Downloading Stuck at 99% - how to proceed in such situation?

[devilcoelhodog]

Hello, dear all.


As the title says, my downloading stuck at 99%. After that, never complete it or never end the process.


How can I do in such situations? Maybe the original upload get some error and is no possible to finish the download in that way?


Maybe if I get some Download manager can solve the situation and could complete the download process properly?


Nowadays, do you point some good Download manager? In a distant past I have used GetRight.


I prefer, if does it exist, a freeware and portable option too. And that program could handle sites like uploaded or deposit files, for example.


Thanks for helping.


Best regards.


devil (johner)

[filmboss80]

I have encountered that problem on several occasions and remedied it every time by simply pausing the download for a few seconds, then resuming.

[devilcoelhodog]

@ filmboss80


Hi.

and remedied it every time by simply pausing the download for a few seconds, then resuming.

But do you know if such procedure can be done using sites like Uploaded or Deposit files, for example? They allow this action without "losing" data? I do not want to lose all the already downloaded content if I need to play / pause / resume procedure again.


The files is compacted in rar format.


Thanks for helping! Any more tips are much appreciated.


Best regards.

devil (johner)

[pandy]

I use plugin (addon) to web browser called "DownThemAll!" - works fine for me. If it works with filesharing services - can't promise but it is free.

[devilcoelhodog]

@pandy

If it works with filesharing services - can't promise but it is free.

Hi. I'll give it a try! I'll see if it works with filesharing services. And If can resume all downloaded files at the point its have stopped. Or can solve / fix the problem to stuck downloading process at 99 %.


Thanks for helping!


Best regards.


devil (johner)

[orsetto]

@ filmboss80

and remedied it every time by simply pausing the download for a few seconds, then resuming.

But do you know if such procedure can be done using sites like Uploaded or Deposit files, for example? They allow this action without "losing" data? I do not want to lose all the already downloaded content if I need to play / pause / resume procedure again.

filmboss80's suggestion usually works, its what I do myself in this situation, but no one can promise you it will work 100% of the time. It is somewhat more likely to succeed if the file is an actual file, less if an rar or zip archive. Understand, these file host sites are not particularly interested in us successfully downloading anything: their primary business is selling click bait access to malware seeders.

When I encounter this 99% bug on a large file that may have taken three hours to download, the first thing I do is check to see if the download might actually have completed 100% despite the 99% indication (this has been happening more often lately). If the file appears in Windows Explorer or OSX Finder with the correct file extension (.rar. .mp4, .mkv etc) and icon, I'll double click to see if it opens properly. If not, then I drag-copy it to another folder to make a safety copy, then go back to my browser and try filmboss80's pause-resume trick. Pause-resume works in maybe 50-60% of stuck downloads. If it doesn't, I go back to my safety copy and mess with it awhile to see if I can make it open (usually doesn't work).

I make a safety copy before pause-resume because if pause-resume fails most browsers automatically delete the file before you can try to make it work. Having a backup at least keeps that option, even though odds of getting it to work are not good. I'd say maybe 20% of the time, I can get the partial download to work by changing the file extension to whatever file type it is supposed to be (.mp4 or whatever). It may result in an unstable video missing the final 10 seconds, but its better than nothing (assuming the file can never be downloaded 100%). If I want the file badly enough, I'll try downloading via a different web browser (and other filehost if available).

Some file host sites are just a total PITA with no possibility of pause-resume: if you try that you'll just get an alert saying "download error- file missing or unavailable." If only that one host site has the file, you have no choice other than to try the download from scratch again and again until it hopefully completes.

[Krispy Kritter]

Deposit Files will resume downloads when using a download manager. I use JDownloader and have no issues stopping/starting downloads.

[devilcoelhodog]

Hello, dear all.


Very nice information you point. I'll test as soon as possible.


---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_download_managers


One person point me to test FREE DOWNLOAD MANAGER. I'll see that too. Freewares and portables are preferred, if its available.


I'm looking for an option that allow me to work with filesharing services and solve the issue to stopping download at 99%.


Sometimes the files are large and I do not want to waste bandwidth and time downloading from the beginning all files previously downloaded.


Thanks for all tips !!!


Best regards.


devil (johner)

[devilcoelhodog]

Hello, dear all.


I could test the program below and all works nice now:


---> http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ ( Free Download Manager )


Thanks for all helping and tips !!!


Best regards.


devil (johner)