I have not, I really like Safari for the most part and don't even have Firefox set up. I might have Chrome, I'm not sure, and I'll give that a try. Downloads usually go well, but when an unstable connection is involved, Safari seems to have more trouble than Firefox on Windows does. On Aug 8, 2013, at 3:07 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > I'd agree, a failed download. I'm wondering, though, if this is a Safari > issue or something else. Did you try downloading with Chrome or Firefox to > see if it's a browser or web-site issue? > > You have a great day as well. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2013-08-08, at 11:45 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just tried that, and the same thing happened. I saw the progress, followed >> by "the network connection was lost", and a reload button, which I >> activated. It now shows the file, which is nearly 60mb, as having >> successfully downloaded even though it is only 15k in size, clearly a failed >> download. >> On Aug 8, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Try quitting Safari then restarting it. Then go into the Downloads window >>> with cmd-option-l and see if Safari has automatically reconnected or if it >>> will allow you to start the process again manually. Normally, safari >>> handles what you were mentioning just fine but I'm not sure why it behaved >>> in the manner you've outlined. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On 2013-08-08, at 8:40 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Perhaps there are things I don't know about the default manager then. >>>> Here's an example: when it rains, our internet tends to go out a lot, and >>>> I was downloading some large files yesterday. The download would either >>>> slow to a crawl and then stop, or stop immediately, and in both cases >>>> there was a "reload" button. That, however, only grabbed 16k of the file >>>> before stopping as though the whole thing were complete. In Firefox, the >>>> manager is smart enough to let you resume such a failed download, or >>>> restart it, or go to the website from where you downloaded the file, but >>>> Safari seems unable to handle interrupted or partial downloads at all. >>>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 12:52 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Not sure if I'm just missing something, but I'm fairly sure that Safari >>>>> has these features built right in as well. When you begin downloading a >>>>> file, press cmd-option-l to open the Downloads window. When you Interact >>>>> with the Table, you can then Interact with each download to determine its >>>>> status. When within a given download, you can Stop/Pause it, Resume it >>>>> once again etc. Once a download has been Stop/Paused, you can clear it >>>>> if you wish. You also can set how long items remain in the downloads >>>>> manager from within the General pane of Safari Preferences. They can >>>>> stay there until you manually delete them, be removed when you Quit >>>>> Safari or be removed upon successful download. Safari used to >>>>> automatically pop up the Downloads window when you started a download but >>>>> stopped this behaviour in Lion, I believe. Pressing cmd-option-l brings >>>>> up the window anyway so it's no matter to me. >>>>> >>>>> If this isn't what you were looking for, sorry. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-08-07, at 9:16 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I like Safari overall, but I really miss Firefox's download manager. It >>>>>> lets you pause downloads, retry them if the connection is lost, clear >>>>>> old downloads, and more, and it's built right in. Is there a third-party >>>>>> download manager for Safari that lets you do all that, specifically >>>>>> pause downloads and retry them if necessary? I'm asking on here because, >>>>>> of course, I need it to be very friendly with VO. Any ideas? Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>> mehg...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>> mehg...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. 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