[META] A problem with Megadownloader1.7

[-] Tronix_xa | 5 points | Nov 11 2016 18:39:10

Hey, there is a bug in megadownloader. Every file is internally splitted in several chunks. If you pause your download it will continue at the last chunk. The problem is the chunk counter. It only has 32 bits - too small for big files. Fix the IncrementCouter function or i can build a new version if you are interested ;-)

[-] GerdPferd88 | 3 points | Nov 11 2016 19:07:25

Thanks for the answer. Can I do it myself or do i need skills for it? If yes it would be great if you could try to fix it :D

[-] Tronix_xa | 10 points | Nov 11 2016 20:14:25

Ok, here it is. A new version of megadownloader. Works for me. But be aware that there is something missing - at least that's what the author writes in his code ;) The missing part is maybe not important for using the app. Check it out - hope it helps!

LINK Key: !vfS_pHREnzvlz4p2BwIPzQ

[-] Curiosity_Kills_Me | 4 points | Mar 25 2017 04:31:41

So I know this is weird to reply to a 4 month old comment, but I just found this thread because I had the exact same problem as the OP and your solution not only worked perfectly but it also started downloading 5 times faster for some reason. So thanks!

[-] Tronix_xa | 1 points | Mar 30 2017 20:09:09

I'm glad I was able to help ;)

[-] GerdPferd88 | 2 points | Nov 11 2016 21:23:42

Thanks! :)

[-] Bodyguard121 | 1 points | Nov 12 2016 16:14:47

Can you give me a detailed answer on what you did to MegaDownloader? Im trying to become a programmer and I would like to hear it. I probably wont understand it but it wouldnt hurt to try. ıf you want to tell it of course. You can PM me if you want to.

[-] Tronix_xa | 1 points | Nov 12 2016 18:31:36

Hehe, with some basic coding skills it will be a nice play ground :D First load the src from the original site and then my src from the link above. Use a tool like winmerge to check for differences in the code. You can then easily see my changes. There are only a few...

The code is in VB .NET so you need an IDE like Visual Studio to compile it. I'm not really a VB coder. Normally i use C#. It is possible to transform the code from VB to C#, but too much work for me at the moment ;-)

There are other bugs. You guys encounter some of them already. One of the really annoying bugs are in RetrieveLinksFromFolder. Problem here is that under special conditions mega returns a listing of encrypted files/folders. Then this error is shows up: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: Path '', line 0, position 0.

Maybe someone with MEGA API experience can look into this? That would be nice. A decryption key or sth like that is needed.

[-] Bodyguard121 | 1 points | Nov 12 2016 18:41:23

Thanks for taking the time to write this. I guess I will just take a look at the changes you made.

[-] SpatialWheel | 4 points | Nov 11 2016 13:41:22

happened to me also with a thirty something gb file and i just restarted my computer and once it rebooted it continued as normal

[-] GerdPferd88 | 1 points | Nov 11 2016 13:43:50

Same goes for me, after reinstalling tho. It continued and is now stuck at 35GB. Smells like dog shit!

[-] gembird91 | 3 points | Nov 11 2016 14:10:45

I am not sure but it might work if you increase your Package Size in the advanced settings. Maybe try a Package size of 100?

[-] djtuttyram | 4 points | Nov 11 2016 19:42:28

What I wouldn't give to increase my package size ... (badoom ching!)

[-] GerdPferd88 | 2 points | Nov 11 2016 14:36:26

Thank you let´s try that one :D What does it do then? increase the size of data bits coming to me or something else I do not understand? :)

[-] stretchgoal | 2 points | Nov 11 2016 17:26:48

Probably something else none of us understand.

[-] GerdPferd88 | 1 points | Nov 11 2016 17:36:08

Yea the programm is sometimes pretty foggy if you get what I mean.

[-] finding_waldo | 2 points | Nov 11 2016 14:36:51

Side note, does anyone know how to enter the decryption key onto megadownloader?

[-] paoper | 4 points | Nov 11 2016 15:00:32

Just post the key directly at the end of the URL, without spaces. It is actually part of the URL.

[-] GerdPferd88 | 1 points | Nov 11 2016 14:52:36

I don´t know, but you can just enter the link to your browser, enter decryption key, and past the link of the file into Megadownloader :)

[-] [deleted] | 2 points | Nov 11 2016 14:42:06

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[-] GerdPferd88 | 1 points | Nov 11 2016 14:48:40

Does not work :(

[-] [deleted] | 2 points | Nov 11 2016 14:52:24

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[-] GerdPferd88 | 0 points | Nov 11 2016 14:53:22

It is not, I currently download it, but I am sacred it will die off again :(

[-] noNSFWcontent | 1 points | Nov 12 2016 05:37:31

For me the files turn red with ERROR written. When I see the error it's something along the lines of Too many connections...

[-] Tronix_xa | 1 points | Nov 12 2016 12:55:43

Does the error in the log look like this?

2016-11-07T00:00:03:141 [ID#6] >>> Error in Downloader.DoWork: System.OverflowException: Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow. at MegaDownloader.FileDownloader.ChunkDownloader_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)

You can find it under: Options -> See logs and then go into the log directory. There should be the log file with the current date.