Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

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sharpie00
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Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

Post by sharpie00 » Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:33 pm

Anyone else having issues with automatically downloading the HK file? I've ensured the "Enable internet access" box is checked under the General tab in settings.

MakeMKV gets stuck on "Downloading latest HK to ..." and then times out. Haven't had this issue before.

dcoke22
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Re: Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

Post by dcoke22 » Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:59 pm

I successfully downloaded the latest HK file earlier this week.

Some people have routers with geoIP blocking turned on; the HK file is downloaded from Russia and will likely get caught by that.

Some folks have ISPs that do a similar thing and block it. If the ISP won't let you turn that off, you're left with trying a VPN. You might have to try more than one output location on the VPN since some other network provider might also helpfully block your connection.

Some people have sophisticated DNS setups that sometimes trip things up.

sharpie00
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Re: Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

Post by sharpie00 » Fri Feb 14, 2025 7:54 pm

What’s interesting is I’ve been using MakeMKV for years and have always been able to download the HK file with no issues. This is the first time I’ve seen this happen for me. I guess I’ll stick with manual downloads for the interim until I implement another solution to bypass (if my provider is the issue).

sharpie00
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Re: Automatic HK downloading is disabled or failed.

Post by sharpie00 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 1:39 am

I can't believe I was so dumb.

It's been a few months since I had to rip a 4K disc and since then, I had enabled region blocking on my UDM Pro. It had completely slipped my mind.

Thank you so much for mentioning the geo-blocking and Russia!

I re-enabled and HK downloaded perfectly.

Thanks again!

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