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IS there a download manager for Mac OS X that allows me to interrupt and resume large downloads? (I'm trying to download the Apple Developer Tools update, but a 3+ GB file size seldom plays nicely with my internet connection.

EDIT:

I prefer a free solution if possible.

EDIT2:

I need it to be able to download from the Apple Developer site, which requires authentication. The downloads there are huge - my bandwidth isn't. Using Folx and authentication, I successfully downloaded ... drumroll please ... an intermediate HTML file.

Moshe
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I highly recommended using iGetter it was much better than other one.

But also you can use:

Besides, if you use Terminal and can install packages, I recommend AXEL. I myself use this one. After installation is complete you can use the command below to do what you want.

axel -n 100 -s 5242880 "your download link"

The -n 100 show the number of your connection to the server and the -s 5242880 use for limiting the speed,-s 5242880 in above example will try to keep the average speed around 5242880 (5120 Kilobyte per/sec).

Am1rr3zA
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Leech and Speed Download are well known, the former has 25 program launches without restriction as trial. Should be plenty for your use case.

Daniel Beck
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Safari, OmniWeb, and iCab all have resumable downloads available in the Downloads window. Safari and OmniWeb are free, iCab is shareware.

penguirl
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You should check out iGetter once. Its not a freeware but it is good download manager. http://www.igetter.net

Sagar Khetia
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