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  "id": 2442,
  "title": "Seeking advice on downloading large files",
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  "post_date": "2012-08-25T22:39:33.237Z",
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  "content": "<p>After I have successfully downloaded some of the smaller files (&lt; 1 GB) I have finally tried to load demo_per_formatted. Unfortunately the download has been stopped due to unknown reasons (at 85 %, which already has taken approximately 4 hours) and I was\r\n not able to continue it using the already loaded parts.</p>\r\n<p>Searching the web I have found a tool called wxDownloadFast (http://dfast.sourceforge.net/) which seems to be able to split the data in multiple parts and hence make the download more reliable. Unfortunately I was not able to make it work, I guess because\r\n of the internal referral of the download link.</p>\r\n<p>This is what I have tried that far.</p>\r\n<p>Does anyone know an alternative ? How do you download files that big without an university fiber glass connection ?</p>",
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      "postDate": "08/25/2012 22:39:33",
      "content": "<p>After I have successfully downloaded some of the smaller files (&lt; 1 GB) I have finally tried to load demo_per_formatted. Unfortunately the download has been stopped due to unknown reasons (at 85 %, which already has taken approximately 4 hours) and I was\r\n not able to continue it using the already loaded parts.</p>\r\n<p>Searching the web I have found a tool called wxDownloadFast (http://dfast.sourceforge.net/) which seems to be able to split the data in multiple parts and hence make the download more reliable. Unfortunately I was not able to make it work, I guess because\r\n of the internal referral of the download link.</p>\r\n<p>This is what I have tried that far.</p>\r\n<p>Does anyone know an alternative ? How do you download files that big without an university fiber glass connection ?</p>",
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      "postDate": "08/26/2012 09:37:01",
      "content": "<p>wxDownloadFast does not support https ... I have switched to DownnThemAll ... which can at last start the download. However, pause and resume does not work properly (the download is restarted when clicking resume). Does this means that DTA has a bug ? Or\r\n it is necessary that the download server supports pause and resume ? <em></em></p>\r\n<p>I admit I do not know much about this ... I am a little lost now</p>",
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      "postDate": "08/28/2012 08:39:56",
      "content": "<p>I have researched a little bit. It seems that the servers providing the files have indeed to explicitly support a pause/resume option, otherwise it won't work.</p>\r\n<p>So this question goes to the kaggle support: Can you confirm that this option is not supported ? Why ? Are there any plans to change this in the future ? What about downloads from multiple mirrors ?</p>\r\n<p>As far as I see, the only thing I can do right now is to try it again until the complete file is downloaded (*crossing fingers*)</p>\r\n<p>kind regards</p>\r\n<p>steffen</p>",
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      "author_name": "steffen",
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      "post_date": "08/26/2012 09:37:01",
      "content": "<p>wxDownloadFast does not support https ... I have switched to DownnThemAll ... which can at last start the download. However, pause and resume does not work properly (the download is restarted when clicking resume). Does this means that DTA has a bug ? Or\r\n it is necessary that the download server supports pause and resume ? <em></em></p>\r\n<p>I admit I do not know much about this ... I am a little lost now</p>",
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      "id": 13551,
      "author_name": "steffen",
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      "post_date": "08/28/2012 08:39:56",
      "content": "<p>I have researched a little bit. It seems that the servers providing the files have indeed to explicitly support a pause/resume option, otherwise it won't work.</p>\r\n<p>So this question goes to the kaggle support: Can you confirm that this option is not supported ? Why ? Are there any plans to change this in the future ? What about downloads from multiple mirrors ?</p>\r\n<p>As far as I see, the only thing I can do right now is to try it again until the complete file is downloaded (*crossing fingers*)</p>\r\n<p>kind regards</p>\r\n<p>steffen</p>",
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