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M@X

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 13:06

Im here and everywhere in the same time ;-)

I will take a look at this, it's seem an issue with the forum software not the uprade Dead

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 12:50

M@X, where are you? Wink

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 12:13

I have a couple of giga bytes I can use from my own server. But I would prefer it if I got some MBs extra and an own space on the server designated at Interviews and/or included in the same server space as covers. I can assure you this year will be busy when it comes to interviews. I also have some albums which needs to be included in the database.

The figure 30 MB was just a figure I fished out of the water and not to be taken too serious.

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 10:38

Did a quick check. All images used for covers in the database are uploaded to the server and renamed to 'cover_xxxx', where xxx is a large number. No images from forum storage are used directly, so it's safe to delete.
However, due to a server error, the delete function does not work, this has to be checked by M@X (notified by Easy Livin already).

As for Torrods question: I think it could be useful to have additional storage space for uploading of pictures used for example with interviews. An alternative would be to set up a photobucket or similar account for that, but that would create a dependency to an external site, which has obvious downsides.
As far as I can tell, it is not possible to set individual quota for storage, so M@X will have to look into this as well.

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 10:02

toroddfuglesteg wrote:

Can I also suggest that the busiest beavers in this dam, from Prog Reviewers and up, get a more workable upload limit (30 MB ?) than the new newbie/senior/groupie beavers ?

Why would they need it? I can understand why you do.

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 09:59

Can I also suggest that the busiest beavers in this dam, from Prog Reviewers and up, get a more workable upload limit (30 MB ?) than the new newbie/senior/groupie beavers ?

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 09:49

I've asked M@x to take a look.

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 08:40

Snow Dog wrote:

We can't delete from our folders anyway so no space will be made. Let's get that fixed first. Smile

Thanks for putting it so simply in words

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 05:36

Angelo wrote:

Torodd, do you have a link to an album cover that is also in your personal folder? The cover images in the main database are uploaded when they are added, it is not possible to provide a link to an external image there. As far as the main database is concerned, the forum image upload is also an 'external source'.

If you have a link to one example, I can check to verify that this is still true (no need to think it has changed), and to see if we can clean up your storage.

This is a response to all three of you:

Check out the files:

123.jpg

786887.jpg

adam_180.jpg

bwrshop.JPG

bwrshop2.jpg

Feel free to PM me your email addresses and I will email you a screen dump I have just taken.

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 05:17

We can't delete from our folders anyway so no space will be made. Let's get that fixed first. Smile

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 05:05

Torodd, do you have a link to an album cover that is also in your personal folder? The cover images in the main database are uploaded when they are added, it is not possible to provide a link to an external image there. As far as the main database is concerned, the forum image upload is also an 'external source'.
If you have a link to one example, I can check to verify that this is still true (no need to think it has changed), and to see if we can clean up your storage.

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 04:41

^ Not so. M@X fixed the deleting issue after the previous upgrade. I did delete some stuff. Since the server upgrade recently some old problems seem to be back. Patience.

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 19:35

I have raised this as a bug so many times now I am relieved to see I am not alone. M@X very kindly increased a while ago the upload limit for 5Mb but no matter how often I try to create more space, you cannot delete your images. Good luck finding a solution where I have failed. I even raised the issue with M@X on the latest ' Server Upgrade" thread

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:17

Yep....me too. Need to report this to M@X

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:15

I tried to delete five different images and got the 500 error - internal data base error. The images are still in my box and I am stucked on 5.17 MB. Hence, I am chess mate in this game.

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:10

toroddfuglesteg wrote:

Yes, they are. Let's say Genesis "Selling England By The Pound" as an example. The art work is both displayed in the album and artist profile at the same time as being listed in the uploading PA member's private uploads folder, the 5 MB limit folder.

The clue here is to not erase the cover from the artist and album profile at the same time as getting below the 5 mb limit again.

It shouldn't be in your folder. delete it now and see what happens. I can upload a new one if it dissapears.

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:09

Ok no answer yet.

If they are in the artists pages of the database...which I don't know how is possible anyway...delete one and check what happens. We can fix any eventuallity.

If they are in the forum where your interviews are I'm almost certain the images will disappear. Which is why M@X needs to sort out some alternative arrangemant for you.

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:06

The clue here is to not erase the cover from the artist and album profile at the same time as getting below the 5 mb limit again.

Edited by toroddfuglesteg - January 08 2011 at 18:07

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:03

toroddfuglesteg wrote:

OK...... let me see if my one and a half brain cells get this right:

I upload an album cover = the image gets duplicated into the main data base at the same time as it still remains as my private uploads on my upload account which is now full ?

The duplication means I can go ahead and erase album covers ? If yes, please let me know = I will erase and get below that 5 MB limit again.

I am not particular keen on going on a PA vandalism spree by erasing images I thought is only my private ones.

Ok let me understand.

These album covers are in the forum displayed or in the artists database?

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 17:54

OK...... let me see if my one and a half brain cells get this right:

I upload an album cover = the image gets duplicated into the main data base at the same time as it still remains as my private uploads on my upload account which is now full ?

The duplication means I can go ahead and erase album covers ? If yes, please let me know = I will erase and get below that 5 MB limit again.

I am not particular keen on going on a PA vandalism spree by erasing images I thought is only my private ones.

Edited by toroddfuglesteg - January 08 2011 at 17:55