A download manager is an application that is responsible for downloading files. Download managers are often included with modern browsers, although there are standalone download managers out there as well.
Questions tagged [download-manager]
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What program can I use to bulk download this list of links?
I need a program that I can give a lit of URLs to (either paste or in a file) like below and then it must be able to crawl those links and save files of a certain type, like images for example. I have tried a few spiders but not had luck.
Currently,…
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Download all PDF links in a web page?
Do you know a good software to download all PDF links in a web page??
Operating system is Windows 7.
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Does Chrome's Download Manager resume downloads if the connection is lost or closed?
Does Chrome's Download Manager resume downloads if the connection is lost or closed?
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How to save all files/links from a telegram chat/channel?
I want to save ALL http(s) links and/or files, posted to some telegram chat (private or group) or channel (like mailing list).
I need an analog of TumblOne (for tumblr) VkOpt (able to save chating history in vk.com ) or jDownloader (for file…
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How to find out where software is downloading files to?
Many times, online installers download files in order to run. I need to back them up. Is there any tool or something to find out where the files are saved to?
Example:
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Download Manager for Mac OS X?
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.
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I prefer a free…
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Using a download manager to download from an MSDN subscription
I'm an MSDN subscriber and I'd like to download a large file from there (~3.5 GB).
Downloading straight from FireFox is problematic as it would stop after a few hundred megabytes.
Downloading from IE10 and Chrome is too slow.
There's supposed to…
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Does Chrome's download manager "pause" feature really work?
I am trying to download a large file with Chrome for Mac. The internet here is spotty. Sometimes the Internet goes down, or I need to pause the download.
I've never really succeeded to resume a download. Sometimes it openly fails, sometimes it seems…
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How does a program like IDM (internet download manager) work?
By this I do not mean that it opens multiple connections. I am more interested in how it monitors the browser's activity and recognizes when a file is available for download (a music file, or a video, or whatever).
Is this something that it adds to…
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Reset Chrome download manager to default
As backstory: I installed fileserve manager to help me download files from fileserve, and was rather annoyed to put it lightly that it became the default download manager for all downloads in Chrome. I was more annoyed that the option to remove it…
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A good multithread downloads manager for Linux?
Does someone knows a good multithread downloads manager for linux? I am using Lucid Lynx, I use to use multiget but it hasn't been updated since 2007.
I'd like it to support login for sites like rapidshare, something like FlashGet in win.
By…
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How can I download the same file from multiple URLs for increased speed?
I'm working on a Linux machine (relatively recent distribution). I want to download a file which is mirrored at two different (HTTP) servers. Now, the file is large and the download speed from each location is low.
How can I download the file from…
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Is it possible to download entire YouTube playlist using IDM?
I download youtube video using IDM. All I have to do is use Mozilla, install a some idm download plug in and there you go. You can see IDM "DOWNLOAD" label towards the top right corner, or you can simply just copy paste the video url into idm. But…
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How to schedule a download only to start at a particular time?
Our Satellite internet provider gives us "unlimited browsing" between 11pm and 7pm. As we have a very limited bandwidth in the day and the download is reasonably large, other than staying up late is there any way I could schedule the download as to…
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