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KatFile will be Discontinued... one day screenshot
we'll be discontinuing KatFile as our primary mirror soon, so please do not buy or prolong your premium.

UPD: so after reading all the comments and reviewing the rating, i've decided not to replace KF until there will be a really decent alternative, because the only one i had in mind is NitroFlare, which is not that much better than KF, but at least they are one of the strongest on the market.

Remember, to me the top criteria is reliability, which means that FS has to be around for at least several years and developed good reputation;
it also has to be widely used elsewhere, so you wouldn't have to buy premium just for AudioZ.

most of the alternatives that you mentioned are either new, have bad reputation, don't work somewhere or for someone.
Torrents are off the table. It was almost perfect file sharing protocol, but these days they are so massively blocked and even prosecuted in some countries, that i simply don't see any future for torrents on this layer of internet.
I had high hopes for iPFS since they started and i keep watching it, but even so far iPFS doesn't work as it supposed to.

therefore let's leave things as they are for now, but please don't pay for the annual premium expecting it to last in this unstable industry.

comments

  Resident 3.06.2018 68
+25
i plead against discontinuation
  Member 28.06.2022 33
+1
Guys, just use realdebrid.
All the top servers in one place. OR, linksnappy as indicated in this site!
  Resident 2.06.2014 13 265
+295
quote by orbgetarI can't use 1fichier because my ISP banned it. Clicknupload keeps files practically forever, but download speed is limited to 70 Kbps for people with free accounts. 50 for unregistered.


You must be in some restricted country because Clicknupload gives me multiple download streams of 1Mbps with a free unregistered account with no limits.
  Resident 28.12.2016 419
+98
quote by DaSylenthKingUsing Adblocker Plus and Ghostery together i get zero ads when using clicknupload via Laptop (Or just paste the Link to JDownloader and than there is no need to go to their Page). For Smartphone Users simply use the Ghostery Browser and get yourself an AD Free Internet expierence.

Never ever had I had to click through multiple ads before being able to download from them, hilarious. There were times when their service was boggy, but every file sharing site has those in varying degrees. Obviously from a speed/convience point of view the High dl/-speed-sharing sites are the ones I prefer. It's a shame Kat has to go I prefer it much over rapidgator. Torrents are the way to go afaic besides the high speed free file sharing sites like click-n upload. A good combo.
  Member 14.11.2019 17
0
So what are we going to now?
  Member 12.04.2022 25
+9
TORRENTS
  Resident 23.12.2009 2 1675
+345
Would you seed ?
  Resident 28.12.2016 419
+98
Make money??? With warez links? A big No-NO in my book. R2R themselves don't make money from warez and they clearly state others shouldn't either.
  Member 9.02.2020 29
+10
I never liked Katfile as large files almost always failed before the download was complete. So I wont miss it.
  Banned 28.11.2023 5
0
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  Member 25.06.2018 40
+5
the captchas can get a bit much on katfile i once spent half an hour solving them
  Member 9.07.2017 1
0
Katfile works very well for me and I use it for other purposes, so the later the best.
I moved to it when uploaded was closed, and I believe it is a very good FFS.
The other option is rapidgator, do you think you will continue with it for at least a year ?
  Resident 25.07.2014 18 438
+2033
the Comment has been Removed
  Member 11.10.2015 28 424
+1116
Please keep it. When my transfers fail during free membership I can restart them again several times without having to wait the two hour period.
The Book of Pluck
Chapter 1 Verse 1
PLK 1:1 Get yo Money Man!
  Member 30.01.2021 14 66
+38
I like that one, rapidgator is trash, always cutting the downloads almost at the end.
  Member 7.08.2019 1 171
+88
I mostly use Rapidgator, but Katfile works still great. Most other host sides I know are worse than Katfile.
  Banned 28.11.2023 5
0
Olymoon, I'm not greedy or cheap like many uploaders here, I would definetlly seed 24/7, I have no problem with this. It's funny that crackers don't earn money from this but uploaders feel entitled to earn a share, I bet katfile isn't paying enough that's why it's being discontinued, this website is becoming useless. I recommend everyone to head to RuTracker, it's a better experience. I wish crackers had a way to upload directly to RuTracker and bypass this bullshit website and money grabber uploaders. You should start taking feedback from people, you can see in these comments everyone hates both kat and rapidgator.
  Resident 28.12.2016 419
+98
EXACTLY, I don't know why uploaders think they should be earning from posting links while Pirates themselves are against making money from warez It boggles the mind.
I'm not saying this site is useless, but the file sharing part, which is strictly done through filesharing alone isn't healthy either. Keep KAT, Keep RG, I'd like to see more Click 'n upload for sure besides a torrent sharing system.
  Moderator 21.01.2012 2361 16057
+161282
@:bololou, joe_sleaze and BasedPirate

I wonder why you didn't make a torrent here already?

Ok, great. Please, begin now. Look for posts where mirrors are allowed and create mirrors with torrent. You have to use peeplink, paste the torrent info, not a torrent link to another website.
In your comment just use the vertical double arrow button to create torrent tag with peeplink link. You're done.

You speak about uploaders making money, that because you never checked file hosting ratio. Uploaders earn free beers, not more, and they deserve free beers.

Now, if you think AudioZ is useless, you know where the door is.
  Resident 28.12.2016 419
+98
quote by joe_sleazeI'm not saying this site is useless,

Now, if you think AudioZ is useless, you know where the door is.

Why don't you read before reacting?


quote by OlymoonI wonder why you didn't make a torrent here already?

Maybe I will at some point, who knows.. Thanks for the info


quote by OlymoonYou speak about uploaders making money, that because you never checked file hosting ratio. Uploaders earn free beers, not more, and they deserve free beers.

I'm not familiar with any of this. My critique was quite clear.
  Moderator 21.01.2012 2361 16057
+161282
quote by Olymoon@:bololou, joe_sleaze and BasedPirate

quote by bololouthis website is becoming useless.

My answer were for all of you.
  Member 2.11.2023 45
+10
RG and Kat have worked perfectly for myself.

From the UK.
  Resident 28.06.2013 1 717
+292
i rarely have problems with rapidgator, but when i do katfile has worked well for me - ever since real-debrid added katfile support. after reading through a lot of these comments, i don't think it is possible to make everyone happy.
  Member 12.09.2018 37
+3
RIP Kat. Thank you for letting us bypass the download limit and download speed throttling for free
  Resident 25.07.2014 18 438
+2033
There's a reason why KAT isn't good for AZ and uploaders, and it has nothing to do with money. Do you truly think uploaders are swimming on cash because of audio warez? Think again. Here are the minimum requirements for a decent host, according to Oly:

* They need that the site's links last, and are not immediately taken down.
* They need ftp service to upload.
* They need a host where file management works well.

KAT clearly falls short on these criteria.

Torrent is a really bad suggestion. The reason why AZ is so highly regarded is that we have teams directly sharing their work through reputable uploaders, ensuring content integrity. Torrents introduce risks of tampered content, suspicious repacks, and potential legal issues, not to mention the complications associated with users directly seeding material. No thank you.

No matter how broke some of us are, there's no way you can't afford 3 bucks for a real-debrid sub to download whatever you want whenever you want, safely and reliably. They have tons of host options, it's just a matter of SAINT picking a suitable replacement that aligns with AZ's standards.

Remember: teams, AZ, and releasers owe us nothing. Show some gratitude.
  Banned 16.09.2015 158
+110
I'm sorry vladdrac, I wanted to keep my mouth shut on this one, but a lot of what you've said seems misleading or just off.

First, last year it was the uploaders who were pushing for Katfile, not members here. There were many site members that weren't happy about KF at the time because their multihoster services didn't include Katfile in their roster of hosts. It's funny to see you mention the inexpensiveness of Real Debrid, since at the time RD DID NOT have Katfile with their service-- that only came about months later. I recall this was a concern for many members since it left RD subscribers with only one choice (Rapidgator) which at the time was frequently becoming unavailable on Real Debrid. The uploaders weren't concerned about that at the time, they didn't care that it might not work well for members here, they just wanted a hoster that paid them a higher rate to become a requirement at Audioz. Now you'd like us to show concern for those who certainly had no concern for members back then. Adopting Katfile back then was the uploaders idea, many members weren't thrilled about it -- the moral of the story is 'be careful of what you wish for'.

Furthermore, when I see an uploader knocking out 40 or 50 'Be Bop A Lula' Labs sample packs here in a day or two (and others doing similar runs with many uploads in a brief period of time) it stretches credibility to say that its too rough on these people. They seem to be knocking out uploads pretty fast and just fine regardless of whatever imperfections there may be with Katfile. Besides, dropping Katfile will only lead to imperfections with the next hoster. None of them are ever perfect, and we can't all be changing hoster accounts each time some hoster offers uploaders a few more pennies.

Second, let's get real -- there are plenty of reputable FTP services that cost between 2 and 3 dollars a month. I don't think it's honest to be claiming that's a significant problem for uploaders. If it's okay by you to tell us to cough up 3 bucks a month for Real Debrid, you should have no problem with a handful of uploaders coughing up the same for an FTP service.

Third, as far as I know, none of the uploaders here have ever publicly told members exactly what they're earning, and it's none of our business. What I do know is that I see many of the same names uploading stuff here year after year, and so they must be making some decent money for it or else they likely would have already moved on to some other work. That's just common sense. This site gets a few thousand visitors daily (at least). Popular downloads get into some big numbers. The small payment per file adds up, and these folks are making money. IMO, it's a myth for them to claim poverty. The only costs I can see for them are an internet connection that all of us have, 3 bucks for an FTP service, and their time. They've chosen what to do with their time, nobody else, and no one forced them to do it.

Finally, torrents... sure, there are some drawbacks with torrenting, but given the speed of DMCA takedowns nowadays we're fortunate to have our Ru cousin site to lean on when things get pulled here. The only malware issue I've recently encountered with our "cousin" Ru site was with a file that was first shared here, then migrated over to Ru. That file was pulled down here by admins after (I think it was) 4 or 5 days, but If the malware file hadn't been shared here in the first place, it would have never wound up over there. So let's not go trying to scare people about the danger of torrents. We're in a warez market, there's dangers, problems and risks on all sides. Anyone who doesn't know that probably shouldn't be here to begin with.

The vote seems pretty clear on this. As I write this it's close to 2 to 1 in favor of keeping Katfile. You'd like us to show some gratitude. Maybe show some respect for the members of this community (and their votes) as well. You know, they count too. Without them, uploaders would have no one to be downloading to and their earnings would dry up altogether.
  Moderator 21.01.2012 2361 16057
+161282
Perfect!y explained Vladdrac.
Some people should do a post once in their life to understand how it works.
The ones speaking about posters making money, should have a look at file hosting services ratio and calculate how much money thy are speaking about. Some free beers? I think uploaders deserve free beers.

About torrents, as I said before, they were used and can still be used, but people here don't seed.... So easy speak about torrent but are you ready to keep your computer on 24/7 to seed?
  Banned 16.09.2015 158
+110
Hey Oly--

"Some people should do a post once in their life to understand how it works."

1.----I don't need to get pregnant to know how tough it is to have a baby. My wife has had three and I've felt every moment of her struggle and pain. I know just how it works. Nor do I have to put my hand on a hot stove to know it will burn. Nor must I have constructed posts here to understand what's involved.

2. Last year it was certainly about money. You can't seriously deny that. If it's tough to believe its a different issue now, who's to blame for that? Honestly, I think money is still the issue, because that's the uploaders history here and I learn from the past.

3. You say we should, "have a look at file hosting services ratio and calculate how much money thy are speaking about". But you know full well members here don't have access to all the numbers it would require to make real determinations about uploader earnings, and so it's a false argument.

4. Oly, you frequently upload files here, and so it might not be unreasonable to say you have a 'conflict of interest' in this discussion anyway. Are you an uploader, are you an admin? If you're both you can't be expected to look at this issue or treat this issue objectively.

5. You see the vote is not going your way, so now you send out "the team" to call us names like ungrateful, guilt people out, and try to sway the vote with the power a Mod has. Sorry friend, but you're giving me the feeling democracy is definitely not your thing. Now you're saying Vladdrac has perfectly explained something when they offer false and misleading statements, and then you conveniently avoid addressing the counterpoints made above. That's not what people do when they're objective, it's how they act when they're biased. Have I misrepresented any facts?

6. I remember years back there was a similar vote here about hosting sites. The admins chose to disregard that vote after it didn't go their way. They lost and then just threw the vote out the window! I hope for more fairness this time, but have to admit, sadly, when I see you show up with this campaigning routine my hope runs thin. Prove me wrong! Bottom line, if you don't want members to have their say, then don't bother giving them a vote, it only makes matters worse telling people they have a say when they don't.

7. Like I said above, several uploaders here have been doing this for many years. If they weren't making money at it, they would have quit a long time ago. If it were all about the 'goodness of sharing', the argument wouldn't have been all about money last year. My gut tells me this is more of the same. And I still see many uploaders here able to post 5, 6, or more uploads in rapid fire which tells me they're not having too rough a time with it.

P.S. --> Be happy to ship a 6 pack of beer to your uploaders, if it'll help resolve the issue. Just PM me an address and I'll gladly do it.
  Contributor 25.12.2019 1170 135
+47214
quote by Bennett.Jackson Like I said above, several uploaders here have been doing this for many years. If they weren't making money at it, they would have quit a long time ago.

Cringe
  Moderator 21.01.2012 2361 16057
+161282
quote by Bennett.Jackson1.----I don't need to get pregnant to know how tough it is to have a baby. My wife has had three and I've felt every moment of her struggle and pain. I know just how it works. Nor do I have to put my hand on a hot stove to know it will burn. Nor must I have constructed posts here to understand what's involved.

But you followed all the steps.
You didnt follow all the steps of making and caring for a post. So your comaprison is wrong.

quote by Bennett.Jackson3. You say we should, "have a look at file hosting services ratio and calculate how much money thy are speaking about". But you know full well members here don't have access to all the numbers it would require to make real determinations about uploader earnings, and so it's a false argument.

Youcan do it, this is just a little effort. Youcan see the ratrios on any file hosting, and you can see how much post any poster here. So, do your part before accusing people of "making money" while they just get some free beer.
Last but not lest, where are your mirrors with super free mirrors?
Again you speak but do nothing.

quote by Bennett.Jackson4. Oly, you frequently upload files here, and so it might not be unreasonable to say you have a 'conflict of interest' in this discussion anyway. Are you an uploader, are you an admin? If you're both you can't be expected to look at this issue or treat this issue objectively.


No, I dont frequently upload file here. What I do is almost nothing compared to other posters. And I only think about the community as a member. I want to continue seeing good posts here, with working links.


quote by Bennett.Jackson5. You see the vote is not going your way, so now you send out "the team" to call us names like ungrateful, guilt people out, and try to sway the vote with the power a Mod has. Sorry friend, but you're giving me the feeling democracy is definitely not your thing. Now you're saying Vladdrac has perfectly explained something when they offer false and misleading statements, and then you conveniently avoid addressing the counterpoints made above. That's not what people do when they're objective, it's how they act when they're biased. Have I misrepresented any facts?

This is democraty, you say y what you think, and I also say what I think.
The difference is that what I say is based on knowledge, not assumption like half this all comment from you, comparing things that cant be compared, assuming that you know things that you dont know.
What I see is that you are at the end of your arguments so now you have to discredit me as a person. Good try, but it's not so easy because I know what I'm talking about.
I have no preference to where the vote will go, I just try to explain a bigger reality to people who only think about their own interest. Vladrac explained very well the situation without any biased argument like you did. At the end you are defending your own interest. So dont play the unbiased.
You accused uploaders to be greedy, but we are still waiting for your supper free perfect links as mirrors. Where are your acts that support your speech?


quote by Bennett.Jackson6. I remember years back there was a similar vote here about hosting sites. The admins chose to disregard that vote after it didn't go their way. They lost and then just threw the vote out the window! I hope for more fairness this time, but have to admit, sadly, when I see you show up with this campaigning routine my hope runs thin. Prove me wrong! Bottom line, if you don't want members to have their say, then don't bother giving them a vote, it only makes matters worse telling people they have a say when they don't.

I'm not the admin, he will decide. I'm speaking as a member here, and as such I have the same right to defend what I think is good for AudioZ.

quote by Bennett.Jackson7. Like I said above, several uploaders here have been doing this for many years. If they weren't making money at it, they would have quit a long time ago. If it were all about the 'goodness of sharing', the argument wouldn't have been all about money last year. My gut tells me this is more of the same. And I still see many uploaders here able to post 5, 6, or more uploads in rapid fire which tells me they're not having too rough a time with it.

Not all, but many do this for the goodness of sharing. You are projecting your own mentality. All of them have a real job. Posting is not a way of living.

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