Rapidshare problem re-uploading

wytsy · VIP club member Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 411

My files on RS got blocked. Sad

Well, it happens.
I deleted them, renamed the rar-files and uploaded them using RapidUpload.
I didn't get any download links:

svinto · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:21 am Post subject:

Hi prlwytzkofski.

This is of course a well known phenomena to many of this forums great posters.
When RS blocks a file they do it by the unique MD5 code.
If you rename a file and creates a new rar the "secret" MD5 code will be the same.
Workaround is to add an empty or simple textfile "Hello" plus the actual file in the single rar.
If you have split rars just alter the size of the splittedfile ever so little.
Should a third reup be necessery, and you used the textfile method, then let the text read "Hello again".
That should be sufficient change to allow the file to be uploaded.

wytsy · VIP club member Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 411

Thank you svinto for the workaround, and better still, for explaining the reason for the workaround.

I considered adding a file, but thought that it could not be the answer because
1) you need to save the extra file with the original set, and edit it before re-up
or
2) you need some kind of administration for which files need "Hello" and which ones need "Hello again"

It means extra work one way or the other. Crying or Very sad

My respect for posters keeps growing and growing.

I just had an idea. Idea

If it works I'll explain how on the next round of re-ups.

Yes drolli, changing the date on a file was the idea.
it should work and it does.

drolli · Respected VIP club member Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 522

If you re-rar a file... changing the timestamps should also work, as well as changing compression settings... anything that will cause even a single bit to change.