Topic by CritterPup 2018-08-09 03:05:31

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Hello everyone,
So lately I've been having issues with Firefox. I recently upgraded to Firefox quantum to fix the issue, but it's coming back and I have no idea why. Downloads simply aren't working. They'll get to about 40 percent and say maybe ten or so seconds left and just won't download anymore. I checked and my downloads work fine on Microsoft edge and Google Chrome. So what's the issue here, I wonder? Anyone able to help? Thanks.

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Reply by kool_turk 2018-08-09 04:49:57

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I've noticed that too sometimes.

It'll be downloading then just sit there.

What I do is find the file in my list of downloads and just hit enter on it.

Most of the time it'll just continue the download.

I'm using nightly builds so I thought that might be the issue, but judging from your post it isn't.

I'd love to know the cause of this as well.

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Reply by CritterPup 2018-08-10 05:04:34

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I'm pushing this to the top of the list, but also saying I'm still having these problems.

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Reply by CritterPup 2018-08-11 22:29:55

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Further updates: Someone had me download XDM, which is inaccessible... And doesn't seem to be solving my problem. Any help? Any accessible download managers? At all?

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Reply by turtlepower17 2018-08-12 00:18:23

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There's Internet Download Manager, which isn't free, but is very good. I use it every day, and I don't even have this issue, having switched from Firefox to Chrome some time ago. Free Download Manager exists, but I don't think the latest versions are accessible anymore.

The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's just holding half the amount it can potentially hold.

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Reply by CritterPup 2018-08-12 01:42:48

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I'm almost convinced now that it's just my network because anything bigger than... say... 50 MB has this issue. I don't understand though, ping speeds and the like are still fantastic. Are downloads managed differently than gaming somehow?

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Reply by kool_turk 2018-08-12 03:51:27

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Free download manager is accessible, however you need to rout the mouse to the navigator object and click.

I don't know why programs that feel like a webpage have this issue but they do.

Resilio sync has the same issue.

I can't really explain how to use it, because it took me some fiddling around to get use to the thing.

Resilio Sync was the same.

A few versions back, that wasn't even usable, you had to run it as a service and access it through your web browser.

Now, thankfully that's no longer needed.

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