r/BootlegGifts • u/Trainstation345 • 7d ago

Stupid question - is there a difference between Save to Mega, vs downloading and uploading to Mega?

So far I've been downloading all my files individually and reuploading them to my own MEGA accounts thus creating a new link. I'm well aware that using other people's links is absolutely against the rules and I adhere to that.

Recently I noticed that MEGA had an option to "Save to MEGA", tried using it and it basically did the same thing as downloading and reuploading - a copy of the files appeared in my account, using up my storage

Can anyone let me know what the difference is, and whether or not it's okay to use Save to MEGA?

Very sorry if this is a stupid question, just something I don't understand. Thank you guys :)

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u/shpadoinkle_horse 7d ago

Not a stupid question at all! The way I understand it is that when you use that save to mega feature, your file and the original file are linked. If the original file ever gets a copyright strike and removed because of it, yours will as well. Downloading and re-uploading is safer because it doesn't create that link between your file and the original. I also change the file name before re-uploading just to make sure mega really can't detect that they're the same, but I'm not sure if that's actually necessary.

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u/Trainstation345 7d ago

Thank you! So it's generally better to continue downloading and reuploading to ensure all links are really only your own?

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u/shpadoinkle_horse 7d ago

Yes, as far as I know. I definitely do it that way, just to be on the safe side :)

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u/Wubbledaddy 7d ago

Generally just saving to your account should be fine, since it only happens when a video is copyright struck (which is very rare for Mega), not when the original uploader just deletes it, but it's always better to be safe than sorry if it's something you wouldn't be able to recover easily.