JDownloader + Bandcamp error problem
May 16th, 2020
For more than a year I have been able to download any and every cd from Bandcamp, for free, regardless of the price. As long as the tracks played , i could get them using JDownloader 2 BETA (JD)
Now every time i load a title into it, i see file offline. I tried an older not updated in a month JD program and got the same result. Looks like Bandcamp has cut off “free ride” for us cheap music fanatics?
Just want to know…
1) is it worth my time to log into JD help and ask for help there?
2) Is there another program that i could use to extract once free content? (One that works like JD)
there are 2 possible options if you were downloading via site’s own jdownloader 2 plugin , not direct http.
1- that site made minor changes and you need a plugin update.
2- that site made major changes either you again need a plugin update or it will be impossible to download with jdownloader from now on as you said.
going their forum and posting about it would be good thing to do. if they are not aware about plugin problem , they will be and will fix it or they will tell you the cause of problem and why you cant and wont be to download.
i personally dont use that bandcamp site so i cant tell you which downloader can work with it , just like the way jd2 does. if no one else gives a hand about it, i can tell you a few good downloaders which are the best candidates for doing it and you can check by yourself with them.
Hi
You could be correct , i can still d/l free at the source Bandcamp links…via http.
But the outdated plugin from JD is most likely not the cause because over the years they have been pretty quick to fix plugin errors.
Most likely the problem is Bandcamp, the idea of free cd’s that they want you to buy. Probably didn’t sit too well the bands trying to sell stuff. That makes logical sense.
So i guess the next step is try to find a different system. Looking for recommendations now, a different system that work with not free but still playable Bandcamp cds Thank You
i cant make a certain comment about if it is plugin related or not but it is most likely. jdownloader have 3 thousand plugins for sites but only %30-40 of them constantly followed and updated. those are the popular sites. normally if you didnt disable feedback option , every plugin outofdate error sends warning to jdownloader server and it is added to the list of plugins that will be fixed.
jdownloader developers are just a few people , even keeping that much plugin working is somekind of miracle so you may need to address directly them through forums to make them really aware of the situation. believe me it would be easier than trying other downloaders randomly.
but if you insist here is the list of good and known downloaders. since all of them free , keep in mind that their installers may be bundled adware so you need to be careful. i have no idea which can work with your bandcamp site but i would try Mipony since it is the one which is most similar to jdownloader.
Internet Download Manager (IDM)
Mipony
EagleGet
Free Download Manager
Pyload
Ochdownloader
GetGo Download Manager
FlashGet
Awesome, thanks for the list. I have tried a few of those over the years. None work as good as JD though.
The plan is once I get my PC back i will sign up for JD forums and inform them that Bandcamp giving me errors now.
Based upon what they say from that, i may have to resort too using the list and try hit/miss strategy with those from the list you posted
Thank you
They might have upgraded their protection schemes. How long are you having this problem? Have you checked the JD’s forum? Usually this type of issues get resolved fairly quick.
Hi , I have been having this problem for roughly a week. I checked JD forums twice now and can’t find any threads relating too Bandcamp. Also a google search yielded no solutions. Now i have my PC back i can try their forums. If no luck there i will start trying those other listed apps
Thankz
Good news,
JD and bandcamp now working together again. I guess the folks at JD figured out that it wasn’t working and fixed the problem
Now i can d/l anything from BC, regardless of the price or free etc