‼ IMPORTANT v2 ‼ Renderotica and RenderHub original download time tracking

[Anna1945]

Trying to simplify a question, bear with me

I purchase a recently issued item from Render HuB (will stick with Render Hub for
less confusion)

I download the file, I unzip the file.
There is a dbf file, I delete it

I rezip the file and post it.

In theory I am Ok and so is the member who downloads it
Yes?

[warrant63]

@anna1945 No. The zip will have the date/time showing when you downloaded the file from them and they can ID you with that too.

[Anna1945]

But that would the be original zip file, not the rezip without the dbf file....correct
Only the dbf file is the danger.

[warrant63]

If you mean by the "rezip", that you remove the time stamps during this (as the guide says in the first post or as the "not yet official" tools do it for you automatically), then it's ok 🙂

[Anna1945]

No.
I download file from Renderhub.
I uzip the files
I delete .dbf file.
I rezip the files.
(Apologize for this but have project planned that could cause ramifications
if I do this wrong.)
Items have been accumulated over time in mass.
Thank you
Tick.Tock, Tick Tock

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Thank you

[Ethiopia]

Thanks for that info @medusa. I knew that someone was keeping on top of this.

[Must-Inspire]

I believe they might have changed their tactics regarding this, at least on Renderotica.

I recently checked something I bought a few weeks back and YES there was a license PDF but nothing was particularly notable about it, except the MODIFIED date which was set exactly 5 hours before my DOWNLOADED time. Actually all files had this same modified time, which had nothing to do with any upload or update by the creator.

This might mean that they are now actually tracking by their SERVER TIME and not by your local time, and simply modifying files to mark the time it was bought/downloaded is a way sneakier and more annoying tactic as it forces you to modify all files yourself just to counter that if you want to upload here.

Yes, what @medusa said 🙂

[eelgoo]

Not really. It seems very plausible to me.

As I have said before, piracy is a form of free advertising.

🙂

[Ethiopia]

I'll bet that few people check these stickies so we're likely going to see some folks banned.
THEN they'll be in the forum whining about it.

[NobunagaOda]

I purchased something the other day from Renderhub but when I ran it through the unf*cker script, nothing happened. No detracked file was created, nothing. Is that... normal?

[mxyzptlk]

@'otica Your download time is tracked via their server time. If you do the math with time zone adjustments, it still lines up. It's best to do the conversions, as suggested.

With R'Hub, I have noticed the absence of the *.dbf for some time now. However, altering the timestamps is still a best practice...as is staying vigilant looking for/expecting the *.dbf files. We know that some of their vendors lurk here AND use links for their benefit. It is only logical to assume they are aware of what we know and share, information wise.

[Kuromugen]

🤔 Indeed just use the Tool to alter the Packages when buying Stuff!

It's best just to be Safe🫡

[NobunagaOda]

I still don't know if it's normal that the script won't create a detracked file.

[Shawn]

Qestion: Why bother with the Powershell stuff?
Isn't it easier just to download, extract the archive, delete the problem files, repack the archive and upload?

[Kuromugen]

It's also about the approx date and time when purchasing, so they can't track it back by/from shopping stats🤔

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