Im honestly scared to get into pirating but some things are just way too overpriced. i know theres the piract bay and such sites but it requires torrecting and a vpn but i cant afford a vpn so is there like a direct downloads version of the pirete bay or a safer alternative? im looking to get a few peices of media by the way.

also how do you all store so much media without issues or getting into trouble? also am i aksing the wrong place by chance?

i know there is internet archive but i find it hard to find what you are looking for and kinda clunky.

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[–] CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It depends what you are looking for. NES Roms? You can use Internet Archive and a download manager. Some romance playlist you made on Spotify and now want to burn on a CD? You can use a converter that will fetch MP3 files from YouTube.

The megathread is the place to look.

You may want to look into Usenet. There is a price involved but it's not significantly more than a VPN.

To store stuff I use large hard drives. Most of my data is on one other device so those drives act as a back up in a way. It's unlikely both devices fail at the same time

[–] QuietStorm@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

thank you for the info also i plan to do manly books and movies/shows, also could you link me the megathread if i might ask or if you dont mind... also i will probrably use tor but idk if that is enough.

[–] CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

If you are using direct downloads you probably don't even need Tor. You should avoid torrenting through Tor. It puts unnecessary strain a volunteer network

[–] None_S@vlemmy.net 6 points 1 year ago

Books are pretty easy for direct downloads. Try these: https://libgen.is/ https://annas-archive.org/

[–] None_S@vlemmy.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Megathread: https://fmhy.pages.dev/

[–] Kaizen@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

For movies/shows you can get DDL from sites like pahe.li and olamovies For books you can download from libgen / zlib or annas archive You can find our wiki/megathread at https://fmhy.ml or https://fmhy.pages.dev

[–] MadBabs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try Libby for books. It's not downloading them but you can use your library card for free ebooks and audiobooks

[–] bazongabazooka@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Hoopla is also great for books, especially audiobooks. Also legit, free and through your public library system (USA only)

[–] godofpainTR@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

PS2 and PS3 games are also abundant in Internet Archive. Using IDM (or you could use any multipart downloader you like), I can usually download from there at my max speed (which is only 65mbps but still).