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crisp raftBOT Jun 29, 2025, 1:18 AM

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steep ivy Jun 29, 2025, 1:23 AM

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7-Zip can handle .gz files just fine

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.log.gz means a .log file that's been compressed using gzip, which adds a .gz to the end

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you should be able to just right click and extract it

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so don't do that

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then the file is broken or corrupted

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shouldn't be

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and if you need a log, the latest.log won't be compressed

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you could share one of the .log.gz files here so I can look at it

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yeah it's definitely corrupted

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at the very least it's definitely not a .gz file, or any type of file that my tools can detect

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I think your server isn't compressing log files correctly

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I don't think this is a Modrinth issue, but I guess it's not impossible

steep ivy Jun 29, 2025, 2:04 AM

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I did a bit more investigating because that file looked really weird to me. turns out that is a .gz file, but somewhere along the way (possibly when you downloaded it from the server) most of the bytes in the file were replaced with EF BF BD, which is what happens when some code tries to force raw data into valid text

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I think Modrinth servers have a built-in log viewer on the dashboard like the app does?

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assuming downloading the log caused the issue, that would circumvent it

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yeah that would be it

knotty elk Jun 29, 2025, 2:10 AM

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passed this along internally. file downloads seem broken for the server panel rn

steep ivy Jun 29, 2025, 2:11 AM

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if it helps fix the issue, this is where I got that info above from https://stackoverflow.com/a/38018788

knotty elk Jun 29, 2025, 2:12 AM

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a workaround rn is to use an sftp client to download the file

steep ivy Jun 29, 2025, 2:13 AM

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yeah that would be my other suggestion if there isn't a log viewer on the dashboard

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follow these steps from the "Importing a world" support article to set up WinSCP to directly download files:

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https://support.modrinth.com/en/articles/10348540-import-an-existing-world-into-your-server

Import an existing world into your server | Modrinth Help Center

How do I import my world into my Modrinth server?

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there really should be a general "transferring files" article, but this is the best we got

crisp raftBOT Jun 29, 2025, 2:20 AM

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-# cornerdownright Command suggestion: </solved:1379505438407528477>

steep ivy Jun 29, 2025, 2:20 AM

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glad I could help tiny_potato

#How do i extract .log.gz files?