Why Are My Downloads Failing?

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#150143 12-Jul-2014 16:26

Doesn't matter what browser I use, my downloads start, get a couple of MB done, then stop and fail.

Any reason why this would happen? Regular browsing is fine, downloading through usernet and.....other things is fine. It's just through a browser that sht coks up

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#1087796 12-Jul-2014 16:28

What downloads from where?

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#1087797 12-Jul-2014 16:28

Which browser? Which OS? Which ISP?

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#1087831 12-Jul-2014 19:15

Firefox and chrome. Anything over 10mb. Windows 7.

It's not my connection as news leecher is fine as are torrents

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#1087833 12-Jul-2014 19:21

Kopkiwi:

It's not my connection as news leecher is fine as are torrents

that doesn't necessarily rule out your connection completely, especially if it's happening in multiple browsers. Maybe try from a live ubuntu cd or similar?

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#1087880 12-Jul-2014 21:42

sidefx:
Kopkiwi:

It's not my connection as news leecher is fine as are torrents

that doesn't necessarily rule out your connection completely, especially if it's happening in multiple browsers. Maybe try from a live ubuntu cd or similar?

OK. What?

Doesn't happen when I download from my phone

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#1087945 13-Jul-2014 07:40

Try "free download manager", it will retry for you if it stops. That will negate browser issues too.

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#1088013 13-Jul-2014 11:18

Tried Free Download Manager.

Can someone do me a favor and try to download the latest version of XBMC?

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#1088024 13-Jul-2014 11:33

Everyone else can download stuff fine. Suggest you try another computer on your network. If you're on WiFi, try wired. Report back the results so we can narrow down to your internet connection or computer. Borrow a computer if you have to, this is step 1 in diagnosing the problem.