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== Warrior based projects ==
== Warrior based projects ==
* [[Fotolog.com]]: Photo sharing and social networking site closing on February 20, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|fotologout}}.'''
* [[Arto]]: First social media platform of Denmark due to be shut down on June 1, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.
* [[Google Code]]: Google likes [[Github]] more. Shutting down on January 26, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googlecodeblue}}'''.
* [[Fotolog.com]]: Photo sharing and social networking site <s>closing on February 20, 2016</s>. Still saving. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|fotologout}}.'''
* [[Virgin Media]]: Discontinuing personal web space service on April 28, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|virginsacrifice}}.'''
* [[Google Code]]: Google likes [[Github]] more. Shut down on January 26, 2016, but we got a chance to go on saving. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googlecodeblue}}'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal}}'''.
* [[RuTracker]]: Considerable Russian bittorrent tracker in considerable danger. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|rutrasher}}'''.
* [[PDF 2016]]: We've been given a long list of PDF files. We'll get'em. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pdflush}}.'''
* [[PDF 2016]]: We've been given a long list of PDF files. We'll get'em. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pdflush}}.'''
* [[GameFront]]: Inactive, and tends to delete old stuff.
* [[GameFront]]: Inactive, and tends to delete old stuff.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
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== Recently finished ==
== Recently finished ==
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* [[GameTrailers]]: Announced on February 8, 2015 that they would shut down on February 8, 2015. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|unhitchedtrailer}}.'''
* [[Virgin Media]]: Discontinuing personal web space service on April 28, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|virginsacrifice}}.'''
* [[Friends Reunited]]: One of the UK's first social networks is closing on February 26, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|friendsununited}}'''.
* [[Thingiverse]]: Thingies are in danger.


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Revision as of 18:08, 12 May 2016

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior based projects

  • Arto: First social media platform of Denmark due to be shut down on June 1, 2016. IRC Channel #archiveteam (on hackint).
  • Fotolog.com: Photo sharing and social networking site closing on February 20, 2016. Still saving. IRC Channel #fotologout (on hackint).
  • Google Code: Google likes Github more. Shut down on January 26, 2016, but we got a chance to go on saving. IRC Channel #googlecodeblue (on hackint).
  • LiveJournal: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. IRC Channel #recordedjournal (on hackint).
  • RuTracker: Considerable Russian bittorrent tracker in considerable danger. IRC Channel #rutrasher (on hackint).
  • PDF 2016: We've been given a long list of PDF files. We'll get'em. IRC Channel #pdflush (on hackint).
  • GameFront: Inactive, and tends to delete old stuff.
  • yuku: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. IRC Channel #archiveteam (on hackint).
  • URLTeam: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. IRC Channel #urlteam (on hackint).
  • WikiTeam (WARC format): Saving wikis and their external links for the Wayback Machine. IRC Channel #wikiteam (on hackint).

Scripts only

  • myVIP: Second most popular Hungarian social network now on the verge of disappearing. IRC Channel #byevip (on hackint).
  • FTP: Download all the FTP sites! IRC Channel #effteepee (on hackint).

On hold

  • Blingee: >130 million images and 9 years of user content will be deleted on August 25, 2015. IRC Channel #tragedee (on hackint). (Status: started banning us, paused.)
  • SourceForge: Old, ad supported, adware supported. IRC Channel #coldstorage (on hackint). (Status: Paused on staff request.)
  • Halo: Downloading all the read-only data from Halo. IRC Channel #yolohalo (on hackint). (Status: Halo3 game stats saved, other versions coming up.)
  • Blogger: Google was to restrict public access to adult blogs, but they backed down. We're backing up Blogger anyway. IRC Channel #frogger (on hackint). (Status: We collected a list of blogs, content grab coming up.)


Help us: ☞ Download and run your warrior ☜.
What's on: online tracker.

Manual projects

Upcoming projects

Proposed projects

  • DevPort: This portfolio SaaS provider has reportedly been having infrastructure issues, and removed their social media accounts. Possible impending shutdown.
  • Picasa Web Albums: Merging into Google Photos on May 1, 2016. IRC Channel #picasso (on hackint).
  • Google Drive web hosting to be discontinued on August 31, 2016.
  • Orkut: Orkut got kut on September 30, 2014. It lives on as a public archive until September 2016. IRC Channel #throatkut (on hackint).
  • Panoramio: Google is migrating photos only (no metadata!) to Maps. IRC Channel #paranormio (on hackint).
  • RadioShack: RadioShack is going bankrupt. IRC Channel #unshackled (on hackint).
  • Ownlog: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. IRC Channel #pwnlog (on hackint).
  • SoundCloud: Might get blown away by Hurricane Debt and Hurricane Copyright. IRC Channel #soundclown (on hackint).
  • The Pirate Bay: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. IRC Channel #yarharfiddlededee (on hackint).
  • Blipfoto: Went into liquidation on March 11, 2015, future uncertain. Acquired on March 25, 2015, we're still grabbing it anyway. IRC Channel #fotofinish (on hackint).

Recently finished


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