* Files uploaded through the Libsyn website (except images uploaded with a new post). * Files uploaded with an FTP client into the quickcast folder or the top level of your Libsyn account
* Current files (files which have been on the system less than 30 days) * Files marked as sticky under the Media Files tab
A file gets archived when it is 30 days old in your Libsyn account. If you upload a 25 megabyte file today, 30 days from now it will be archived and 25 megabytes of available space will be restored to your account.
Archived files are moved from our high-priority media network to our lower priority archive network. When a file is moved to the archive network, its web URL (the link to it) stays the same.
It did. We originally launched Libsyn with a less-than perfect version of the archival system we'd originally envisioned. Under the old system, media files were archived in one large group, at the end of a billing cycle. Which wasn't exactly in-line with our true model:
The thought is that because of the nature of podcasting, files will be in highest demand soon after they are posted (especially if the program has a stable, established listener base), so newer files should be available on the faster, more robust priority media network.
After 30 days we can assume (in most, but not all cases) that the demand for these files has diminished, so they are moved off to a lower priority archive media network. Files are always available for download, and the newest files, which will be in highest demand, will be delivered at the higher speeds to your subscribers.