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News Update Regarding Google Drive
🕑 Added 2023-12-14 16:03:51 +0000 UTCHello All.
Today, I'd like to share some news regarding our Patreon perks that are related to the Google Drive service.
For unknown reasons, our Google Drive account was deleted yesterday. Making us lose the content hosted on that account. Fortunately, we have a backup for all the data, and file restoration is now an ongoing task. The downside is, it would take a few days for the files to be fully restored.
This issue will impact our supporter who has manga and indie comics access via Google Drive.
Another unfortunate issue that I'd like to share regarding Google Drive is regarding anime perks. Recently, Google decided to remove unlimited storage space on the Google Drive plan. This changes, impacts the group that sharing the content with us.
The content is hundreds of TB in total size. They can't find replacement services with that much space with reasonable pricing. So at the moment, I have to remove the anime perks until I can find a suitable replacement for it.
It seems the industry is shifting its policy regarding pricing and storage limits. Besides Google Drive, Dropbox is also having similar changes in their services. Thankfully, the changes in Dropbox aren't impacting us in any way (at least for now).
I am really sorry to share this bad news. A new invitation for Google Drive will be sent once all data restoration is complete. But it might take a couple more days to be fully complete. And will be keeping you guys updated on any news regarding this issue. Also, feel free to share your thoughts on this.
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New update: Jan 1st, 2024 :
All the data migration and folder re-sharing is done. But Google Drive has limitation on how many notification could be shared within 1 day, so many of you might be aren't getting an email notification about it. Please check your Google Drive dashboard > Shared with Me tab. The new folder should be listed in there. If it is still not listed on the dashboard, please send me a message.
Apologies for the late delay about the matter. Huge target on work, with end of year deadline really squeeze all the free time I had this month.
I wish you all a happy new year, hoping the new year will bring more joy and happiness for all of us.
Comments
The Comic Guy
Got that, and thank you! The new invitation has been sent to your email.
Cody
It is different. I just sent you a private message. Let me know if you did not receive it.
The Comic Guy
Hi. Yes, that would be correct. I believe I already send the invitation to your email. But if your google drive email is different than the one from Patreon, please send me a message for the correct email address. I will re-share it again, with the correct gmail address..
Cody
Are you saying that it should be in my Google Drive? If so, I haven't provided my Gmail account to get access.
The Comic Guy
Hey Cody. The data migration is done a few days ago, and all the re-sharing is done about a couple days ago. But since Google Drive has limitation on how much notification I can send within a day, there's a chance that many people don't get a notification about this. You can check on the dashboard of your Google Drive > Shared with me tab. The new folder should be listed on that tab. Apologies, I haven't had the chance to give a new update of it. I was swamped with end of year target and all. Will be posting it as soon as I can :(
Cody
Any update on this?
The Comic Guy
Thank you! Appreciate it :)
Reydar
Thanks for the hard work, god bless π
The Comic Guy
Squeezing every bit of money they can get. I remember Google used to be the cool guy, when Yahoo was a giant
Desmond Auer
Sounds a LOT like Amazon.... become a monopoly then squeeze blood out of a stone
Ramonchu
Thanks for everything!!!!
Tally Diablo
Thanks for letting us know. Appreciate all you do !
Larry Handlin
Thanks for keeping us in the loop!
The Comic Guy
I know, it's frustrating. At the beginning they offer a really good deal, and suddenly when everyone's on board, they change the policy by themself.
Nick Sladden
Itβs crazy these services are going this route. Feels like weβll be going full circle back to self-hosted FTP.
The Comic Guy
Well noted! Thank you for your help and support :)
Chris Isidro
Thanks for all you are doing. I would like to be included once itβs back up and running.
The Comic Guy
It's starts on cosmic heroes tier. Please check your message / chat :)
Nurul Basher
Thank you, what level do you need to be for the Google drive link? I dont think I saw that...
