nice info. thank u On 5/10/16, Shweta Mishra <shweta.mishra...@gmail.com> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. >
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