r/internetarchive

I'm new in Reddit cuz more than 11 years my country blocked this App and web, Help me out in search of Real Document

Miss being in a computer lab all night on yahoo.

Back in the 90s you had to be somewhat smarter to get online. Particularly the early 90s. Now its becoming a virtual ghetto when you just let anyone in.

All the education in the world and no one can fully avoid the school of hard knocks. 😆

So the system is collapsing and they are just blaming it on the data centers and AI. Like they've been sugarcoating everything for 20 years.

Time to go back to only allowing the smart people to play with the adult human toys.

So, my dad is in prison, and i found an 8tb hard drive with about 7tb of work materical, he used to do stuff like 3D, vfx, rendering, all of that stuff basically, and this hard drive is an archive of a lot of his work. The stuff he actually did all of that work for are like adds, maybe some movie stuff, and a bunch of random things. Now i dont need these files at all, i dont want them, but neither i want to just delete them, i wanna preserve them, but im afraid that while im not the person who signed whatever ndas or documents my dad had to sign, that this stuff is copyrighted.
Now should i uplaod this or no? Is there any actual risk when uploading these things?

Is the metadata error still going on

Hey all! I'm launching arch.supply on Product Hunt tomorrow. A better way to browse the archive.

It's an independent project, not affiliated with the Internet Archive. A slice of any merch sales goes back to them, because they make all of this possible!

Let me know what you dig up!

This happens regardless of browser and device. Cleaning cookies did not help. On "IsItDownRightNow?", it says the website is up.

Is there anything I can do?

EDIT: Apparently I can only access it by using a VPN. That means my WiFi connection is somehow having issues with the website. How can I fix it?

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Hey guys! I want to preface this by saying I know absolutely nothing about internet archive or really even torrents, so please bear with me lol. I want to download a pdf version of a book from internet archive, I had it as a child, but it's listed as "Borrow Unavailable" I'm assuming due to copyright as it's owned by a large company. Is there anyway to bypass that so I can read the book?? I can't find it anywhere else on the internet for free. Thank you!

Are they working on other ways to archive pages without being blocked or we just lose access to a big % of the internet from now on?

The Lost Dewy Tapes may be the birth of next modern day TheWhitestKidsYouKnow but in Clips form

Go check @sirrJohnnyderpp on IG

Say I'm in a collection, and I click on a directory icon. It has about 200 video clips in it; they are all titled. How do I search to bring back clips with specific words in those titles? TIA

I’m from India and I can’t access the site for the past week anyone else facing similar issues

what's the POINT of archiving a post? makes no sense. especially when the post is incorrect and misleading. I also have noted that less and less people are using this platform. good luck

New internet enforcement measures introduced across several provinces have made it significantly harder for users in China to rely on unauthorized tunneling and proxy services. While internet restrictions have existed for years, observers say the latest wave appears broader and more coordinated than previous crackdowns. Throughout the past few weeks, regulators have reportedly worked alongside major internet service providers to identify and disable traffic linked to unapproved circumvention tools. Users on several Chinese tech forums have described unstable connections, frequent disruptions, and a noticeable increase in blocked endpoints. Rather than focusing only on blocking servers, the recent efforts are said to include stronger network filtering and closer monitoring of suspicious traffic patterns. Some users have reported receiving warnings after repeated connection attempts, while others claim their accounts temporarily lost internet access until the activity stopped. For people who regularly travel or work in China, the situation highlights how quickly access methods can change. Techniques that worked a few months ago may no longer be reliable, and many users are finding that dependable connectivity now depends on adapting to ongoing changes in the country's internet controls rather than relying on a single service or protocol.

Found the Internet Archive website through another artist; had to share this goldmine of art books. I often recommend this book for drawing fundamentals: Figure Drawing for All It's Worth, by Andrew Loomis. Also Walter Foster's Perspective Drawing is a great book to study from. Guess what you can view all the pages on the Internet Archive, for free! It has all of Dover Art Books. It has all of Walter Foster art books. It is best to view from a desktop or tablet. Free to sign up. Happy Reading, happy learning!

Hey all, has anyone experienced the issue where none of the torrents work? I have tried dozens and none seem to be seeded so they just sit at zero.