Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

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madaaron
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Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

#1 Post by madaaron » Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:50 am

I keep getting this on app opening on several different computers, Because of it I cant open any UHD discs either, even ones I've ripped before.
Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?

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Re: Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

#2 Post by Woodstock » Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:41 pm

If you haven't shut it down yourself, it is likely that your computer has something disabling it. The host it is downloaded from is in a domain that is blocked by many DNS servers (cloudflare is one of them).

You can check this topic for more information.

madaaron
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Re: Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

#3 Post by madaaron » Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:23 pm

I am using cloudflare as my DNS, thanks for that info

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Re: Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

#4 Post by madaaron » Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:33 am

It seems that wasn't the issue, I have tried what was suggested in that link and followed to the T in the host file edit with notepad ++ and still no go with reaching that dns. I have disabled cloudflare in my Router setup and am using the default settings. I have tried using my hotspot on my phone. I do not use any web security either like bit defender etc., This has me baffled to no end

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Re: Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

#5 Post by dcoke22 » Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:42 pm

The next thing to try is to use a VPN. You might have to try a few different exit points until you find one that works. I've seen people say they've had luck with exit points in Asia.

Since MakeMKV keeps a local copy of the hashed keys it downloads, you would only need to use the VPN when you need MakeMKV to download additional hashed keys.

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Re: Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed.

#6 Post by madaaron » Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:55 am

Thanks ill give that a shot

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