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 <aravind.andhrab...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. 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