Link to new 4shared site invalid

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Is it just me or is somebody else encountering problems opening the link to our new 4shared file? Since yesterday it says link invalid. ???

Edit: Somehow the folder had a private setting which is now changed back. Phew. My widdle heart. Thank you!

Edit 2: Stopped working again. :( Even as a registered user and logged in you have no access.

Edit 3: Whatever you did, it's working for me right now.

Edit 4: And stopped working again.... Never ending story? I hope not!

Edit 5: Mod update will follow after contacting 4shared to hopefully answer our many questions.

Comments

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Freaked me out when I noticed that, too! It seems the problem is that 4shared is suddenly requiring everyone to be a logged-in member to see or do anything over there :( We are trying to find out more and will update everyone when we know something!

[lindsay22la.livejournal.com]

I just tried to access the site and got the 'invalid' response. I never even got to the page where login is normally requested. (I am a member, so that wouldn't be a problem.)

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Yep, saw a couple of days ago, that a registration is now necessary. Tried it and I didn't get the first email to get it started till now.
That's soooo annoying!

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Hmm. What happens if you go to 4shared.com and log in first, and then try the fic folder link? Is it invalid still?

I am very thankful for Aly's mirror site right now!

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

I just requested a resend of the start email. It worked and I am now logged in, but still I can't access the file. :(

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

You still can't access the entire fic folder? Or a specific file?

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

The whole fic folder.

I'm now searching 4shared for 'QAF', hoping to find one of the stories from our folder. Looking for an author's name like 'Allie_Quixotic' resulted in nothing.

[masterglory.livejournal.com]

If you're searching for Allie's fics you can find most of them here: http://gihfics.kinnetiks.net/

The rest (Karma and its sequels)are on her journal allie_quixotic

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Thank you, but that's not the problem. We are trying to access our 4shared folder. So far I only found six fics. All not from our folder.

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

IT'S BACK!!!

Settings had been set to private. Fixed by the lovely Tita.

We may do a mod post, but feel free to update your post with the happy news! :)

[shinya-diey.livejournal.com]

What about needing to be logged in to download files? Does it mean we have to have 4shared accounts now?

[masterglory.livejournal.com]

Uhm no it's not back, at least for me:( I'm logged in, still it says "file not found" sigh!!!

[miss-alysandra.livejournal.com]

I'm logged in and it still says private settings for me.
I can't update the mirror site :(

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Oooookay... *sigh*... I will talk to the girls!

[miss-alysandra.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[ipitydaf00l.livejournal.com]

Yes, the link the the fic folder just informs you that you've clicked an invalid file. Even for paid members.

They've also removed posting who actually uploads files and you can no longer click on user names (the few that I've found) to go to their directories. It will just show a brief info about that user and if you want to subscribe. Their search feature is almost useless, it will tell you it can't find files, but searching for those same files through Google will send you to them.

I was wondering if it's steps they are taking to hopefully prevent being shut down like other file sharing websites.

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if it's steps they are taking to hopefully prevent being shut down like other file sharing websites.

Most likely, yes.

Red, Court, and I are able to access the fic folder with the account info, so at least I can give the reassurance that it's still there, even if that's not doing you guys any good at the moment.

ETA: It's back! :)

[masterglory.livejournal.com]

I'm logged in, still I can't reach the file, sigh:(

[lindsay22la.livejournal.com]

Just tried it and got the same thing ???

[michira-70.livejournal.com]

Works fine for me, logged in and logged out.

[stellakinney.livejournal.com]

I can't get in, please tell me do I have to login?

GIH 4-Shared

[nightvision55.livejournal.com]

I can't get in either. It just says, The link you requested is not valid. Agh.

[nightvision55.livejournal.com]

Hang on, I've got access to something .... through this link:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/20541154/a47a1d91/sharing.html

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Yep, there are a couple of links with stories, but none is as extensive as the new one.
Old links that are accessible now are as far as I know:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/m6hwUEoR/qaf_fic.html

http://www.4shared.com/dir/5965761/f5a6d0eb/qaf_fic.html

http://www.4shared.com/folder/H2vEDoXL/Inner_Justin_-_Nyrak20.html

and your link.

[britinmanor.livejournal.com]

This URL wants money to join for a year...

http://www.4shared.com/folder/H2vEDoXL/Inner_Justin_-_Nyrak20.html

Just saying...

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Where do you see this? O_o
Somenone linked it here a couple of months ago, I only used it for free downloads.

[britinmanor.livejournal.com]

I checked QAF... Looked for a story, then when I went to do the actual download, then it asked what payment plan I wanted, after I waited the 20 seconds!?!?!?

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

That's really weird! When it was linked here at GIH I downloaded a couple of fics as always for free. What did 4shared change during the last days?!

[britinmanor.livejournal.com]

When Ii went to do the actual download, it required money...???

[nufaciel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have the same problem with the folder. I'm logged in, but it still says that it's invalid.

[sungaizing85.livejournal.com]

I am hyperventilating...

At first I thought it had something to do with not having 4sync installed. For instance, I couldnt download any 'doc format stories before until I got 4sync and kept it open and running while dowloading...but noooooo it still says INVALID...why? oh my doggie...

[qafmaniac.livejournal.com]

Yeah,it's working for now but I don't know how long it will stay this way.

Don't know what's going on here but the folder was set back to private...AGAIN!!!

WTF???

*sighs*

Changed it back to public but I think it's just a matter of time until it will be back to private. :/

[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Try now. It isn't working....

[qafmaniac.livejournal.com]

SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

[qafmaniac.livejournal.com]

Aaaand it's working again...

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

*fingers and toes and everything I got crossed* lol :)

[qafmaniac.livejournal.com]

ME TOO...fingers,toes,eyes,boobs...oops LOL ;)

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Hee, that's a nifty trick :)

[shinya-diey.livejournal.com]

Hello,
could you please tell me if we have to be logged in (means have account on 4shared) to download files or it's a temporary setting?

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

could you please tell me if we have to be logged in (means have account on 4shared) to download files

That appears to be the case right now but we are not sure why or if it's temporary or permanent. Court is trying to get in contact with 4shared for answers. We will do a mod post when we know anything.

Sorry, guys! We're frustrated, too! *comm hugs*

[shinya-diey.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^^ I least now I know what is going on *hugs back*