• AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    No, if the server you use stops hosting the file, then you can’t download it. Other people might still be able to, if their server still has the file. Most servers seem to do at least 3000 days retention, and others I’ve seen do 5000 days, so anything recent is probably gonna be there.

    Its the same with torrents though, with the exception that hardly any torrent still has seeders after 5000 days. Usenet is more reliable in that regard, because you dont have to worry that older files won’t have enough seeders for you to grab the whole thing.

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      1 year ago

      It’s also why most people suggest multiple server providers on different backbones that solves that issue most of the time.

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      1 year ago

      Idk about 5000 days since ive never downloded such an old file but ive never come across a torrent that no longer had seeders unless it was a very obscure torrent with only a seeder or two to begin with. Seems like most torrents are on a couple seedboxes

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        1 year ago

        I used to come across it all the time when downloading anime years ago. But now I don’t worry about that because I can download entire seasons of any anime in a minute or two without doing any searching myself. I just give Sonarr a name and start watching.

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            1 year ago

            No. I stopped using torrents a couple days after I started using Usenet, and nowadays I download anything new that I’m interested in as soon as somebody uploads it, which is usually an hour or two after it airs/releases. Anything upcoming I see that interests me I pop into the relevant *arr app, and then I get notified when it’s downloaded later. I’m sure there are people who have experienced the situation in your example, but since I only search for new and upcoming media, I’m not a good person to ask. I don’t peruse anything really obscure either, mostly mainstream fantasy and sci-fi. Things like Star Wars, Wheel of Time, The Expanse, and stuff like that. I know, I’m boring, but I can’t help what makes me happy.

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              1 year ago

              Hour or two? Thats unacceptable. If theres a new episode or season of some show coming out I need it within few minutes which is what (private) torrents give you

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                1 year ago

                You have your way to get content, and I have mine. The only difference is, my way doesn’t rely on other people to get what I want. I just get it, with no other considerations beyond what to pick to watch. And I’m immensely fine with that level of sheer effortlessness.

                Kudos to you on finding a cool internet club though. Best of luck to your ratio, or whatever you folks are keeping track of these days!