Error messages and what they mean

Error messages

Error messages and what they mean; Maintenance messages and affected features.

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Adding a transfer

Message	What it means
Verify your email address before adding transfers	Your email is not verified. Open the verification link or resend it from Account.
This torrent is already in your queue.	The same torrent is already active. Wait for it to finish or cancel it first.
This torrent is no longer available.	This torrent is blocked and cannot be added.
This torrent has been removed following a copyright complaint	This content is covered by a valid copyright notice and cannot be added.
Transfers are paused for maintenance	This is service-wide, not specific to your account. Check Service Status.
That is not a .torrent file.	The uploaded file could not be read as a torrent. Make sure it is a valid .torrent file.

Message	What it means
Not enough storage left on the plan for this torrent	The torrent will not fit in your remaining storage. Delete files or move to a larger plan.
The downloaded files no longer fit in the plan storage	Storage ran out while the transfer was running. Free space and try again.
Monthly transfer limit reached	Your monthly downloads-and-streaming allowance is used up. Files stay available; delivery resumes after the reset.
Parallel download limit reached	Your plan's parallel download limit is in use. Wait for one download to finish.
Streaming is not included in this plan.	Streaming is not included in this plan. Download the file instead.

Message	What it means
No metadata arrived in time	No peer returned the torrent metadata before the timeout. The torrent may be inactive.
The download made no progress for too long	Metadata arrived, but no peer supplied the remaining pieces.
The torrent could not be started — it may be malformed.	The torrent was rejected before downloading started. Try another copy.
The torrent could not start. Try again shortly.	A temporary gettor error prevented the transfer from starting. Try again.
This torrent contains file paths that are not safe to store	The torrent contains absolute, overly deep, or overly long paths that gettor cannot store.
A downloaded file failed safety validation	A downloaded file failed validation before storage. Contact support if it repeats.
The files could not be saved after several attempts.	The file could not be saved. Try again, and contact support if it keeps happening.
The transfer stopped unexpectedly.	The transfer stopped unexpectedly. Add it again to retry.

Message	What it means
A folder cannot be moved into itself.	That move would create a folder loop, so nothing was changed.
A folder cannot be moved into one of its own subfolders.	Choose a destination outside the folder being moved.
Destination folder not found.	The destination was deleted or renamed. Reload and try again.
Some of those files were not found.	Part of the selection is no longer available. Reload the listing.
That selection is larger than the zip limit.	Download the files in smaller ZIP groups or individually.
There is nothing to zip in that selection.	The folder or selection holds no files.
This file type cannot be played in the browser	AVI, WMV, FLV, and non-media files are download-only.
This download link is no longer valid	The download link expired. Start the download again from your library.

Message	What it means
Bot check failed	Complete the bot check again. A successful check expires after a few minutes.
That code is not valid — check the time on your device	Your device time may be out of sync. Turn on automatic date and time.
This account signs in with Google	There is no gettor password on this account to change.
This account has been disabled.	Contact support.
Your session has expired — sign in again	A sign-in lasts until you close the browser and at most 8 hours, or up to 30 days with Remember this device. A password change, revocation or Sign out everywhere ends it sooner.
New sign-ups are paused	Registration is closed. Existing accounts are unaffected.
Paid plans are not available yet.	Paid plans are not open.

Tip: If your message is not listed, search the Knowledge Base for the exact wording.

Transfers, downloads and playback can each be paused independently of the others.

Transfers, downloads, and playback can be paused independently during maintenance.

Message	What still works
Transfers are paused for maintenance	Your library, downloads and playback
Downloads are paused for maintenance.	Transfers, browsing, playback
Streaming is paused for maintenance.	Transfers, browsing, downloads

Queued transfers keep their place and resume when the pause ends. Maintenance does not remove files.

Note: A maintenance banner appears in the app when a site-wide notice is active.