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Some downloads fast while others slow

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  • Last reply by FredMcD

Augosis
Augosis
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I'm downloading a lot of large files (few gigabytes), some of them download at 6-10mb/s, while others will download at less that 200kb/s, and never speed up. That means that some of the files will download in a few minutes while others will take hours.

I'm on Windows 10 64-bit and Firefox Quantum 57.0, but I don't really think that matters. Is there a way to fix this?

I'm downloading a lot of large files (few gigabytes), some of them download at 6-10mb/s, while others will download at less that 200kb/s, and never speed up. That means that some of the files will download in a few minutes while others will take hours. I'm on Windows 10 64-bit and Firefox Quantum 57.0, but I don't really think that matters. Is there a way to fix this?

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WestEnd
WestEnd
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It's probably site related and traffic on those sites if there's to many people downloading from it-it will slow down. There only so much bandwidth it can share.

Shadow110
Shadow110
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Use a Download manager. Means need to Right Click and copy URL location and past into the program. iGetter is very good but old, does the kob though. See IDM here : https://bitport.io/integrations-plugins-tips

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

FredMcD
FredMcD
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This download manager works separately from the browser. The browser tells it what to download, and off it goes.

http://www.freedownloadmanager.org It is a powerful modern download accelerator and organizer for Windows and Mac.