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=== 4shared ===
One of the most popular file hosts of the mid-late 2000's, along with MegaUpload and Rapidshare. It is also one of the longest lasting file hosts from back then as well. Still online as of AugustSeptember 14, 20232024. Although they purged every file4shared withshadowbans the word "Windows" infrom it, it's still worththeir tryingsearch, butalthough quitethe adownloads feware bootlegsusually havestill managedavailable toif slipyou throughcan the cracks, for examplefind a bootleglink. once considered lost, named [[Windows XP Vosten]], turned out to be on 4shared the whole time.
 
=== Google Drive ===
Google Drive is an extremely popular cloud storage provider owned by one of the biggest companies in the world, with thousands if not millions of files hosted. Despite Google Drive's overwhelming simplicity and ease of use, and its longevity compared to other fringe file hosts, people rarely ever host their bootlegs on Google Drive, unfortunately.
 
'''NOTE''': If you're on an old blog (such as [https://llinthit.blogspot.com Linthit], which fun fact is where most of the original Crusty Windows bootlegs were sourced from, as well as [https://3almalt9nia.com 3almalt9nia]) with a Google Drive link, it's possible that the link might be using the old <code>googledrive.com</code> format. This has been deprecated and no longer works, but the download may still be available. WeYou just need to convert the URL to the new format. To do so, first copy the URL, which should look something like this:
 
<pre>https://eaedbf0a00b3a37019819d280c9e3a86d86e0d85.googledrive.com/host/0B4fL3ZBm6JwHeDBDNUpXSWQyWUk/Windows%208.1%20MeeGo%20Edition%20-%20X64%20-%20DiLshad%20Sys%20-2015.part01.rar</pre>