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November 2, 2024 at 4:17 pm #2099778
is there a way of changing the download link of a filled request or a blog post once it's up?
D'oh! I just had a thought and need confirmation/verification if it will work: On something I've posted there's an Add New Links button. Could I put a new link there, submit it, then deactivate the old link?
Would like to do that to my earlier uploads with files that been run through the change folder date app.
Make sense?
November 8, 2024 at 5:10 am #2101150I think the images of the guides are missing. Did these images show something important ? Pls re-upload those images.
thanksNovember 13, 2024 at 3:09 pm #2102414Bro, this sounds like a lot of work and I just wanna make gooner characters for my games....
January 10, 2025 at 10:45 am #2112821(I would have been a bit quicker, but it's a couple of decades since I last wrote any powershell scripts and I'm not a coder so I have to keep googling stuff while keeping the script as flexible as possible for if and when RH and 'rotica change things again.)
That still puts you a few decades in front of many here that will appreciate your effort and time [self included]
So a little thank you on the way [odd number to round off my balance - definitely not OCD 🙂 ], and to support any future assistance.January 30, 2025 at 4:47 am #2115809Hey, there's no need to make it this convoluted, methinks,
Seems that after the removal of the tracker files and repacking, wouldnt it be much much easier to use this:
https://github.com/JulianOzelRose/File-Attribute-Changer
instead of running shell commands to change our time?By then the last line of defense seems to be Windows metadata which several free small pieces of software (mostly written by students trying to backdate assignments) can edit in a jiffy.
Just type in whatever time you want and done.
@warrant63 Id recommend this over powershell. It could also be used to just edit the PDFs Renderotica deploys.January 30, 2025 at 10:35 am #2115842Nice Find!
The problem with this though, is it can only edit one file at a time.
And using it to change the archive date and time, does not change the dates and times of the files within. Unless of course you did it one by one before zipping.
The previous method changes the dates and times of every file within the archive to the newly adjusted system time.
So, they can’t match the created, modified or accessed times of any of the files to that of the original download.
This tool would be more useful here if it allowed batch updates for multiple files contained within a selected folder. It's cool though. I like it. But I wouldn't recommend using it instead of the previous method.
January 30, 2025 at 10:58 am #2115843If people don't like Powershell they can change the system date and time manually, just using their mouse, without any typing, or copy and pasting. (Remember it's important to chose a random time as well as a random date.)
Windows 10
1. Right click on the date and time in the bottom right corner of your screen.
2. Select Adjust date/time
3. Click the button underneath 'Set time automatically' to toggle it off.
4. click the 'change' button underneath the heading 'Set the date and time manually'
5. Change the date and time using the drop down buttons
6. Click 'change' to apply changes.If successful, the time and date on your clock will be that of the one you have just chosen.
To reverse the changes.
1. Right click on the date and time in the bottom right corner of your screen.
2. Select 'Adjust date/time'
3. Click the button underneath 'Set time automatically' to toggle it on.Windows 11
1. Right click on the date and time in the bottom right corner of your screen.
2. Select 'Adjust date and time'
3. Click the button to the right of 'Set time automatically' to toggle it off.
4. Click the 'Change' button to the right of the heading 'Set the date and time manually'
5. Change the date and time using the drop down buttons.
6. Click 'Change' to apply changes.If successful, the time and date on your clock will be that of the one you have just chosen.
To reverse the changes.
1. Right click on the date and time in the bottom right corner of your screen.
2. Select 'Adjust date and time'
3. Click the button to the side of 'Set time automatically' to toggle it off.January 31, 2025 at 3:23 am #2115927There is an easy fix for that
Here's a similar software that can do EVERY FILE IN A FOLDER
and even set random times, its even more comprehensive and still free
Or, As i Did, repackage without changing or opening any files telling winrar to set the time to that of the oldest file in the compression and then edit the final rar.
This other software which is more in depth might be a better solution thoughJanuary 31, 2025 at 4:47 am #2115941This is perfect! It's super easy to use and it's quick. Works offline, doesn't require admin privileges. And its Free!
I'll have to buy them a coffee on payday 🙂Thanks!
January 31, 2025 at 5:00 am #2115944Can we recommend this one to people as the direct solution?
February 7, 2025 at 5:36 pm #2116920Yikes. You don't need to do all of this, as powershell has a built-in way to change the timestamp of a file.
PS C:\> (Get-Item "file.txt").CreationTime=$(Get-Date -format o)
PS C:\> (Get-Item "file.txt").LastWriteTime=$(Get-Date -format o)
PS C:\> (Get-Item "file.txt").LastAccessTime=$(Get-Date -format o)Which will change them to the current time.
With a wildcard or pipe, you can do this to a folder.
Essentially you are doing the windows equivalent of "touch" from the linux command line, so just google for something like "how to use touch in powershell". I don't run windows myself, i remember the above from one project long ago.
February 7, 2025 at 7:56 pm #2116936
@zopeda123 way doesn't require any command line knowledge, you don't have to type into powershell or command prompt, as the app she mentioned has its own GUI. It doesn't require changing the system date and time before or after. It can target a single file or multiple files, and it has a built in random time / date function. Anyone can use it without any knowledge of command line or having to search through Google.It's definitely the way forward.
🙂
February 9, 2025 at 5:18 am #2117134It’s all fun and games until someone gets malware. Not saying there is, but am saying it can happen when you download random binaries. Also if it’s open source, you have to build it yourself (which usually requires command line or code knowledge ) because if you don’t, you can’t guarantee that the binary blob you downloaded was built from the exact same code in the repo you checked.
Anyhow, there's no right or wrong answer to what to do here. Everyone can decide for themselves how much and who they trust. Perhaps an app is useful and written by someone who wants to help share. Perhaps it's written by the copyright holder as a trap. Perhaps it's malware. Why did DAZ stop using .exe installers?
My opinion is that a certain amount of paranoia is justified in file sharing communities. You can choose your own.
February 9, 2025 at 6:47 am #2117139I've used atribute changer for a long time and the simpler 1b1 copy from github i showed earlier too. While I dont know how to audit source, i've ran it ll over the place and through every scan I know
February 10, 2025 at 11:54 am #2117336“Perhaps it's written by the copyright holder as a trap.”
Highly unlikely…
It’s farfetched to think that someone would take the time to create an app. In the hopes that everyone pirating Daz content would come across it and adopt it. Then out of all the thousands of vendors and millions of assets to choose from, that one day a person pirating one of theirs would use it. It’s the equivalent of writing a note in a bottle and throwing it into the Indian ocean in the hopes that Elon Musk would be the first one to find it.
Older versions of this app are still available on multiple sites dating as far back as 2016. Being used to circumvent methods implemented to discover who downloaded a Daz asset and uploaded it to a pirate site wasn't what the app was created for.
I’ve scanned it for malware, and checked it for any incoming and outgoing connections, it runs offline. There’s nothing stopping anyone from blocking all connections in this standalone app.
“My opinion is that a certain amount of paranoia is justified in file sharing communities.”
Agreed, however. If you’re this paranoid maybe you should stop downloading assets from a pirate site… Afterall, a much more likely scenario would be a vendor uploading an edited version of one of their own assets to a site like this, which once installed, reports back to them the email address used for when that person’s Daz goes online to update or install legitimate assets.
Just saying 🙂
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