifetime Premium account with MU (not available on RS) and now have over 1,600 files stored there virtually all of which are posted on VEF. The cost of the MU Lifetime account is less than RS charges for one year at the 30-day rate.

RS really pulled a fast one (they thought!) when they introduced the "Rapids" system which disassociates the monetary cost from the service purchased. For example, RS can charge the same for Rapids while increasing the number of Rapids required to purchase service, thereby claiming that they are not increasing prices. That has happened at least once already since the changeover to Rapids. And, of course, the price of Rapids has increased at least once also.

If you get a free account on MU, your wait time is reduced to 25 seconds and I don't believe they impose a daily download limit like most of the other services. Also, MU is fairly straight forward to make a free download. I have found some other hosts almost impossible to use because I have trouble finding the right button to click to initiate the download among all the popups, etc.

So I've said AMF to RapidShare and good riddance. When my RapidPro account expires, I will be very hesitant to download anything from RS in the future.

[grossnex]

When it comes to this forum, yes, Rapidshare is very worth it!!!

The majority of posts will have their files linked to Rapidshare. It's incredibly frustrating as a forum user to keep finding great files that're not Rapidshare, since Rapidshare is the most common to use, I subscribe to that alone, but are we expected to subscribe to others just for a "one off" file for a month? Rediculous and absurd if you're not a regular releaser of files for whatever reason!

Rapidshare should definitley be the "unofficial" file hoster of this forum, the majority of forum users do use this so it should be kept this way in my opinion. In the event of multiple file hosters creeping in, there's no way I'd subscribe to each and every one for a one off file, so would probably not bother with the forum at all if that were the case.

I respectfully disagree as a former rapidshare user who feels he got screwed out of account extensions with the rapids system. Much like Brother JRay, I have thousands of links out there, but I'm getting nothing for them.

As far as multiple hosts or downloading movies from this or another forum, just google JDownloader. It's a huge time saver. :thumbsup:

[snowy25]

I can see why in one way its still worth the money because it would cost a hell of a lot more to buy the actual movies retail and to subscribe to various paid sites to access the material available to download from this great site using RS. However I don't see how they can justify their price increase of over 60% when they are clearly in need of customers through their previous messing around with change after change.

In another way though I can see why it's not worth it in some peoples eyes because RS on most sites is no longer the number one host, or even third or fourth in some cases, and so with the increase it means you arguably are paying more for less. People also have little faith in RS now with the multitude of changes over the last 18 months. I still use the service because I still have a few months left, even with the increase but I don't think, unless something changes and more links are out there, that I will bother to sign up for them again when my current deal runs out as they are likely to lose even more customers, and therefore links, with the latest increase.

[knobby109]

Agree with the points made by snowy25-if I'd been asked the question a year or so ago my answer would have been a resounding "yes" , it was dirt cheap, worked extremely well and most posters used it.These days I don't actually subscribe to any host as there isn't any particular one favoured by posters in the various websites and I can't subscribe to them all.