Y&R/B&B/GL Vault Updates

[ChickenNuggetz92]

Vault Update for March 2025

Hello retro soap community!

I thank you for your patience as @BoldRestless and I navigate on how to continue with the Vault going forward. Starting with bad news - due to changes with the registration process for Microsoft's Developer Program which is how I was able to host the Vault via OneDrive most recently, I am unable to continue hosting the Vault on OneDrive until further notice.

That being said, I'm willing to continue sharing access to the Vault via my Network Attached Storage/NAS (my personal cloud, in laymans terms). You will still be able to view episodes and upload episodes, however the procedures will be slightly different going forward.

Viewing Episodes

Simply click on this link to view the episodes - https://bit.ly/4i9lUwM. Navigate to the folder, and on the video file, either right-click (for computer/laptop users) or long tap (for mobile users), and choose "Open in new Tab".

If the video file still won't play after this, it may need to be downloaded and played using a different application, such as VLC.

Uploading Episodes

To contribute to the library of videos, please refer to the below upload links.

Upload to BB: https://bit.ly/4bDdg7k

Upload to GL: https://bit.ly/4iwYVvv

Upload to YR: https://bit.ly/4bViTO5

Before files are uploaded, please ensure the name of your video file follows the scheme (airdate - YYYY-MM-DD)-(full episode/clip). Example - 1992-07-05-Full Episode.mp4.

This will temporarily place the video files in the root folders of the soap until I find time to sort out the videos and place them into the correct folders.

Pros and Cons to this new method

One big benefit of moving out of OneDrive to my NAS is that I no longer have to segregate the soaps in order to stay under the 5TB quota, and is totally dependent on how much personal storage I have left (as of today, about 4TB). I have the ability of being able to expand the storage, albeit I'm waiting until Black Friday until 16TB hard drives go on sale again haha.

The new upload procedure also tightens control over how files are sorted and prevents accidental duplication of files, thus prematurely running out of storage space. You will also notice there is a name field for when you upload your files, so it helps the community to know who to thank every time a contribution is made. 

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Some drawbacks of this new system is that because it is not being run out of Microsoft's servers and instead to my machine, it's dependent on 2 factors:

1) My personal internet connection
2) Whether or not my machine is on or off.

I leave my NAS on all the time, but sometimes power trips or outages will cause it to disconnect, though not very often. I'll do my best to keep everyone updated with the online status. If playback is a little slower than usual it's also because there's likely a high amount of traffic accessing the files. If it's unbearably laggy, please download the files and play them on your device instead of streaming them.

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them and I appreciate your patience on this, as I do have a very busy life outside of soap opera archiving aha.

Edited April 28 by ChickenNuggetz92
Updated Links for March 2025

[Taoboi]

Thank you for letting us know.

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[katie_9918]

Thank you!

[Videnbas]

Thank you!

[AbcNbc247]

Thanks for the heads up! And for all that you do 

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[BoldRestless]

Thank you so much!

[Maxim]

THAAAANK YOU!

[yrfan1983]

It can not be said enough... Thank you ChickenNuggetz92!! You and the community got me through the worst of covid. After a dreary depressing day, there was nothing better than crafting a cocktail and diving in to a vintage YR or BB...

[Maxim]

Me too.. the last year and a half... this community has made me survive everything. I live in the vault... It's the greatest calm feeling at the end of the day to open it and just play the episodes. 

[Jennybold1974]

Thank you @ChickenNuggetz92 ! You're an angel.

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[Manny]

Thanks a lot!! 

[sheilaforever]

@ChickenNuggetz92As always: thank you for your dedication, tech-savvy-ness and time/money that you spend on providing these of a kind treasure troves!

[Planet Soap]

you are the best!

[YRfan23]

Thanks so much for all you do!!

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[ChickenNuggetz92]

Hi all, new links to the Vaults are LIVE! You can find them in my signature or on the first post of this thread. Enjoy watching and uploading!