MyList reports

The information on this page is incomplete and may not be of much use.

If you can, please help by adding to it.

You can use the mylist report feature to get statistics and information about the files you have in your mylist. There are a number of different reports to choose from.

You can access the mylist reports by choosing the "mylist report" link in your mylist utils menu.

Corrupted files in MyList

This lists all the corrupted files you have in your mylist - it is suggested that you try to find an uncorrupted version of the file to replace your corrupted file with, since the more people that have corrupted files, the more those files will be shared among others, and we might end up with hundreds of users having corrupted files. Normally corrupted files are only bitflips, and those don't cause any visible corruption, but enough bitflips or a bitflip in the wrong place, and it will be noticeable.

Files with unchecked CRC in MyList

Files with unchecked CRC are also called lame files, and you should really try to verify the CRC with the group you got it from. This will help people to easier see if a file is corrupted or not. If you can't find the info on the group's website, other resources you can check include Envirosphere or Baka-Updates.

Episodes with multiple files in MyList

Having more than one file for an episode is basically a waste of space - this report will help you find which episodes you have more than one file for so you can select which one you want to keep and delete the other one. Note that separate subtitle files are included in this report, but those are really still worth the space.

Files which less than 5 other users have

There can be a few different reasons why very few people have a particular file. Either

• the file is quite new, so hardly anyone has had the chance to download it yet, much less add it to their mylist,
• it might also be an obscure anime that only very few people have heard of, much less bothered to get,
• it might be subbed or dubbed in a language other than japanese and english, so only a small part of AniDB will really care about the file,
• or it might be a very old file that is not in circulation anymore,
• it could be an unpopular group for that anime/episode,
• or it could be that the file is somehow wrong.

The last two or three reasons might provoke you to download another version of the file if you believe there are better versions out there. Note that files owned by many users aren't always superior to those owned by just a few, you should really check the group comments for the anime entry in order to find the best choice.

Files with low quality in MyList

This report will tell you which files in your mylist are marked as being of bad quality, so you can try to find better versions of those files.

Files without crc hash in MyList

If you have files without crc hash in your mylist, it will be outright impossible to try to verify the crc, which will lead to people not catching corruptions in files. This report will tell you which files you have like that so you can hash them and add the hashes to AniDB. You can use things like AOM or WebAOM for this. After you have hashed the files, if the file already has an ed2k-hash, AOM will automatically update the CRC, while if you use WebAOM or any other hashing method, you will haveto file a creq to update the CRC.

Files without ed2k hash in MyList

Files without ed2k-hash are basically AniDBs worst enemies. The ed2k-hash is used to together with the filesize to distinguish each file from every other file, so the files reported by this should really be hashed with either AOM or WebAOM and have their ed2k-hashes added to the DB via creqs. AOM can't automatically update these files, as the only way to identify them is via their ed2k-hash... which they do not have.
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Files without length in MyList

Files that do not have their length added can be bothersome if the anime contains alot of double-episode files; you can tell from the length of the file whether it contains one or two episodes by comparing it to the episode lengths. Files without a file-length can't be distinguished in this way, so if you have any such files, you should check them and creq their lengths. AOM can do this automatically for some files (as long as it has ed2k-hash added), but not all.

Files without md5 hash in MyList

Md5 is one of the more secure hashes that anidb has, it helps to check for corruption just like the crc hash does, but it also helps quite a bit against counterfeiting a file. It is quite possible to fool one hash and enter a file that is completely wrong in the DB, but the more hashes a file has, the harder that becomes. Thus, you should add the md5 hash for those files you have that don't have an md5 yet. AOM can do this automatically if the file has an ed2k-hash added. You can also use WebAOM or any other md5-hashing program of your choice, but you need to file a creq manually in that case.

Files with unknown quality in MyList

The quality rating is very subjective, but it is there to help people distinguing between bad, good and great versions of files, so they can easier choose which file to try to get. Only subtitle files should not have a quality rating, as they contain no video to rate. This report will tell you which files you have that do not have a quality rating so you can check them and update with what quality rating you think they deserve.

Files without sha1 in MyList

Just like with the md5 hash, the sha1 hash is a secure hash that is there to help make counterfeiting files harder. So to keep files and their content secure, if this report shows you have any files without sha1, please use AOM or WebAOM or any other hashing program to get the sha1 hash for those files. As always, if the file has an ed2k-hash, if you hash it with AOM it will add the sha1 hash automatically. Otherwise, you will haveto file a creq to update the hash.

Files with unknown source in MyList

If you keep track of the sources for your files, you can use this report to see which files you haven't specified a source for, to facilitate adding that source easier.

Files with incomplete resolution, codec or bitrate data in MyList

This report will list files you have which have incomplete resolution, codec, and bitrate data in their details. AOM can identify alot of these when you hash files, but not for every file, and not perfectly.
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