Size limit on downloads
Hi, I tried recently to download some files that I had stored online on some cloud storage sites. One of them was over 4 GB in size, and the download would not complete. I tried a couple of times on that file, and every time the download failed just before the 4 GB total appeared in the download notice section. I checked online to see if others were having the same problem, and I found a few who were, but there was no solution posted. Is this a specific feature of Firefox, and is there anyway to increase the file size limit in your browser registry?
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Hmm there should not be any download size limit as otherwise it would be a common posting about it here.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cant-download-or-save-files
Dropa said
If your O/S is 32bit that could be why also since that is limited to 4.5gb RAM limit and that could be causing the download issues.
The OP appears to be using 64-bit Windows 10 though.
Yes, it is a 64 bit version of windows I am using. I don't think it matters what cloud storage I have. It offered the download in a zipped file that was more than 4 GB...if it was the companies policy to offer a file of that size as a download, then the download should complete. Why would it fail just before the 4 GB amount was reached...it has to be the browser. I "Googled" that 4 GB download size limit, and I found several postings for it.
A screenshot of the issue and where are you downloading from would be nice. I have never seen a limit on download file size. see screenshot
