My Tips for the Wayback Machine
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:04 am
Hello Peeps...
I have done alot of digging on the wayback machine for years so now I will share some tips...I will also refer to this thread in many posts so I don't have to keep repeating it...
Much in the way of resources can be had as far as freeware & RARE freeware as well on the wayback. Much you never heard of plus it's a goodie for getting older versions that will work in older OS as there will always be "AHHH...They dropped support for XP!!!"...or "Hey they USED TO store the older versions on their servers...Now they're GONE!".
First to say that the wayback machine is a pretty stable & reliable FILEHOSTER...Probably longer lasting & certainly unchanged for a short eternity...
However it DOES go down for maintenance, or a problem. It was down most of the day yesterday. So if you can't access it then forget about it for a day then try again, but if it is down DO NOT CALL THE POLICE!...Errr, just kidding but in a way not. Any of you remember about a year ago youtube went down for a day or less in an area and people were CALLING THE POLICE!
Unbelievable & how does one recover from that information? HAVE A SHORT MEMORY!
So...Secondly it is ALWAYS advisable to Right-Click Open in NEW TAB or WINDOW for any downloading as for many browsers & situations you can get a dummy file by using 'Save Link As'...If you are getting similar sized files either 11KB for small stuff or 1.024KB for larger those are corrupt dummy files...
Thirdly...Right-Click Open in New Tab most the time will show different snapshot 'hits' on the top bar. If your file did not come in as expected then hit the next logical snapshot...In more lesser cases you might have to try every one! If the wayback machine redirects & it looks to be accessing the right file then let it...If you see it redirecting to 'error-404' or 'trannyporncentral.com' then stop the loading or close window.
Fourth...Many many pages will have missing images. This is a pain if you are needing some old tutorials but remember that just because an image is missing that the download link behind it may be just fine...
Fifth...You must know WHERE YOU ARE GOING...The wayback will not help you out. You must have a link to punch in. If it is too general it might zip you up to a 2019 listing where a more specific PAGE of the website will be more close without redirecting AWAY from where you need to be...
Sixth...The wayback machine is rippable. In some cases I know the archives are THERE...But I cannot find the right links or years so I setup teleport ultra to search for certain archives & 'however many links away from starting URL''. This has saved me a buncha times but you will also have alot of garbage to parse through & delete...
There's more but I tire as I am a hunt & pecker typer...
TalkOrBell
I have done alot of digging on the wayback machine for years so now I will share some tips...I will also refer to this thread in many posts so I don't have to keep repeating it...
Much in the way of resources can be had as far as freeware & RARE freeware as well on the wayback. Much you never heard of plus it's a goodie for getting older versions that will work in older OS as there will always be "AHHH...They dropped support for XP!!!"...or "Hey they USED TO store the older versions on their servers...Now they're GONE!".
First to say that the wayback machine is a pretty stable & reliable FILEHOSTER...Probably longer lasting & certainly unchanged for a short eternity...
However it DOES go down for maintenance, or a problem. It was down most of the day yesterday. So if you can't access it then forget about it for a day then try again, but if it is down DO NOT CALL THE POLICE!...Errr, just kidding but in a way not. Any of you remember about a year ago youtube went down for a day or less in an area and people were CALLING THE POLICE!
Unbelievable & how does one recover from that information? HAVE A SHORT MEMORY!
So...Secondly it is ALWAYS advisable to Right-Click Open in NEW TAB or WINDOW for any downloading as for many browsers & situations you can get a dummy file by using 'Save Link As'...If you are getting similar sized files either 11KB for small stuff or 1.024KB for larger those are corrupt dummy files...
Thirdly...Right-Click Open in New Tab most the time will show different snapshot 'hits' on the top bar. If your file did not come in as expected then hit the next logical snapshot...In more lesser cases you might have to try every one! If the wayback machine redirects & it looks to be accessing the right file then let it...If you see it redirecting to 'error-404' or 'trannyporncentral.com' then stop the loading or close window.
Fourth...Many many pages will have missing images. This is a pain if you are needing some old tutorials but remember that just because an image is missing that the download link behind it may be just fine...
Fifth...You must know WHERE YOU ARE GOING...The wayback will not help you out. You must have a link to punch in. If it is too general it might zip you up to a 2019 listing where a more specific PAGE of the website will be more close without redirecting AWAY from where you need to be...
Sixth...The wayback machine is rippable. In some cases I know the archives are THERE...But I cannot find the right links or years so I setup teleport ultra to search for certain archives & 'however many links away from starting URL''. This has saved me a buncha times but you will also have alot of garbage to parse through & delete...
There's more but I tire as I am a hunt & pecker typer...
TalkOrBell