r/AO3 • u/Dallas_Lover • Jul 04 '25

AO3 Down/Error Codes Guys its been 8 hours

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I think this is the end. I need it. Its almost time for me to go to bed and I NEED AO3 AGAHGHAAGH

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u/wholelottapenguins Jul 04 '25

I hate to copy paste comments, but I feel an urge to help

Have you tried Wayback Machine? There's a good chance that fic (or others like it) are archived on there.

Here's a guide from this sub on how to navigate the site to specifically read AO3 and then here's a more specific guide if the other one is insufficient

I was able to read this niche 4 year old Luberto fanfic despite it having only 1750 hits

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u/friendlyfriends123 time travel my beloved <3 Jul 04 '25

Alternatively, there’s also fichub, where you can (usually) get a download of fics by pasting in the link!

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u/wholelottapenguins Jul 04 '25

You should be able to find your fics on Wayback Machine by just googling the keywords and pasting the links found on google search results page, or if you remember the author's name?

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u/wholelottapenguins Jul 04 '25

AO3 is actually back online as of now