I know there is a MASSIVE amount of digging going on right now, and i wanted to post a thread that others could share the methods and tools they are using to archive information. I don't have much to offer, other than what is mainly obvious:
Archive.is
Webpage archive tool, You can take a snapshot of the page, then download it or share
JDownloader
Install on your PC, extract video and audio from a webpage
https://jdownloader.org/download/index
Instructions are a bit confusing at first, but the basics are:
- Open the webpage (make sure its the last one you selected)
- Click on the LinkGrabber tab below the toolbar options
- Click on Add New Links at the bottom left
- Select the file from the page you want to download after the page has been analyzed
Print as PDF
Also known as "the hard way", but you can download an entire page with no tools. Sometimes the images get omitted, but it does work.
On PC:
- Right click anywhere in the web page
- Select "Print" (or CTRL+P if the option isn't available)
- In the printer options, select "Microsoft Print to PDF". There may be another selection here but this is default for Windows OS.
On Android:
This option heavily varies depending on your Android OS version, but usually:
- Three vertical dots in top right
- Select "Share", then "Print"
- "Save as PDF", should be an option to select
From u/Stickybit: yt-dip - Command line Downloader
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the now inactive youtube-dlc
From u/The_Watcher: Voidtools - Everything - File Indexing
if you are a Windows user there is a program called, modestly: Everything. It indexes all your files and will find them in an instant which is a huge improvement over the Windows search function. Now it hardly matters where I put a file as long as the name makes sense. Include keywords in the filename.
REMEMBER, NAME YOUR FILES AND DO APPROPRIATE FILE ORGANIZATION! Digging just to save a bunch of files you can't reference quickly makes this a much more tedious process later. At minimal, rename your file and follow the format (subject)_(date) at least, and place all related content in a new folder with appropriate labels. The_Watcher has offered a great alternative to windows search and i am looking into it now.
PLEASE, post other tools you use here! I could be a bit more efficient myself. I'll add them here as they get posted.
Thanks. Bookmarked under Archive Tools
For the command line junkies: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.
When I see something I want I download it and save to an external drive.
I have used SnagIt for pics and text capture. I also have used 4K Downloader programs. The problem with those is they seem to crash a lot.
I always struggle with that. However, if you are a Windows user there is a program called, modestly: Everything
It indexes all your files and will find them in an instant which is a huge improvement over the Windows search function. Now it hardly matters where I put a file as long as the name makes sense. Include keywords in the filename.
Thank you for sharing! I'll try it out.
It takes a while to do the initial indexing then it runs in the background. It looks at all my attached drives so if you want to limit the search to the C: drive just put C: after the string you are looking for.
Good luck!
TubeMate has served me well for many years now.
I've archived a ton.
https://postimages.org copy pics
https://anotepad.com copy text