What is "Update Counters" supposed to do? When I clicked it, it zero'ed out the number of files listed in each category. The files are still there, but the total says 0. How can I get the totals back?

I've had DownloadsII installed for a long time and am now enabling it because php 5.5 killed my postnuke Updownloads site. I recently bought the pro version of dragonbyte's vBDownloads and DownloadsII is still much better for me, for a lot of reasons.

Hope somebody might know edits I can make, I successfully changed the thumbnail sizes to 150 and have searched the forums. I'm running 3.8.9 because vbulletin lost over 3.7 GB's and 10 years of attachments due to a upgrade bug to 4.2.3 and some have suggested that I should just stay in 3.8.9 due to it's flexibility.

All of my downloads have a screenshot and thumbnail attached and I love how this program actually has a link in the category view for thumbnails (unlike vBDownloads Pro), it's a direct download link but I'd also like to add a link to the full size screenshot from the category view. It seems weird to click on a thumbnail and not get the big image but keeping a direct download link in the category view is very important when you have a lot of downloads.

On the details page when you click on the thumbnail, the full sized image is opened in the same window and users have to go back, I'd like this link to open in a new window or tab.

I've searched but received mixed results, Is there anyway to add the image or screenshot at the same time as uploading the file? This would save me and my users hundreds of hours if it's possible.

I have a user who claims some of the files he has uploaded are missing. Is there any way for another user to remove/delete a download file? I though only the admin can do that. In the Usergroup section for DownloadsII Permissions, there is no option to allow users to delete files.... Any ideas what could be happening here?

So, it appears that the only moderator powers that can be used are Manage files, which allows a moderator to pin/unpin, approve/unapprove a file.

So, who can actually delete a file???

There are 4 usergroup permission settings that might apply and have been set incorrectly. They are in the DownloadsII Permissions section and are the right near the bottom:

1. Can Edit Own Files
2. Can Edit All Files
3. Can Delete Own Files
4. Can Delete All Files

Either of the first or third would let a user edit/remove their own files, while the second or fourth would let another user edit/remove another user's files.

Thanks, squidsk, for the reply, Hmm.... mine version does not have

1. Can Delete Own Files
2. Can Delete All Files

My options in the Usergroup Manager are

• Can View Files
  
• Can Download Files
  
• Can Rate Files
  
• Can Comment on Files
  
• Can Manage Own Comments
  
• Can Manage All Comments
  
• Can Upload Images
  
• Can Link to Files
  
• Can Upload Files
  
• Can Avoid Moderation Queue
  
• Can Manage Moderation Queue
  
• Can Edit Own Files
  
• Can Edit All Files
  
• Can View Disabled Download Section

Maybe I have an old version?? :p


I learned that the Edit All Files allows the member to delete them, as well as stick and approve.

Do you know if the file in the Downloads folder is actually deleted when a file is "deleted", or does it merely delete the page, but leave the file orphaned?

Sorry those are from the vb4 version of the mod, I actually thought this was the vb4 thread when I answered.

As for if the file is actually deleted you'd just need to look in the folder for the name of the file as stored in the db, which depending on your settings, it may have a number prepended to the name.

Excellent, thanks!

I never understood why the number of the file in the downloads folder is not the same as the url on the downloads page....

I will probably have to add a test file, find it, delete the page and see if the file goes bye-bye.

thanks again for answering my dumb questions. We will probably move to the vBDownloads mod, since it appears to be actively supported.

The number in the file name is a version number, though I'm not entirely sure how that version number is generated.

Is this still being supported?

With vb 4.2.5 and PHP 7.1 all work fine.