The community response has been intense. On the official JDownloader support forums, moderators are locking threads about the database, stating, "We do not support the sharing of premium credentials. Use at your own risk."

This "feature" relies on the availability of accounts. The accounts found in these patched databases typically come from:

If you have a legitimate premium account for a file hoster, you can add it through the in your settings. Open Settings : Go to the Settings tab at the top.

: Attempting to trick JDownloader 2 into treating a free connection as a premium one to bypass speed limits and wait times. Shared Account Lists

: Many sites offering "account databases" or "cracked" versions of JDownloader 2 contain bundled malware or malicious scripts.

The "jdownloader2 premium account database" will never return to its former glory. Small, private, short-lived databases may appear for days at a time, but the era of the massive, reliable, public database is over.