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Questions tagged [file-download]

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Downloading m3u8 videos

I am trying to download video from a .m3u8 livestream video format. How can I download m3u8 videos using software on my personal computer such as ffmpeg, youtube-dl, VLC, etc? M3U is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. One common use…
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Disabling Google Chrome Download auto numbering for existing files

When I save a file (e.g. Images) to a folder which already exist there, Chrome adds a (N) where N is first available number. This causes I have multiple copies of same file! How can I disable Chrome's auto file renaming? Thanks
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How can I download stream videos with rtmp protocol? From Harvard Extension, more specifically

I've been having trouble downloading video lectures from Harvard Extension School. I was hoping I could take CS171, but I found myself having to spend awful lot of time waiting for endless buffering. So I wish to find a way to have the lectures…
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Force file link to open as a preview in [new] tab (instead of downloading)

Sometimes you want to follow a pdf/image/etc link and actually see it in the browser instead of downloading it. In my most recent run-in it was with a screenshot on a Mantis server I'm using. When I click to follow the link it immediately prompts me…
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Firefox Temporary Downloads Save Location

Earlier, when I would want to a view a file, Firefox would prompt me the app to open the file in, and then save the file in the \AppData\Local\Temp folder, and open it. As the Temp folder would be cleared, the downloaded file disappeared, as…
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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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How to verify a download file using a .sig file and public key, in Windows 10?

I'm interested in installing the Electron Cash application from electroncash.org (Electron-Cash-2.9.4.exe) and the website indicates that to be sure of the integrity of the download, I should verify the authenticity of the file. The site points me…
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How to disable file download popup in Internet Explorer?

I was able to disable file download popup in all popular browsers except Internet Explorer. This is the popup: I thought this would do it, but I still get the popup: Internet Explorer -> menu Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> select zone…
Željko Filipin
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Do we really need to check the integrity of downloaded files?

I downloaded a huge amount of files, but discovered the use of md5 and sha as integrity checkers quite recently. From then I always prefer to check it for big downloaded files, even if I never found them to be corrupted. Do we really need to check…
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Download a file without wget or curl

How would one go about downloading a file from the command line without using Wget or Curl?
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How do I change Firefox to highlight "save as" or "open with" by default on the download dialog?

No, I am not asking how to set a default application or action. Now that I have that out of the way, I want to know how to determine the default selected radio button for the download dialog: I would like PDF files to have "Open With" default…
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Is downloading multiple files faster than downloading one file at a time?

Sometimes there's a need to download multiple files from somewhere. The protocol I'm specifically interested in is HTTP, however this question is also relevant to FTP or any other non-P2P protocol for transferring files. Assuming the server (for…
yellowblood
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Bare bones HTTP server for linux with resumable file downloads

I have a Windows user I want to share a large file with, they have Firefox with I understand supports resumable HTTP file downloads, and I have Ubuntu Linux, but limited disk space and such, so I don't want a full blown solution like Apache's web…
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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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Firefox: download all file types without prompt

I am trying to set the default behavior for downloading files in Firefox. Currently it opens a nasty dialog "open with or save", and i can tick a checkbox to perform selected action for this mimetype in future. What I want, is to save files without…
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