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March 9

PCPartpicker Account Not Working

Hi -

I created a PCPartpicker account a while ago (about a week and a half), and have seen problems from the start. Yes, I did confirm my account through the e-mail, but the problems persist. I cannot post a build, forum topic, build guide, comment, or even up-vote or down-vote anything. I can't even manually create a custom part! The only things I can do are browse and create/save part lists. I have tried contacting the site directly, but I can't even do that! If anyone has any idea how to fix this, please let me know! I would be grateful for any help and a complete PCP account. site: https://pcpartpicker.com/

Thanks!

67.223.210.117 (talk) 02:48, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Their contact page has an email for the 'COMMUNITY MANAGER AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIST' which seems to most appropriate one of the 3 listed, what happened when you used it? [1] Nil Einne (talk) 06:24, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, it is possible your account has been limited because of some, probably automated or semi-automated, anti spam/anti abuse measure based on some thing about the info they gained from you or something you did. In that case your only real option is to try and convince them you won't be a problem. This might be possible if you genuinely haven't been a problem before. Trying to register again is if anything, more likely to reduce the changes you'll ever be allowed to post. A quick search finds [2] which supports by view. Nil Einne (talk) 06:30, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Downloading Directly to a Flash Drive

Downloading directly onto a flash drive using uTorrent: Tips, so as to maximize the drive's lifespan. — 82.78.243.234 (talk) 14:56, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The slow download causes periodically rewriting the modified directory clusters. Depending on the OS see how to change these settings for the drive, if possible. --Hans Haase (有问题吗) 16:45, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Download to hard drive first, then copy to flash drive when complete. 77.101.141.178 (talk) 17:51, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]