"Got the file but miss the password" - collected requests and answers

[Denaniel]

Originally Posted by deepsepia

Happens all the time . . . speaking of your 'nick, I always ask "FFS, why did someone stick a PW on this"

There's really no reason. People sometimes used them to mark their uploads "UppedbyDeeps" or somesuch, but I can't really see the point.

Don't be so quick to judge others, my friend. There are several good reasons for password-protecting files, and it's not about the convenience of the downloaders.

As someone who has uploaded literally thousands of vids over twelve years, I can say with confidence that if I and others like me had not password-protected our uploaded files, there would be far less available for download at VEF and far fewer uploaders posting good material than we have.

I've seen many of my uploads copied and pasted to other boards, forums, and blogs, and when many of the links at any one of those websites were reported and killed, my links died with them. The password-protected links with my user name as password get copied far less than those I posted without a password -- which I do mainly for vids ripped by others that I reuploaded.

File hosts are much more likely to check files that receive complaints when they can simply unpack and view them, than if they have to research the password in order to unpack and check them. Of course, many file hosts will simply remove any files that receive copyright complaints, but they also do random checks on uploaded files, and the password-protected files without obvious movie titles as file names are more likely to survive longer in my experience.

I've had my file host accounts hijacked, frozen or closed after spending hundreds of hours uploading to them, and I've seen dozens of prolific uploaders give up and stop posting after their accounts were lost in similar manner. Password protection is not a solution to the problem, but it offers a level of insurance that somewhat reduces the risks, and that is why after a dozen years and thousands of uploads, I still add a password to all my own rips.

[deepsepia]

Originally Posted by Denaniel

Don't be so quick to judge others, my friend. There are several good reasons for password-protecting files, and it's not about the convenience of the downloaders.

All fair points, I stand corrected and I can live with the "UppedbyX" Pass.

But there's a special place in hell for the dude who made

" 95z7U375>&u~(]^%!24wI7R18T<mHa "

-- and that's just for one file. Each of his ULs was some 20 digits of random alphanumerics. As I recall, he even did different ones for different parts of the same file.

[BCFC_1982]

It’s a secure password, that’s for sure.

[Slayer80]

filename: PzAD.rar
uploaded to 1fichier on 11-29-2018

pretty sure it's from the forum here and I checked the modern and classic section as far as the upload date is relevant.

[zushiomaru]

few pw needed:

movies soft or hard i presume..
vrnksfvlesple.part4
(quite recent dl..)

loops soft or hard:
VCL0579
VCL0578

no idea:
JRinTOP1

found above: Janey Robbins thread...

IB_S_H_L

all are rar files.

thanx in advance..

[zushiomaru]

found 1 myself.
VCL files are by JRay here.

so password = yaRJ

other pw used for loops a lot:
BasiltgA124
gfox
keisari

good luck & keep on trucking

[rikkyreardon]

Anybody recognise this naming convention:
ccgvhwlttl_grlsftstrtsj

uploaded to 1fichier but cannot find the thread for the password.

thanks

[Jenny48549]

Originally Posted by rikkyreardon

Anybody recognise this naming convention:
ccgvhwlttl_grlsftstrtsj

uploaded to 1fichier but cannot find the thread for the password.

thanks

Yup, that's me. You can always tell because I add the j just before .rar

Password = jenny

[BCFC_1982]

Originally Posted by Jenny48549

Yup, that's me. You can always tell because I add the j just before .rar

Password = jenny

Code name: not your sonny

[johnsjohns]

I downloaded a file in classic movies,6384 rar and forgot the movie title. I could use some help finding the password. Thanks