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Accessing the old archive

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:00 am
by Wibblyp
I note that the old technical archive times out when the search parameter is set to search "All posts". Will this remain so ? It just means a lot of technical help is no longer available.

Cheers
Paul

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:56 am
by gshaw
I want to bring the old forum over to our new web hosting and get the search fixed at the same time - drives me nuts too.

Problem is our current host is being rather uncooperative and won't supply me with the files required for the transfer. Will have to keep nagging until they give me the data :?

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:46 pm
by TLC
gshaw wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:56 am I want to bring the old forum over to our new web hosting and get the search fixed at the same time - drives me nuts too.

Problem is our current host is being rather uncooperative and won't supply me with the files required for the transfer. Will have to keep nagging until they give me the data :?
Or find a differant web hosting :lol:

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:29 pm
by Wibblyp
Does the data contained within the archive not belong to the members ?

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:52 am
by DevonMetro
So I need to work out a way to download the entire forum from the archive haha!

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:48 am
by DotMatrix
Yes if you work out a way to download the entire archive WITH linked pictures please tell gshaw.

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:22 am
by DevonMetro
Found some options but i think it would hammer the servers too much!

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:48 am
by DevonMetro
So i have found a tool to do it but it will take a long time, I can hand it over to the Admins to use if they want to backup the old forum?

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:29 pm
by DotMatrix
Yes sure let gshaw know on

What tool is it?

Re: Accessing the old archive

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:23 am
by Tracktro
Easiest way I found was to let google do the searching. Way better than the archive search!

In the google search bar type whatever you are searching for followed by site:www.metropower.org.uk

There is also an extension you can add to Chrome to Firefox browsers that will unblock Photobucket images. Just search in the appropriate stores ;)