Hi, Nice piece of info. However, It will not work in sites like send space, 4shared, rapid share, etc. Some sites won't allow resumption of paused downloads.
On 5/10/16, Shweta Mishra <[email protected]> wrote: > hi aravind sir! > I searched this article on google after reading your mail on vib > regarding resuming failed downloads! > so thanks for your mail! > > On 5/10/16, Aravind R <[email protected]> wrote: >> nice info. thank u >> >> On 5/10/16, Shweta Mishra <[email protected]> wrote: >>> How to Resume failed Downloads in Mozilla Firefox manager >>> Most people see failed downloads as a dead end, but that’s not really >>> true. There is an easy workaround to resume failed downloads in >>> Mozilla Firefox from the point where it failed. Not everyone has a >>> blazing fast internet connection to download huge files quickly >>> without any interruption. Downloads will also fail in cases of sudden >>> power failure or server issues. If you have a slow or unstable >>> internet connection, it is a common scenario where downloads fail >>> halfway or in worse cases, just when it is at 99%. If you can do a >>> little messing around, you can easily save your time and data. >>> Resume failed Downloads in Mozilla Firefox Manager >>> >>> >>> >>> When a download fails in Firefox, you would probably click on the >>> retry button which could make things worse by restarting the download >>> all over again. This will only make the download start from the >>> beginning and you will lose your already consumed data and the >>> precious time. You will also have to bear the extra data charges if >>> you are on a limited data plan. When a download fails, the downloaded >>> file which is incomplete will be retained in your system till you >>> restart Firefox. So this is a simple tip using which you can get that >>> download resume from where it failed. Here we go. >>> >>> What not to do when a download fails on Firefox? >>> >>> • Most people click on the retry button next to the failed download, >>> do NOT do that. >>> • It is also important that you do NOT close Firefox, just minimize it >>> when the download fails. >>> >>> What to do now? >>> >>> • Go to the folder where Firefox saves downloads. By default it is >>> saved in C:\Users \User\Downloads. (Replace ‘User’ with your windows >>> username.) >>> • If the file you were downloading was say ‘video.mp4’, you should see >>> two files in the Downloads folder namely ‘video.mp4’ and >>> ‘video.mp4.part’. >>> >>> How to Resume failed Downloads in Mozilla Firefox Manager >>> >>> • We can simply ignore the file ‘video.mp4’ since it has nothing to do >>> with our tweak, what we need is the file that ends with .part. >>> • Make a New folder in the same directory and move ‘video.mp4.part’ into >>> it. >>> • Now open Firefox and go to the page where the download link for your >>> failed download is available. >>> • Click on the download link and let it download for a few seconds. >>> • Pause the new download after a few seconds and minimize Firefox. >>> • Go to the Downloads folder and you will see that a new >>> ‘video.mp4.part’ file has been created there. >>> • Now replace the new .part file with our old one. >>> • Open Firefox and resume the paused download. >>> • Bingo! You will see that the new download has resumed from the point >>> where your previous download failed. >>> >>> >>> This tweak will work for most cases of failed downloads in Firefox. >>> However, some file-sharing sites do not allow downloading of a file >>> using the same download link after a certain period of time. In such >>> rare cases, this might be ineffective. It is a life-saver if your >>> download failed after consuming GBs of data. >>> >>> Retrieving Unfinished Downloads >>> >>> In case you don't want to complete the download and just need to >>> retrieve the unfinished file, you can do so by removing the .part >>> extension from the file name and moving it to some other location. >>> This will prevent Firefox from deleting the unfinished downloads. Most >>> video and music files will work even if they are not completely >>> downloaded. >>> >>> Happy downloading! >>> -- >>> efforts may fail but don't fail to make efforts. >>> >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of >>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >>> the >>> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >>> >>> 2. 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