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2018/12/05 16:50:41
Grem
 
bitflipper
 
There was also a great download manager for FF that I used to use for big downloads, until FF broke it. I should check if it works again, because it was very helpful for multi-gigabyte sample library downloads (faster, and could resume failed downloads).
 



DownThemAll was the program. And no it's not working. The site hasn't had a entry since Dec 2017 and when that entry was made it wasn't very promising. And as far as I can tell and from what I can gather, (and this is my summary of what I found out) something about the Chromium browser doesn't support the d/l'ing of files in the manner that we are all looking for. And there are a ton of us looking too!! The only thing I found for Chrome is was Chrono Download Manager and it's not much better than Chromes built in down loader.
 
I am using Edge on this site due to Chrome not working with all the extras. Go to last post, Go To Top button, and such. I am finding that Chrome is going the way of Internet Explorer in that MS tried to dictate what would happen on the web in the way that it wanted (anyone remembers Active X?) and now Google is dictating what will be supported in the Chromium browser everyone is moving to. Haven't been using FF lately but will give it a whirl soon.
 
 
burgerproduction
 
...on my Windows phone (yes, I still have a windows phone) 
 



I do too!! Still a damn good phone. And now the prices they want for new phones is really over the top. I mean 1K for a damn phone?
2018/12/05 20:01:26
ØSkald
I tried to install the newest Win10 for my 950, but ended up that i cant logg in to my account from fresh reset. So now its a compact camera.
2018/12/05 23:00:21
Kev999
Glyn Barnes
...I uninstall Chrome if some malware or the grandkids install it on any of my computers. I just don't like it, like I don't like onions.

 
I've given up on Google Chrome after having various different problems with it on different computers. It's either been random crashes, annoying popups or unwanted add-ons getting installed without permission. I don't get these sorts of problems with Firefox or Opera.
 
But I like onions.
2018/12/06 02:09:45
Jesse G
I use Firefox as my main browser but will used Google Chrome every once in a while.
 
As for MS Edge,  YUCK !!
2018/12/06 02:39:42
Bflat5
I've used Edge twice. Both times to download Firefox after reinstalling Win10.
2018/12/06 09:47:17
BobF
Bflat5
I've used Edge twice. Both times to download Firefox after reinstalling Win10.




My experience as well.
 
To be fair, I can't say how good/bad Edge is/was as I never gave it a chance.  No need to.
2018/12/06 11:41:33
jamesg1213
Glyn Barnes
I am one of the 5%, Edge is my favourite browser, I will use Firefox for the odd compatability issue. I uninstall Chrome if some malware or the grandkids install it on any of my computers. I just don't like it, like I don't like onions.

 
Same here. To be honest, I can't see any real difference between any of them. It's just a browser...
2018/12/07 15:27:13
bitflipper
Grem
 
DownThemAll was the program. And no it's not working. The site hasn't had a entry since Dec 2017 and when that entry was made it wasn't very promising. And as far as I can tell and from what I can gather, (and this is my summary of what I found out) something about the Chromium browser doesn't support the d/l'ing of files in the manner that we are all looking for. And there are a ton of us looking too!! The only thing I found for Chrome is was Chrono Download Manager and it's not much better than Chromes built in down loader.
 



Yep, that's the one. I loved it when it was working. Would love to find a replacement. I wonder why downloaders necessarily have to be tied to a browser in the first place. Seems like it should be possible to write one that's platform-independent.                  
 
As I type this I am downloading a multi-gigabyte sample library using Chrome's intrinsic downloader, and five of the seven files have failed with a cryptic "network error" (whatever that means). Fortunately, it does have the ability to resume a failed transfer without having to restart the entire download.
2018/12/12 01:01:23
dubdisciple
I do find it unsettling that it is pushing chrome closer to monopoly. Never cared for edge but monopolies are never good.
2018/12/12 02:02:59
msmcleod
dubdisciple
I do find it unsettling that it is pushing chrome closer to monopoly. Never cared for edge but monopolies are never good.

I tend to agree, but companies should at least support the current standards, instead of constantly re-inventing their own.
 
Anyone who has done any web development curses Microsoft on a daily basis for having to constantly find workarounds for their browsers because they behave differently to Firefox/Chrome.
 
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