Filehost Advice & Solutions after major host takedowns.

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Before you start your research to find a new home check that it isnt Banned on VEF

The test forum
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/f55-test-forum.html

is the perfect place to simply enter the ADDRESS name ie rapidshare . com (without the space)
and hit preview....
******* = banned host - go no further




DOWNLOAD - PICTURE GUIDES


Download button trickery - how to avoid it
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=151

Hugefiles
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...33&postcount=5

Rapidshare (obsolete)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=155

Filejoker com / net for free user downloads
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=178

K2s / keep2share - key captcha
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=179




PREFERRED HOST LIST

Set up for Classic Movies
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...57#post2507857



INACCESSIBLE HOSTS

Trouble shooting
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...0&postcount=24


The likes of TORRENT FREAK in recent months have been posting articles that would have saved a few people from signing up or renewing to a host that was being targetted

Their the number 1 spot to go
Anonym zu torrentfreak.com/


Equal number 1 would be your own ISPs FORUM - the USERS there will be the ones that should be able to give you relevant feedback as to how good a host really is IN YOUR REGION

Number 2 is the filehosts own News bulletins / forum
- at least to see if their experiencing any issues their willing to give feedback on
This one is more if your totally locked out of a filehost

Last but not least the filehosts FAQs / terms and Conditions - READ THEM
I've lost count of how many sign-up thinking all hosts are the same only to find huge variations


FILEHOSTS COMPARED - INCOMPLETE List

Anonym zu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services


RETENTION PERIODS of Files - for free registered users & anonymous guests - best & Worst list

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=127

CAPTCHAS - when there are 2 you need only enter the 1

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=124

NO SCRIPT (FIREFOX ADD_ON) / SCRIPT BLOCKERS FILEHOST ISSUES
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=122




As there is WAR going on which goes beyond the FBI takedown of MU
all filehosts are potential targets.

Putting all your content into one host is risky regardless of how good any one host is.

Making sure they have the ability to REMOTE UPLOAD to another host a very important feature
as this means you can avoid having to completely re-upload anew everything lost if you catch it in time.


The War on Cyberlockers part 1 - Adultking.com

2 stories from torrent freak July5th & update October 6th
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...7&postcount=61

Part 2 - maybe over - at least this portion of the attack
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=154


AMERICA and Russia Announce Online Piracy Crackdown Agreement 22.12.2012

Given Russia is often a last refuge for filehosts that are being targetted
not an insignificant event

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=103




INDEX of this THREADS TOPICS covered




LINKS DEAD - VIOLATION MESSAGE (mediafire blocking forum links)
solutions - addons - posts 9-11

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...30&postcount=8
Archived Block message - variation on above
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=123





FILE DELETION PREVENTION by an ex-filehost script worker
based on FACTS not GUESSWORK

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...4&postcount=13





PASSWORDS

They wont stop files getting deleted - see above link - it doesnt

From what little i've read most use it to protect the files from those stealing them
ie remote uploaders who piggyback off of the work of others and post the complete posts onto other forums.




REFUNDS PAYPAL?

Post 2,3 & 6...Post 4 feedback




ACCUSING LETTER from ISP, LAWYER or COPYRIGHT HOLDER is received

How to react when a letter accusing you of infringing via the mail arrives?

PDF on torrent freak called - The SPECULATIVE INVOICING HANDBOOK
shows step by step what your options are

Link at bottom of this post - leads to bgafd.co.uk - direct download of the PDF

Dead as of 21.8.17 - replaced with link to general page on TF about copyright trolls
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...6&postcount=21



REWARDS - FREE USER UPGRADES NOT CASH


Depositfiles
(free upgrade scheme restarted 2019 for free users ,cash rewards ended 2021)

100 manual downloads on files 20mb+= 1 week free upgrade = 350gb (50gb a day limit)
170 manual downloads = 2 week free upgrade = 700gb
300 manual downloads = 1 month free upgrade

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=186

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...3&postcount=23

Rewards free upgrade versus Cash Hosts
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...5&postcount=52

Brief History of major cash hosts
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...6&postcount=60

Payout rates mentioned on torrent freak for 2 french sites
An eye opener for anyone thinking of posting to earn money
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...9&postcount=70




UPLOADED CONTENT BEING STOLEN



Your Uploads being copied
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...7&postcount=65




INDIVIDUAL FILEHOST ISSUES & REVIEWS




RAPIDSHARE - closing for good by 31/3/2015


Speeds - downloads freezing (OBSOLETE)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...0&postcount=16

Free user Download speeds - permanent BUT AT WHAT PRICE (OBSOLETE)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...0&postcount=63

27.11.12 rapidshare introduce severe limits on downloading of uploaded content in lieu of increased speeds for both free users (1GB a day) &
paying members (30Gbs a day - upgraded to 50Gb a day)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...4&postcount=69

Permission to download denied message tutorial with step by step pictures by Denaniel
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...21&postcount=1

Storage Now Limited 25.3.2013 (Now amended to 8.4.2013)

RapidPro customers will get to choose between 250 GB or 500 GB

Free users with more than 5 GB of data in their account will be notified of the exceeded storage space limit and will get the chance to purchase the appropriate RapidPro offer or to delete files. There will be no changes for free users who are using less than 5 GB storage space

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...postcount=1082


MEDIAFIRE


free user access changed - unlimited to restricted
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...2&postcount=20
2nd tightening of free user access - 10 downloads a week for certain file types
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...7&postcount=53



FILE FACTORY



Review
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...0&postcount=92







RAPIDGATOR (Unbanned 23/12/2012)


Deleting cookies - actually gained access after being denied
Different types of connections - some gain access others dont
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...0&postcount=28



How to clean cookies manually above

Deleting cookie - rapidg - before & during - solves accessibility issues
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...5&postcount=68

You need to register an account to access their files
(15.8.2013 - appears to no longer be the case)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...7&postcount=31

No script interfering with their Captcha - possibly needs to be disabled
(15.8.2013 - appears to no longer be the case but the
site and solve media still need to be allowed on consecutive screens)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...0&postcount=35

Forums banning them...credit card companies abandoning them (19.10.2012)
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...2&postcount=55

Mentioned as being a key target for take down
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=103

MALWARE (PUP.Offerware) via their download manager
- beware of anything which ends in .exe - post 28
(15.82013 - last 3 files downloaded recently show no sign of this anymore)
dead link removed