I've been using Fanfiction Downloader v 4.0.2 (and before that, version 3.8) to download fanfics for a long time now, and it's been pretty great. Until now, the only problems I've ever had occurred when downloading fics from FanFicAuthors.net, when the program would leave the latest chapter empty.

Now, though, is a different story. For the past week or so, I've been trying to get the updated chapters from FFN, FicWad, Portkey and even Fiction Alley, and the program craps its pants every time I try. I've even gone with the newer version 4.0.3 (you have to specify the path each time instead of everything going into individual folders underneath the same downloads folder) with the same results. Every time I try, the program tells me it can't find the path specified or can't create the folder, but I've checked and as far as I can tell, everything is in order. The folders aren't read-only, the path is the same as always, etc., and it still bombs out.

Anyone else having similar difficulties? This is the only downloader I know of that will pull from FFN, FicWad, Portkey, FFA and Fiction Alley. If there's another suggestion as far as downloader, I'd be happy to try it out. The one I currently use is the one from http://www.home-eisele.de/

Thanks for the help.

 

I would have replied to Sesc's post before now, but the left arrow key on my keyboard has been stuck off and on for two days, so unless I could type something backwards, it was very difficult to post.

Anyway, I'm more than happy with Graffer, for what it does, but it doesn't seem to support downloading from FicWad or Portkey, and although there are precious few stories both (a) worth reading, and (b) still in progress on either of those sites, there are a few that I keep up with, and I'd like a way to download the updates.

So, I guess either no one else uses FF Downloader, or I'm the only one having problems with it. I suppose I'll have to break down and send a question to the person who made the software...

 

I just checked v 4.0.3 that I downloaded roughly 8 months ago.

Besides gay sound when it was done, I had no problems at all.

 

I seem to be having no trouble.