16 hours ago, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

Luckily for you, I found an extra copy on one of my other hard drives. The clip has been replaced.

Wasn't expecting that at all. Thank You!!  😊

@ChickenNuggetz92 thank you so much for yout great work!

On 3/17/2025 at 2:59 PM, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

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.

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.

Thank u so much! Means a lot. Especially the Y&R Ones for me. It’s so hard getting Hands on some episodes and i was able to find some of them there! Thank u

Won't even let me access the BOLD vault, says access denied

1 hour ago, dragonflies said:

Won't even let me access the BOLD vault, says access denied

Don't use the links on Page 1. Refer to Page 16 or the links in my signature.

4 minutes ago, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

Don't use the links on Page 1. Refer to Page 16 or the links in my signature.

I just checked. Everything works perfectly. ❤️

Quick note - just rebooting my machine. Should be back online in about 20 mins!

EDIT: Back online!

Edited March 22, 2025Mar 22 by ChickenNuggetz92

2 hours ago, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

Quick note - just rebooting my machine. Should be back online in about 20 mins!

EDIT: Back online!

Thank you for everything!!  

17 hours ago, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

Don't use the links on Page 1. Refer to Page 16 or the links in my signature.

Thank you!!!

On 5/20/2022 at 1:56 AM, ChickenNuggetz92 said:

Thanks!

Thank YOU!

And, I just uploaded a GL/Alex: Beverlee McKinsey dinner party clip & I like the interface, very friendly - as I could tell when the upload had concluded successfully. 

25 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Thank YOU!

And, I just uploaded a GL/Alex: Beverlee McKinsey dinner party clip & I like the interface, very friendly - as I could tell when the upload had concluded successfully. 

What's the date? 😁

15 minutes ago, Joseph said:

What's the date? 😁

1990-03-05 Alex: Would someone please pass Beth the damned butter?!

Phillip something about his family being "cannibals"

@ChickenNuggetz92 What are your thoughts on what should be done with newly uploaded material? Do you want me to start moving it into the correct folders, or wait for some period of time (a week, a month?) to put things away so people have a chance to see what's new?

Also, I've finished cleaning up and deleting the known duplicate folders in the Y&R and B&B Vault. I didn't see any in the GL Vault. If anyone knows of things that need to be deleted or moved, please post. I know there were some areas in the B&B Vault that need to be looked at but a specific list would be helpful.  

Edited March 24, 2025Mar 24 by BoldRestless

2 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

1990-03-05 Alex: Would someone please pass Beth the damned butter?!

Phillip something about his family being "cannibals"

Thank You!