IPFS Add Pin not completing operation

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I am trying to ./ipfs add pin and it does not seem to complete operation for a long time. I am attaching the debug information as requested in the debug guide. Any assistance will be appreciated.

file: https://ufile.io/9p4xj

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Thank you for the debugging information, that’s always helpful.

First, I assume the exact command is of the form ipfs pin add /ipfs/... (so we don’t go down the wrong path).

Second, are you pinning a file you already have (e.g., you added it locally) or are you trying to fetch a file from the network? If you’re trying to fetch it from the network, are you sure you’re connected to a peer that has the file? That is, someone on the network has to have it for you to download it.

Regardless, you should upgrade to the latest go-ipfs (0.4.13) and try again. We’ve fixed several bugs that could be responsible for this behavior.

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thank you very much for your response. I was looking to fetch it from the network. I will try it again with a connected peer and touch base if it does not work. Thanks for the valuable information.

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In general, IPFS should be able to find peers with content and connect to them. However,

  1. If they’re, e.g., behind a NAT, this can be hard.
  2. If they’re offline, this is obviously impossible.
  3. The peer may not have properly (or recently) announced that it has the content in question.