Keeping file links alive

**palo5** · December 17th, 2013, 06:45 PM

We know that if free users' files are "inactive/not accessed" for a time, the files are deleted, and links to them are dead

We also know that we can try to keep links alive by downloading our own files. Makes sense, right? - downloading is faster than re-uploading

My questions are: does anyone know if this actually works, or do hosters check your IP and exclude you as an "access"? Second, if it does work, do you have to download the whole file for it to count as an "access", or can you start the download, break off, and still keep the link alive?

Jenny48549 · December 17th, 2013, 07:11 PM

Usually downloading your own files will help keep them alive in my experience. Most hosts do not keep track of who is downloading a file.

At one time, you could download a partial from RS to keep a file alive, I even had an app that did that. However, they changed it so that the download had to be complete at one point to make it count so the app was useless then. Whether they abandoned that again is anyone's guess but I doubt it. I think that most hosts do only count complete downloads, not partials these days.

**buttsie** · December 17th, 2013, 07:16 PM

Depositfiles is up front about it ...deletion date set which is shown...you download...
it jumps ahead to new date

Mind you thats a small account of a 100 files with an average file size well under 100mb
maximum individual file 300mb

Anyone posting 1 click large files would possibly face a different situation because
1 download occasionally to keep something alive is dead weight sitting on their servers earning them no AD revenue.

Theres anecdotal comments about that some hosts are removing files randomly from larger accounts for seemingly not inactivity or DMCA.

**palo5** · December 17th, 2013, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buttsie

Anyone posting 1 click large files would possibly face a different situation because
1 download occasionally to keep something alive is dead weight sitting on their servers earning them no AD revenue

True. But they must have considered that before they let us keep big, free files up to a GB or so

In the meantime, I hope jenny's right. There are places you can do bigfile downloads real fast, and it sure beats re-uploading

~~bigbobnobody~~ · December 25th, 2013, 05:35 AM

Keep the account you upload to premium, and you won't have to worry
about it.

**palo5** · December 25th, 2013, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigbobnobody

Keep the account you upload to premium, and you won't have to worry
about it.

That's what I thought until MU and several others sank. They won't be the last, depend on it

~~bigbobnobody~~ · December 25th, 2013, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palo5

That's what I thought until MU and several others sank. They won't be the last, depend on it

5 years, 17,659 files, 1,119,922 downloads. Not only am I depending on it,
those that download my files are as well.

**palo5** · December 25th, 2013, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigbobnobody

5 years, 17,659 files, 1,119,922 downloads. Not only am I depending on it,
those that download my files are as well.

Good luck Comrade! Hope you don't have all your eggs in one basket

~~bigbobnobody~~ · December 25th, 2013, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palo5

Good luck Comrade! Hope you don't have all your eggs in one basket

One basket? Oh heck no......they're in all the baskets of who've downloaded
them too.

December 17th, 2013, 06:45 PM	#1
palo5 Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16,579 Thanks: 452,836 Thanked 222,657 Times in 16,567 Posts	Keeping file links alive We know that if free users' files are "inactive/not accessed" for a time, the files are deleted, and links to them are dead We also know that we can try to keep links alive by downloading our own files. Makes sense, right? - downloading is faster than re-uploading My questions are: does anyone know if this actually works, or do hosters check your IP and exclude you as an "access"? Second, if it does work, do you have to download the whole file for it to count as an "access", or can you start the download, break off, and still keep the link alive?

December 17th, 2013, 07:11 PM	#2
Jenny48549 Beloved Sister Mistress of Mayhem Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Great Gig In the Sky Posts: 6,668 Thanks: 64,911 Thanked 127,567 Times in 6,475 Posts	Usually downloading your own files will help keep them alive in my experience. Most hosts do not keep track of who is downloading a file. At one time, you could download a partial from RS to keep a file alive, I even had an app that did that. However, they changed it so that the download had to be complete at one point to make it count so the app was useless then. Whether they abandoned that again is anyone's guess but I doubt it. I think that most hosts do only count complete downloads, not partials these days. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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December 17th, 2013, 07:16 PM	#3
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,293 Times in 12,746 Posts	Depositfiles is up front about it ...deletion date set which is shown...you download... it jumps ahead to new date Mind you thats a small account of a 100 files with an average file size well under 100mb maximum individual file 300mb Anyone posting 1 click large files would possibly face a different situation because 1 download occasionally to keep something alive is dead weight sitting on their servers earning them no AD revenue. Theres anecdotal comments about that some hosts are removing files randomly from larger accounts for seemingly not inactivity or DMCA.

December 25th, 2013, 05:35 AM	#5
~~bigbobnobody~~ Banned! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: not here Posts: 3,018 Thanks: 4,467 Thanked 94,236 Times in 3,111 Posts	Keep the account you upload to premium, and you won't have to worry about it.