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"Book Removed" - I'm seeing this a lot now.

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:26:36 UTC

Don't know if this is a new thing but it seems like every second book I look up to read these days I can't read it because "Book Removed".
Why would a book be removed?
Is this something that...

Posted by: barneyfife2378

New search stuck on skeleton screen.

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 11:26:23 UTC

Sometimes, the new search does not load at all, but instead gets stuck on the skeleton screen (see attached screenshot).

I would like the Archive to be the best it can be. And it would be bette...

Posted by: TL7

Re: Item needs admin

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:49:38 UTC

Looks great. Thanks.

Posted by: zvirosen

Re: Item needs admin

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:22:14 UTC

it is re-processing now.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

Re: How can I change Thumbnail Photo of my post?

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:29:29 UTC

https://ladailymirror.com/2020/08/16/how-to-fix-archive-org-thumbnails/

Posted by: Back Channel

Item needs admin

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:30:01 UTC

Details here: https://catalogd.archive.org/log/3985838746

Goal is to use what I uploaded to replace the original upload (https://archive.org/details/PB26627713thCONTUMeetingWithMissingPagesAdde...

Posted by: zvirosen

New search crashes on unstable mobile network reception.

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:14:36 UTC

Another inherent weakness of JavaScript apps compared to static HTML-based sites is that if the loading is interrupted due to an unstable mobile network connection, JavaScript apps such as the January...

Posted by: TL7

Re: Item is not showing it's thumbnail

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:01:12 UTC

Hi! thanks for answering. Sorry I didn't leave a contact. E-mail me at lcampanella@uoc.edu, please!

Posted by: Luciac

Re: Item is not showing it's thumbnail

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:53:05 UTC

Hi Lucia! I'm interested. Please let me know how can I message you.

Posted by: Spartacus do Sul

Re: Item is not showing it's thumbnail

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:27:42 UTC

Hi Spartacus! I would like to contact you, as I have some digitizations that could be integrated to complete some of your collections (I'm thinking of El Perseguido from Buenos Aires mainly). Please ...

Posted by: Luciac

no thumbnails

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:33:21 UTC

Hello,
the (black) thumbnails of the items
https://archive.org/details/1976_20231009 and
https://archive.org/details/1977_20231009
did not appear on my page; both items are on derive tas...

Posted by: ba3c

The new search is slow because it entirely relies on JavaScript instead of progressively enhanced HTML to load.

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:37:53 UTC

This is some feedback regarding the new search interface introduced in January 2023, replacing search.php . The user interface of the new search feature also has been implemented into collection pages...

Posted by: TL7

search feature - Please add the search query to the page title.

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:20:04 UTC

Pretty much every website has a search query in the page title, but the Internet Archive does not. Could you please add it to the title?

If the search query is in the page title, it can eas...

Posted by: TL7

Re: Old version of a book refuses to delete

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:16:01 UTC

Sokywocky, I'm sorry to respond to a post on here but I wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for the Black Flame movie tie in novels. I have been looking all over for those for years and you've actually ma...

Posted by: rynnb1983

Re: item stuck

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 21:46:36 UTC

Hello, sorry for bothering you, but the item https://archive.org/details/ambrozie-al-milanului.-scrieri-vol-2 is stuck on waiting for admin. Please, fix it.
Thank you in advance.

Posted by: ba3c

Re: item stuck

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 06:34:38 UTC

it is finished now.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

item stuck

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:30:04 UTC

Hello,
item https://archive.org/details/gabriel-nagy.-ordinary-differential-equations didn't complete derive task and it is stuck on waiting for admin.
Please, fix it.
Thank you in advance.

Posted by: ba3c

Please delete this item

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:09:58 UTC

Please delete this item:

https://archive.org/details/PurTiMiroClaudioMonteverdi

The only problem with this score is one punctuation error - a comma instead of a full stop.

Once yo...

Posted by: Richard Pascoe

Re: Three weeks later, still waiting for admin

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:03:44 UTC

Awesome, thank you very much.

Posted by: Miskatonic University

Re: Three weeks later, still waiting for admin

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:18:04 UTC

re-running now. check back in a few hours.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

Three weeks later, still waiting for admin

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:22:33 UTC

Please help

Posted by: Miskatonic University

Re: How can I change Thumbnail Photo of my post?

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:09:24 UTC

it is in the edit > change the information form. i changed it for yu. you wont see it as the placeholding image at https://archive.org/details/cowboy-joe but it is the tile image in search results ...

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

Re: How can I change Thumbnail Photo of my post?

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:21:02 UTC

Hi,

I have the same issue! I uploaded this video: https://archive.org/details/cowboy-joe

I uploaded a thumbnail called "Joe_Exterior1.jpg" but don't see the "Item Image" field at all? Posted by: jtian1167

Trekking & Walking

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:01:36 UTC

Trekking & Walking When it comes to Exploring the superb Exterior, there may be no better manner to immerse yourself in nature than thru hiking and taking walks. These sports can help you discover...

Posted by: goodtour ismblogger

Still not working, despite reupload, file deletion, etc.

Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:57:23 UTC

Still not working, despite reupload, file deletion, etc.
I'd really appreciate it if someone could take a look...

Posted by: Miskatonic University

It's been a week, still waiting...is there anyone here?

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:33:03 UTC

It's been a week, still waiting...is there anyone here?

Posted by: Miskatonic University

Re: Derive Task Waiting for admin

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:54:57 UTC

Still no update, should I just reupload the file?

Posted by: Miskatonic University

Derive Task Waiting for admin

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:18:14 UTC

Task ID: 3846825215
Page: https://archive.org/details/the-necronomicon_202308

The PDF cannot be viewed on site. Presumably because the Derive Task failed. From the Log:
FATAL ERROR: modul...

Posted by: Miskatonic University

Re: Views counter broken

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:19:22 UTC

Updating views has been delayed. i dont know a specific timeline for updating to resume.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

Views counter broken

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:42:43 UTC

Hi. The views counts on my collection haven't updated in a week. It's https://archive.org/details/atlantic-insight?tab=about.

Thanks.

Posted by: bluesnooze

Re: Borrow Unavailable

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:32:21 UTC

Update:
I was able to borrow it. I think it must have just been checked out by someone else. Bit of an overreaction on my part, I suppose.

Posted by: Mr_Mustache44

Borrow Unavailable

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:24:06 UTC

Over the past couple days, I've been reading this copy of David West's translation of The Aeneid:
https://archive.org/details/aeneidvirg00virg/mode/2up
But today, when I went to borrow it, it's ...

Posted by: Mr_Mustache44

Re: No preview/ adding photos

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:24:41 UTC

1. only lending books have that. uploaded books are not added to lending
2.upload image format files to Community Images and the resulting item should have a slideshow.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

No preview/ adding photos

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:15:30 UTC

Q1: How do add a preview to a book?

Q2: How do I make a slideshow of some photos? I see some people have uploaded photos where you can go left and right to different photos. When I upload ...

Posted by: AdmiralGrafSpee212

Re: How can I change Thumbnail Photo of my post?

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 18:59:46 UTC

Changing file type to item image works for me! This post was modified by sjzlky@gmail.com on 2023-08-19 18:59:46

Posted by: sjzlky@gmail.com

Re: Derive is stuck

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:30:24 UTC

it is currently running. the item is on an offline server so it may take some time before it is back online.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

Re: How can I change Thumbnail Photo of my post?

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:07:36 UTC

Hi, I also want to change thumbnail of my mp4 file, but failed to delete the original "__ia_thumb.jpg" in the web editor, because "delete" in the context menu is greyed out.

I cannot upload a n...

Posted by: sjzlky@gmail.com

Derive is stuck

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:05:33 UTC

https://archive.org/details/xxam-maxximized

During the derive, I renamed one of the files and so the derive was canceled, yet is still marked somewhere as pending so I'm not able to re-derive.

Posted by: mrlanphear

Re: Itch.io games

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:08:22 UTC

did anyone archive our disgusting fate and ego death because i tried but i could not get them in time.

Posted by: low515

Unable to set noindex tag to true through Postman or Manage item

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 21:43:08 UTC

I am unable to set the noindex tag to true on two items.

I tried setting it through "edit item XML / metadata" but it's not saving.
Postman is returning:
{
"success": false,
...

Posted by: who.lee

Jugando con la plastilina

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:58:37 UTC

Me gustaría saber si alguien tuviera los cinco tomos de la colección de libros de "Jugando con la plastilina" de la Editora Cultural Internacional.

Yo los tengo, pero están muy dañados (La ...

Posted by: JesusPS3

Re: Commercial use/public domain

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:42:10 UTC

And yes, video games can be fun. But they can also be boring. And yes, video games can get repetitive. And yes, they can be a distraction from the real world. Video games can be a game to the players ...

Posted by: harry0007

Re: Commercial use/public domain

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:41:32 UTC

We believe that the market for such games is extremely large and the market for our game consoles is huge. With the large volume of users of these game consoles, it is highly likely that these game de...

Posted by: harry0007

Re: Commercial use/public domain

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:31:43 UTC

I help people to exercise their inner power, connect with themselves and the world around them. I create space for a new perspective and explore what makes us tick. I am a quiet, confident and positiv...

Posted by: harry0007

Update!

Thu, 25 May 2023 00:34:33 UTC

Hey, It's David Mark! If Some Of You Haven't Noticed, I Haven't Posted Any New Videos Here Since April 2022, As I Was Incredibly Busy At The Time, And I Honestly Forgot About This Site, Some Of You Ma...

Posted by: EENEFANPAGE

A problem with download \ digital edition

Mon, 22 May 2023 14:59:46 UTC

Hello
I can't download any file using adobe digital edition.
This problem is always happening. I don't know why, but I guess the error is due to the internet archive server itself , because my...

Posted by: Mohammad Ahmad4553

Re: Can not derive

Fri, 19 May 2023 16:29:20 UTC

This did help, thanks!

Posted by: aorl

Re: Can not derive

Fri, 19 May 2023 07:05:02 UTC

add metadata pair:
fixed-ppi=200

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan

Re: Can not derive

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:37:55 UTC

Thank you! It succeeded!

Can I do anything to prevent this from happening in the future? Which settings were wrong?

Posted by: aorl

Re: Can not derive

Thu, 18 May 2023 19:22:02 UTC

reprocessing now.

Posted by: Jeff Kaplan