This week, archive.org released a beta version of our new upload tool, created to ease sharing of your material on Internet Archive. We’ll be moving away from FTP uploads in favor of HTTP uploading which allows you to upload right on the web. When you click on the “Upload” button, you’ll be prompted to use the HTTP method, if you choose.
To use the new beta uploader:
For instructions on how to upload to the Live Music Archive, click here.
We encourage you to give it a shot and offer any feedback you have on the new system. Here is a conversation that is currently taking place about the switch.
Additionally, we have a new edit tool for your items on the Archive. You can use this tool to change an item’s title, description, file formats and titles, running time, language, etc. You can also use it to remove, add, or rename files within an item.
To edit your item:
Note: If you would like us to make derivative files, click on “Item Manager” after you click on “Edit Item” and click the “Derive” button. This will make smaller, more compressed versions of your upload.
As always, we greatly appreciate all of your generous contributions to the Archive, and we hope this new process will make this open sharing even easier.
–Cara Binder
LA2 said
When I see a book on Google Book Search with a PDF available, I’d like to push this to the Internet Archive without first having to store the PDF on my computer. I’d like to submit the URL to the Internet Archive, which could suck the file directly from Google.
Anandajoti said
Dear Cara,
These may just be teething problems, but I have tried maybe 6 times to upload a large file to one page I have on the Archive, and each time it has failed with an I/O error message, and no chance to resume the upload, which is unlike ftp, which normally can be resumed.
If there is no way of resuming via http, then I would suggest staying with ftp.
I should add that I have in fact managed to upload many other files using this service, but have failed a number of times with it also.
C. Goff III said
I could not find the “Item Manager” or “Derive” button when I clicked on Edit Item as you suggest in your instructions quoted below:
Note: If you would like us to make derivative files, click on “Item Manager” after you click on “Edit Item” and click the “Derive” button. This will make smaller, more compressed versions of your upload.
Where are they?
thanks, C. Goff, Taped Rugs
C. Goff III said
OK I FOUND THE ITEM MANAGER myself. You left out a step in your instructions. Go from “Edit Item” to “Change The Information” THEN “Item Manager” then “Derive.”
Cara Binder said
See modifed FAQ on how to use the edit tool:
http://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php#262
Thanks!
internetarchive said
Thanks, C. Goff. We have updated our screens since this post, so thanks for keeping everyone up to date.
Stefano Rivera said
Is there still any way to modify an item via FTP? One can still do the initial upload via FTP, but doing a checkout used to enable modifications via FTP.
I need to modify a few objects from a remote server (in a bandwidth-starved part of the world). AJAX is not an option.
gabran said
Excuse my english. For netlabels? I can’t insert album in my netlabel (VJGrecords) I am trying but…
Ciao
gabriele
DAdsr said
hello
your http uploader is not working!
i have a new account im not in any netlabel
do i need to be in order to upload music?
whats wrong?!
everytime i upload and click on the share my files button i see a “apparently no files where uploaded” page after that.
please fix this i know im not the only one ive seen a lot of these messages on the forum.
rec78 said
The share button has not worked for about two weeks. Seems to be disabled. I realy like this site . Is there a problem or has the share button been abandoned? Thanks, bob