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ftp download manager by Supersonicdarky on 07-12-2007 at 01:32 AM
anyone know of a download manager that supports ftp (there are some large files that i need to download and my connection is known to be unstable). by download manager i mean something that will allow me to resume downloads from where they left off.
RE: ftp download manager by toddy on 07-12-2007 at 01:55 AM
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20...20manager&tag=srch
few on there seem to say they can/do
RE: ftp download manager by Adeptus on 07-12-2007 at 03:26 AM
I suspect you have been downloading with your web browser. That's your first mistake. You don't need a "download manager", just a real FTP client (all of which support resume). There's literally hundreds of those for Windows.
I am not going to make a specific recommendation -- just try some. This is because I primarily use SFTP and have had to reject many popular and otherwise nice clients due to SFTP related issues (which don't apply if you are not using SFTP).
Another very useful utility you should be aware of is wget, a command line tool for tasks ranging from downloading a single large file to mirroring entire websites. It supports FTP and supports resume when used with -c option.
RE: ftp download manager by Voldemort on 07-12-2007 at 03:28 AM
If you are using 'normal ftp', you could try Filezilla
RE: ftp download manager by user13774 on 07-14-2007 at 06:19 PM
I'd recommend Free Download Manager:
URL: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
Screenshot: http://tweakers.net/ext/i.dsp/1144671728.gif
Download: http://www.download.com/Free-Download-Manager/300...71_4-10578059.html
RE: ftp download manager by Voldemort on 07-14-2007 at 06:32 PM
quote:there's no need for that?
Originally posted by Markus
I'd recommend Free Download Manager:
URL: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
Screenshot: http://tweakers.net/ext/i.dsp/1144671728.gif
Download: http://www.download.com/Free-Download-Manager/300...71_4-10578059.html
RE: ftp download manager by user13774 on 07-15-2007 at 03:49 PM
Then why does Supersonicdarky asks for a download manager?
quote:
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
anyone know of a download manager that supports ftp (there are some large files that i need to download and my connection is known to be unstable). by download manager i mean something that will allow me to resume downloads from where they left off.
RE: ftp download manager by davidpolitis on 07-17-2007 at 11:01 AM
I find FlashGet very, very useful.
Supports FTP and allows torrenting only certain files that you want from a torrent 
RE: ftp download manager by Nagamasa on 07-17-2007 at 12:01 PM
quote:Doesn't Firefox already do that?
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
allow me to resume downloads from where they left off.
RE: ftp download manager by davidpolitis on 07-17-2007 at 12:34 PM
well... download managers resume alot better and firefox doesn't allow you to restart your pc etc. and start from where you were