looking for help with Rapidshare, downthemall and igetter
February 14, 2009 12:54 PM Subscribe
I have been trying to to use downthemall or igetter to download files from my premium account with Rapishare.
All both download managers will download is a small 12k or 8k file.
I have been scouring the internet for fixes and cannot for the life of me find something that will work.
Have you any personal experience here with my dilema?
Please share
Response by poster: I'm sorry. I do not understand totally. I have flashgot. I will lokk at wget but what is the wget.exe?
That part is a bit beyond me.
posted by citybuddha at 1:12 PM on February 14, 2009
That part is a bit beyond me.
posted by citybuddha at 1:12 PM on February 14, 2009
Response by poster: Also, I am on a Mac. Seems there is no wget for mac
posted by citybuddha at 1:17 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by citybuddha at 1:17 PM on February 14, 2009
In the Rapidshare premium account settings, there's an option to download files directly instead of going through the html page. When I had an account I had it set and it worked great with downthemall.
posted by zsazsa at 1:20 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by zsazsa at 1:20 PM on February 14, 2009
Response by poster: zsazsa ...
Did that. No love. thanks
posted by citybuddha at 1:31 PM on February 14, 2009
Did that. No love. thanks
posted by citybuddha at 1:31 PM on February 14, 2009
Ok, sorry. I assumed you were windows. Wget actually used to never be on Windows, so I linked to that so you wouldn't be confused. Ah, well you know what they say about assume...I'll explain what I was saying a little better.
When you download something from Rapishare and similar sites, they usually set a small file (cookie) in your browser to say it's ok for you to download the file. This prevents people from bypassing things like the speed restrictions and lines to download files. There are also other things implemented by these sites, such as checking the page you came from (the referrer). I'm guessing that your download programs aren't sending the cookies and/or the referrer page, so Rapidshare doesn't let you download the file, and instead (I'm assuming again...) gives out a webpage with an error to that effect.
If you use Firefox, you can use the download the flashgot add-in, and actually have it automatically send the needed files to igetter. I believe igetter is built in to the OS X version, so it should be a simple matter of installing the plug-in and telling to use igetter. Let me know if you need help with that part.
posted by niles at 2:02 PM on February 14, 2009
When you download something from Rapishare and similar sites, they usually set a small file (cookie) in your browser to say it's ok for you to download the file. This prevents people from bypassing things like the speed restrictions and lines to download files. There are also other things implemented by these sites, such as checking the page you came from (the referrer). I'm guessing that your download programs aren't sending the cookies and/or the referrer page, so Rapidshare doesn't let you download the file, and instead (I'm assuming again...) gives out a webpage with an error to that effect.
If you use Firefox, you can use the download the flashgot add-in, and actually have it automatically send the needed files to igetter. I believe igetter is built in to the OS X version, so it should be a simple matter of installing the plug-in and telling to use igetter. Let me know if you need help with that part.
posted by niles at 2:02 PM on February 14, 2009
Oooh, check this feature out:
posted by niles at 2:04 PM on February 14, 2009
For RapidShare.com Premium users, the ability of downloading files (by any single or multiple FlashGot command) directly from wherever their links (sometimes called "codes") are posted. Just remember to enable the Direct downloads preference in your RapidShare.com Premium Zone Options page.Just what the doctor ordered.
posted by niles at 2:04 PM on February 14, 2009
Have you entered your rapidshare username and password in the preferences for iGetter?
Here's what you'll need to do if you haven't yet:
http://www.igetter.net/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=976
posted by sektah at 2:05 PM on February 14, 2009
Here's what you'll need to do if you haven't yet:
http://www.igetter.net/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=976
posted by sektah at 2:05 PM on February 14, 2009
The file you're downloading is probably an error page from Rapidshare because the file you want isn't there anymore, your login details are wrong or your account has expired. Put a .htm or .html on the end of the file and open it in Safari.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 2:21 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by obiwanwasabi at 2:21 PM on February 14, 2009
Response by poster: Niles,
Thanks for this and your time.
I have enabled direct downloads.
I was previously at the link you sent and did what it suggested.
When I click a rapidshare link on a third party site. I used both igetter and DTA and they seem to just download a URL.
When i try to access a link directly through the rapidshare site it kicks me back to the download manager options
All other downloads work fine.
posted by citybuddha at 2:25 PM on February 14, 2009
Thanks for this and your time.
I have enabled direct downloads.
I was previously at the link you sent and did what it suggested.
When I click a rapidshare link on a third party site. I used both igetter and DTA and they seem to just download a URL.
When i try to access a link directly through the rapidshare site it kicks me back to the download manager options
All other downloads work fine.
posted by citybuddha at 2:25 PM on February 14, 2009
Response by poster: obiwanwasabi ,
Thanks for jumping in here.
I have tried more than a few rapidshare file and it always behaves this way.
I think it might be a an issue with confirming my account some how but eveything checks out when i go to rapidshare.com
posted by citybuddha at 2:42 PM on February 14, 2009
Thanks for jumping in here.
I have tried more than a few rapidshare file and it always behaves this way.
I think it might be a an issue with confirming my account some how but eveything checks out when i go to rapidshare.com
posted by citybuddha at 2:42 PM on February 14, 2009
enable 3rd party cookies and then downthemall (and flashget) will bulk-download RS links.
posted by neilkod at 3:01 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by neilkod at 3:01 PM on February 14, 2009
You may want to give JDownloader a try. It handle Rapidshare and other download sites very well.
posted by zouhair at 5:32 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by zouhair at 5:32 PM on February 14, 2009
Hmm. The only other thing I can think to try - if you haven't done this already - is to try opening up one of those 8-12k files in Safari and see if they're webpages that give some sort of indication as to what your problem is. If you right click (or hit the "Ctrl" key while you click) on the file, you can chose "Open With". It should be the second option in the menu that pops up. If Safari is in that last, click on it, but you will probably need to click on "Other ..." at the bottom. A window will open up, and you should be able to choose Safari through it. Hopefully it will open up as a regular web page, and you can report back with any information it gives!
posted by niles at 1:47 AM on February 15, 2009
posted by niles at 1:47 AM on February 15, 2009
If I may jump in...
If you open the tiny file in Safari (by changing the extension to html), It is revealed that the file is the Rapidshare download page, the one with the two buttons to select wether to download as Free or Premium user.
So... How can I get iGetter to bypass this page and get to the actual download???
posted by Silky Slim at 12:42 AM on June 25, 2009
If you open the tiny file in Safari (by changing the extension to html), It is revealed that the file is the Rapidshare download page, the one with the two buttons to select wether to download as Free or Premium user.
So... How can I get iGetter to bypass this page and get to the actual download???
posted by Silky Slim at 12:42 AM on June 25, 2009
Never mind, I just discovered the solution!
You have to log into Rapidshare, click Settings and then enable direct downloads.
Thereafter, all the links download perfectly in 3rd party download managers!!!
posted by Silky Slim at 12:48 AM on June 25, 2009
You have to log into Rapidshare, click Settings and then enable direct downloads.
Thereafter, all the links download perfectly in 3rd party download managers!!!
posted by Silky Slim at 12:48 AM on June 25, 2009
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wget.exe [--directory-prefix=FOLDER] [--referer=REFERER] [--post-data=POST] [--load-cookies=CFILE] [--header=Cookie:COOKIE] [--input-file=UFILE]You could give that a try, or check out the cookie/referral options for your programs.
posted by niles at 1:05 PM on February 14, 2009