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If you receive Failed to obtain configuration files, while using Destiny 2, then use the solutions mentioned here to resolve your issue. Following is an example of the error message that users come across:
ERROR
Failed to obtain configuration files from Bungie servers, please try again.
For more information, visit help bungie.net and search for error code: Nightingale
Fix Destiny 2 failed to obtain configuration file
If Destiny 2 failed to obtain configuration files, execute the solutions mentioned below:
- Check the server status
- Reboot the console as well as the PC
- Switch to the different Internet connection
- Verify the game files
- Switch to a different DNS
- Reinstall the game
Let’s get started.
1] Check the server status
Often, the games’ server tends just to shut down or be under maintenance, due to which we face these kinds of hindrances. And in such cases, there’s nothing most of us can do, except wait. So you can either use any down detectors or visit help.bungie.net.
2] Reboot the console as well as the PC
If the servers are doing well and there’s no problem regarding it, try this simple solution of switching off everything and then restarting them. Doing so clears out all the glitches, and caches that would have been the ones stopping Destiny 2 from downloading configuration files. After that, play the game and see if this continues to cause hindrance. And if it does, move on to the next solution.
3] Check your Internet connection
As mentioned earlier, any issue with the Internet connection will ultimately affect the game’s performance. So making sure that you have a stable internet connection. We can ensure this by using a wired connection or switching to a different connection altogether. In some cases, power cycling the router and troubleshooting wifi issues works the best. However, if you are using WiFi, do check your bandwidth using any of the mentioned tools. If you get low bandwidth, contact your ISP and ask them to look into the matter.
4] Verify Destiny 2’s game files
If you are playing the game on Xbox then skip this solution as there’s no way to repair the game files except reinstalling the game. However, PC gamers can verify the integrity of game files and repair them. Here’s how to do the same:
Steam
- Launch the Steam app and go to the Library.
- Right-click on the game and click on the Properties option.
- Now, select the Local Files tab and click on the Verify the Integrity of game files tab.
Battle.Net
- Open Blizzard Battle.Net app.
- Go to the game.
- Click on the cog button and select Scan and Repair.
- Now, click on Begin Scan.
This whole process will take some so wait and then relaunch the game.
5] Switch to Google Public DNS different DNS
Since the error message indicates a problem in the Internet connection, we will switch to a different DNS from the current one. We generally recommend switching to a public DNS, specifically the Google DNS. To do the same, follow the instructions mentioned below:
- Click Win + R to open the Run dialog box and then paste ncpa.cpl to open the Network Connections window.
- Now, right-click on the active connection and then select the Properties option.
- Next, navigate to the Properties window, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option, and then the Properties button.
- After that, click on the Use the following DNS server addresses option and then enter the following addresses:
Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
- At last, select the OK button to save changes.
Now try to play the game and then check if the error is fixed or not.
6] Reinstall the game
If none of the above solutions works, then uninstall the app with all of its files. Once done, go to either Blizzard or Steam and obtain the game again. A fresh installation will flush out all concerns regarding the game, and hopefully, you’ll be able to play the game as you did previously.
How do I stop error codes in Destiny 2?
When facing any game-related error codes, always start with generic solutions such as rebooting the PC along with the console as it clears out all the corrupted cache. Thus stopping them from interfering with the game. In Destiny 2’s case, go to the Bungie site and look up the status of the server. It may be under maintenance or down at the moment. And if it’s working fine, check your Internet connection, and try all the Internet troubleshooting methods.
Read: Fix Destiny 2 Error Code BROCCOLI on Windows PC
What is the error code Nightingale in Destiny 2?
In Destiny 2, gamers are facing the error code naming Nightingale. This error code usually appears due to a connection error, which generally prevents users from accessing certain game features. And the root cause for this error is most likely corrupted game files or hardware.
Also Read: Fix You have lost connection to the Destiny 2 servers error.
Windows Sandbox is a lightweight desktop environment that makes sure that you can run applications in isolation. The arrangement makes sure the app doesn’t get access to core Windows files and other system files. That said, it’s not straightforward to configure & manage a sandbox. That’s where the Sandbox Configuration Manager can help you.
Sandbox Configuration Manager allows you to generate, edit, and manage Windows Sandbox by using the configuration file aka WSB file. The tool offers four tabs:
- Basic Infos: It will enable you to Set Sandbox name, path, enable/disable networking and VGpu
- Mapped folders: It can share a new folder from the host computer, edit the existing and remove it.
- Command: Add/Remove/Edit existing startup commands.
- Overview: View the current configuration file.
To learn how to use it, follow this link where it is explained how to load a sandbox, manage mapped folders, use commands, and so on.
The configuration manager generates XML at the end, which is how Windows would have done.
Here is how to change basic info and Edit an existing folder; the rest you can check on their homepage.
Change basic Infos
- Go to the first tab > Type the name of the Sandbox to create
- Select the path of the new Sandbox and Use the Networking status ComboBox to set the networking tag
- Use the VPGU status ComboBox to set the VGpu tag
If the configuration is over, click on the Create Sandbox button
Edit an existing folder
- Go to the second tab
- In the DataGrid, click on the pencil button from the folder to change
- A dialogue will be displayed > Change what you want > Click on Save
Your changes will be applied in the Datagrid. If the configuration is over, click on the Create Sandbox button
It’s so good to see somebody coming out with an easy-to-use configuration manager for Sandbox that anyone can use. The instructions are easy to follow, and creating Sandbox is as easy as eating a pie. You can obtain Sandbox Configuration Manager from TechNet Gallery.
These files are provided to help users test their obtain speeds from our servers. You can also run a speed test however downloading files may be useful if you want to do so from different tools.
Please be aware that downloading these files will count towards your obtain usage allowances imposed by your broadband provider and the large files may use up a large proportion of this if you only have a small allowance (1GB - 3GB for example). We suggest only testing the large files if you have a connection speed faster than 10 Mbps.
Click the file you want to obtain to start the obtain process. If the obtain does not start you may have to right click on the size and select "Save Target As”. These files will automatically use IPv6 if available, but you can select the IPv4 or IPv6 links to force it as required.
NOTE: We provide these obtain files primarily for UK broadband users; although we do not prohibit their use by others, we do not allow scripted/automated obtain of these files. Our systems routinely block repetitive attempts which we believe are automated or abusive. If you get an 'unauthorised' error message, you can contact us (please include your IP address when contacting us).
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These files are made of random data, and although listed as zip files, will appear to be corrupt if you try and open them. MD5SUMS are available for these files.
When you want to obtain a video from YouTube, a quick web search will reveal several tools that promise to do the job—but even leaving aside the issue of violating the YouTube terms of service, we can’t certain that they’re safe or reliable.
If you want to obtain YouTube videos, there’s only one official way to go about it: To put down $14 a month for YouTube Premium.
That might seem a lot for the privilege of downloading videos, but it also means that you’ll never see an ad again, can keep videos playing in the background on a phone, and will get access to a complete Spotify competitor in the form of YouTube Music.
Download YouTube videos to a computer
When you’re using YouTube in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Opera and are signed into an account that has YouTube Premium, you’ll see a Download button underneath every video when you open up its full page. Click the button, and the obtain will start. You must keep YouTube open in a browser tab to keep the downloads running, but you can leave the page you’re downloading from to view other videos.
You’ll see the option to obtain videos in other places, too. On the front page of YouTube, for example, you can click the three dots next to any video to find a Download option there. It’s on search results pages too, if you click the three dots next to any clip.
[Related: How to navigate YouTube videos like a pro]
To see downloads that are in progress and to view your downloaded videos, head to www.youtube.com/feed/downloads (you might want to bookmark the link for future reference). You can also click the YouTube logo in the top left corner and choose Downloads from the menu that appears to get to the same screen. To delete a video, click the three dots next to it, then choose Remove from downloads.
Click Download settings (top right on the downloads page) to change the quality of downloaded videos (better quality means longer obtain times and larger file sizes)—or get YouTube to prompt you to choose a quality setting every time you initiate a download. You can also turn on smart downloads, which will obtain a selection of recommended videos in the background for you.
Your browser of choice will cache your chosen videos on your computer’s storage drive for when you need them, but they’ll be in a scrambled format that only the browser can recognize. That means you can’t open up a folder on your Windows or macOS system and see a list of video files. To watch the videos you’ve saved, you need to go through YouTube.
How to obtain YouTube videos to a phone or tablet
A similar set of obtain features are available on the YouTube app for Android and iOS. When you’re browsing through videos on the Home tab, you can tap on the three dots next to any clip to find a Download video option, and that will start the download. Tap through on a video to get to its full page, complete with comments, and there’s a Download button there you can use as well.
When you search for videos in the app or browse a channel you’re subscribed to, you’ll see three dots next to each video as you scroll—tap these dots and pick Download video to save it to your phone.
As on a computer, these downloads won’t be saved as separate video files, but as data that only the YouTube app can interpret—so you can’t open downloaded videos in another video app on your device. To see videos that have been downloaded or are currently downloading, open the Library tab and choose Downloads.
[Related: How to use DeArrow to get rid of “YouTube face”]
To remove a video, go to the Downloads screen, tap the three dots next to a video, and then hit Delete from downloads. If you want to manage obtain settings, tap the three dots up in the top right corner of that screen and then hit Settings—there you can set a obtain quality for the videos, for example. On Android (but not iOS), you can opt to only obtain videos when connected to WiFi, and see how much space your downloaded YouTube videos are taking up.
On Android, there’s also a toggle switch for Smart downloads, and an Adjust smart downloads option for setting how much storage space this feature consumes. When enabled, it’ll obtain recommended videos from YouTube in the background for you, so you’ll always have something to watch when you’re without an internet connection.
This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for applying effective, secure and reliable configuration management techniques, whether in test, development or production environments. It includes instructions regarding the development, maintenance and evolution of these processes.
The policy is not intended to focus on the specific technical aspects of configuration management products; that’s the responsibility of the related vendors and their training/documentation. Rather, these guidelines focus on the processes behind successful configuration management.
From the policy:
THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Configuration management software and strategies should be devised, supported and updated by appropriate individuals only (CM personnel). The configuration management environment will be referred to as the CM environment.
CM personnel will be trained on the involved software/systems before implementation.
The obtain includes a PDF and Word document.
Previously priced at $99, this is now available to obtain for $29. Or free with Premium annual subscription: click here to find out more.
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Instagram is amazing, and many of us use it as a record of our lives — uploading the best bits of our trips, adventures, and notable moments. But sometimes you can lose the original files of those moments, leaving the Instagram copy as the only available one . While you may be happy to leave it up there, it's a lot more convenient to have another version of it downloaded onto your phone or computer. While downloading directly from Instagram can be tricky, there are ways around it. Here are a few easy ways to obtain Instagram photos.
The easiest way to obtain photos is through Instagram's account data downloader, but that gives you everything all at once, which may be overkill if you just want one or two photos. We'll be showing you how to complete this process, but also giving you a few other methods you can use to save individual photos from Instagram, including a solid third-party app.
Keep in mind these methods are primarily meant for downloading and sharing your own photos, and while sharing other people's publicly available photos is allowed, downloading them is another matter entirely. If in doubt, always ask the account holder in question for permission. Instagram has a detailed outline of its copyright policy.
How to obtain Instagram photos on your computer
Instagram has a simple tool that lets you obtain all of your data (including all of your photos) in a few simple steps. Below, we’ll walk you through the process.
Step 1: Log into Instagram in the web browser of your choice and go to your feed.
Step 2: Select the More button and then Your activity.
Step 3: Choose Download your information and choose an information format for your data. HTML is a good choice if you're wanting to view them on your computer, while JSON is for when you want to transfer your data over to another website. HTMP is usually the better choice if you just want a downloaded copy of your data.
Step 4: Enter your email and choose Next. Then enter your Instagram password and select Request download.
Step 5: Now, it's just a matter of waiting for your data to arrive, which can take up to 14 days.
How to obtain Instagram photos on your phone
You can also do this using the Instagram app on your phone, and it has some handy bonuses, like being able to obtain just your posts, likes, and other separate groups of data.
Step 1: Open the app and go to your profile.
Step 2: Tap the Menu icon in the upper right corner, then choose Your activity.
Step 3: Scroll down and choose Download your information, then select Request a download.
Step 4: Choose whether you want a Complete copy of your data, or whether you want to be more selective. If you only want photos, then choose Select types of information. If you choose to be selective, you'll need to confirm which types of data you want on the next page.
Step 5: The next page contains the settings for your download. Choose HTML or JSON as in the PC method above, then and choose the media quality and date range you want. Once you've chosen the right settings, tap Submit request.
Step 6: Instagram will now prepare your data for obtain and will send you a notification when it's ready.
How to save photos on Instagram
While you can't obtain photos into your own device from Instagram, you can "Save" them in terms of marking them as something you want to return to, and even place them into collections of your own.
Step 1: Choose the Save button at the bottom right of an Instagram post. You can choose Save to collection to add it to one of your collections, or long-press the Save button to have the collections window pop up immediately.
Step 2: If you don't have any collections, you'll need to create a new one by typing in a name and hitting the Enter key on your keyboard.
Step 3: To find your saved photo and your collections, go to your profile and choose the Menu button in the top-right.
Step 4: Select Saved. The next screen will have options to access your distinct collections, or all of your saved photos at once.
How to screenshot Instagram photos
We weren't being entirely truthful when we said there was no way to obtain Instagram photos onto your device, because there is one way: the ever-useful screenshot.
You can screenshot anything on Instagram, including photos in the feed and Stories, so this is probably your best tool for grabbing pictures you want to share outside of Instagram.
Step 1: Find the photo or Story you want to screenshot and then screenshot it. The way you actually screenshot is going to be slightly different on each make of phone, but most phones use the Power and Volume down keys to trigger a screenshot. We've got guides on how to screenshot on a Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and Apple iPhone, but if any of these don't work with your phone, we suggest you consult your device's manual.
Step 2: If you're screenshotting a Story, then you may have to perform some slight finger-gymnastics to hold on the screen to stop the Story from disappearing, while also pressing the screenshot keys. A bit of practice will get you there.
Step 3: Once a screenshot has been taken you can usually tap on the window it leaves to edit it, or just find it in your gallery later. In Google Photos, you'll need to head to Library > Screenshots.
How to obtain Instagram photos with a third-party website
There are ways to obtain from Instagram, even if Instagram doesn't support it on its own app. DownloadGram is the most well known of these programs, and it doesn't require downloading software to run, which makes trusting it a lot easier. It's available for desktop computers as well as mobile devices. We'll start with the process for desktop first.
Step 1: Open the Instagram picture you want to save, and copy its URL.
Step 2: Paste the URL into DownloadGram’s Instagram Photo Downloader website and select Download now.
Step 3: When it's ready, select Download and your obtain will begin.
Step 4: It's as easy as that.
You can do this on a mobile device too, and the method is basically the same, with the only difference being how you get the photo's URL.
Step 1: Open the Instagram app and find the photo you want to download.
Step 2: Select the Share icon, then Copy link.
Step 3: Follow steps 2 and 3 from the desktop instructions above, using a mobile web browser to paste the link at DownloadGram and tapping the Download now button.
Should you use an app to obtain Instagram photos?
The Instagram app doesn’t allow users to obtain individual photos. That hasn’t stopped third-party platforms from creating their own workarounds for the problem, though. The questions are: are these third-party Instagram apps actually safe, and should you be bypassing Instagram's protections?
Some of those third-party Instagram downloaders may be perfectly safe, having created their apps solely to earn money by sending you annoying ads while you use it to obtain Instagram photos. However, some of them require you to log in to your Instagram account and allow the app to access your account information — and it's these ones you should avoid. Rather than open up your account to potential risk, it’s safer to stick with downloading images using the picture's URL and an online web app, or just sticking with Instagram’s own account obtain tool.
As for whether you should be using them to obtain posts, well that's an ethical point. Some would argue that publically available posts are fair game, with private accounts having the best argument against downloads. To be on the safe side, we'd only recommend you use these tools to obtain your own photos in pinch, when you don't really want to obtain all of your data to get one picture.
User data security is a hot issue, for sure, and Instagram hasn't always been the best for looking after it. Instagram’s parent company, Meta (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.), has faced backlash for user data that was sold to a company for social media campaigns. That data was collected when users allowed third-party apps to access their Facebook profiles.
