So just to confirm, existing uploads will be removed due to the shutdown?

Japchae

So just to confirm, existing uploads will be removed due to the shutdown? I assume the avatars run off of the site's servers somehow? So all avatars already uploaded via the uploader client will be removed?

MameLover

Wut? No unless the person who sent it the link removes it themself no

Goth

@MameLover I believe you're talking about the store rather than the forum.

MameLover

@Goth huh

lilithatcat

forum and everything inside forum stays. ripper store website and everything inside it is getting deleted.

Goth

@MameLover Just see the reply below, lol. the store and the forum are separate.

MameLover

@Goth I know Ripperstore and Forums are separate?? I’m just sayin that even it if it was, the provider of the link has to end the link themselves for it to not share publicly anymore

Goth

@MameLover The store doesn't have links though... There's a link to get to the page to download the vrca but not like a mega file or anything... once the store goes down, all link to the store will redirect you to the forum instead as spooks said in a post.

SpookyVersace

@Japchae All content on our main website will no longer be accessible. However, you can still download the VRCA files for avatars and retain them. Once the website is closed, all content will be inaccessible.

Japchae

@SpookyVersace So will the existing uploads be deleted or retained? i.e. will the avatars on my VRC account still be accessible after shutdown?

TheReGodfather

@Japchae the avatars on your vrc account are on vrchat, not ripper stores servers. They will not be affected. Now if someone reports them as a ripped avatar, you have no way of getting them back unless you have the original files on your computer.