Adblock Subscriptions Difficult To Update

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Has anyone noticed in their adblocking software that uses EasyList + EasyPrivacy that it's been nearly impossible to download updates to them for several days now?

I've noticed any subscriptions I have which are stored on adblockplus.org are either nearly impossible to update or take forever - to the point it seems like they need mirror servers or something due to their unreliability.

Edit:

I've noticed it makes Adblock 2.45 for Chrome sluggish during browser startup, and slow to open the settings as if it's trying to update the subscriptions but it can't. Also any custom subscriptions added into it such as "Adware filters", and "Malware Domains" from the Known Adblock Plus Subscriptions page get deemed by Adblock for Chrome as "Invalid list URL. It'll be deleted" since it obviously can't update them.

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Are there any good alternatives to the Known Adblock Plus Subscriptions. And please don't recommend anything from Fanboy as those subscriptions cause nothing but problems on many websites.

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Took a bit longer than usual but they did update yesterday (automatically) & today (manually). I have AdblockPlus for FF.

I got rid of FanBoys' list cuz you told me to you told me to. ;)

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And please don't recommend anything from Fanboy as those subscriptions cause nothing but problems on many websites.

i don't think they release separate list anymore

try Fanboy's mirror link for EasyList at Fanboy's site

my uBlock show no update but from fanboy's mirror, the list actually had been updated to 16 Dec

Fanboy's mirror

Last modified: 16 Dec 2015 17:00 UTC

uBlock

Last modified: 13 Dec 2015 17:40 UTC

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what is fanboy?

easylist (germany) was updated on my ff adblock at 16. dezember as by dvdbane

ublock i have also easylist but i can not see the update-date...i think i dont have any "fanboy-stuff" B)

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Host file blocks have always been preferable to be, I've never needed adblock subscriptions and I haven't seen an ad of the web since I started using MSVP host file

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I stopped using Adblock Plus a few months ago when I discovered uBlock Origin.

EasyList and EasyPrivacy last auto updated 15 Dec.

Updates take about 20 seconds (at my pathethic web speeds).

Haven't noticed any issues with Fanboy subscriptions nor any slugginess with FF.

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I stopped using Adblock Plus a few months ago when I discovered uBlock Origin.

EasyList and EasyPrivacy last auto updated 15 Dec.

Updates take about 20 seconds (at my pathethic web speeds).

Haven't noticed any issues with Fanboy subscriptions nor any slugginess with FF.

click EasyList in uBlock

does it show 16 Dec list?

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Well I can't get updates in Adblock Plus for Firefox and in Adblock for Chrome on my old WinXP computer.

On my mothers Win10 laptop computer using her Internet it won't update in Firefox either.

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what is fanboy?

It's here: https://www.fanboy.co.nz/

It adds their adblocking into browser adblocking addons/extensions.

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try Fanboy's mirror link for EasyList at Fanboy's site

Didn't know they had mirrors so thank you for the suggestion. I've switched to the Fanboy mirror for EasyList+EasyPrivacy and Malware Domains and it updates quickly.

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click EasyList in uBlock

does it show 16 Dec list?

clicking Easylist shows 15 Dec.

so I clicked purge cache then manually updated and now it says 17 Dec.

looks like I need to purge caches more often.

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Fanboi. kthxbai.

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I changed to AdBlock Origin too. It seems leaner and very low on resources. And It's on both FF and Chrome.

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do you mean uBlock Origin? :)