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Retry failure download and overwritten by different file

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Ophie
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When downloading a large file, and the download link automatically changes by the server. If I try to download again it will be a different file. I try to visit the download link and it takes me to another page. I think it will be better if there is any warning when both files are different before continuing or retry download progress.

Some trick if you really careful when downloading large file and failure with the same case. Make some copy or just rename the current file. When you download file with Firefox, it will create 2 files in the directory, the original filename (e.g. "file.zip"), and partial filename (e.g. "file.zip.part"). The file that you must backup is the partial file. After doing a backup, try to download with that different link and must be the same file. After downloading on progress, pause it and replace the current download file (partial file) with the backup file and continue the download. If not sure, copy and do not move that backup file, so you still have a backup.

Maybe just some website that using the dynamic link for download service, but I hope this help and make Firefox be better.

When downloading a large file, and the download link automatically changes by the server. If I try to download again it will be a different file. I try to visit the download link and it takes me to another page. I think it will be better if there is any warning when both files are different before continuing or retry download progress. Some trick if you really careful when downloading large file and failure with the same case. Make some copy or just rename the current file. When you download file with Firefox, it will create 2 files in the directory, the original filename (e.g. "file.zip"), and partial filename (e.g. "file.zip.part"). The file that you must backup is the partial file. After doing a backup, try to download with that different link and must be the same file. After downloading on progress, pause it and replace the current download file (partial file) with the backup file and continue the download. If not sure, copy and do not move that backup file, so you still have a backup. Maybe just some website that using the dynamic link for download service, but I hope this help and make Firefox be better.

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cor-el
cor-el
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What you are doing (pausing a download and replacing the .part file) will lead to a corrupted file if the server sends another file. The only way to verify the download would via checksum file that the server has to provide. There is no way that Firefox can know that the file you resume is different than what the server sends. If you are connected to a server that sends all the files with the same name then you should be very cautious with resuming a download and double check the link.