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Managing downloads
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: NYC
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Is there any piece of software that allows me to manage downloads? For instance, on Windows, using BitTorrent, you can right-click and "download with BitTorrent".
Thank you in advanced,
Hg+
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2003
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If you want Bittorrent downloads to start automatically, get Transmission and set it to watch your Downloads folder for *.torrents.
Or if you're just looking for a HTTP/FTP download manager, pick one of these: MacUpdate
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"The road to success is dotted with the most tempting parking spaces."
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Senior User
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Another Transmission user here. I definitely stand by this application. To do what moep says simple go to menu bar:
Transmission > Preferences > Transfers > click "Auto Add" and select the folder in which you want it to look for your downloaded .torrent files.
Good Luck!
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Polwaristan
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You can also set Azureus to watch a folder.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
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I have Firefox set to automatically open .torrents with Transmission. No folder watching necessary.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Thank you all. What I meant was HTTP/FTP download manager. I checked the link moep provided, but couldn't find one with Safari integration or free.
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Addicted to MacNN
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Safari has an HTTP download manager built in.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I know, but the thing is that on some files I can get the file to pause, while on others I can't.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Resumable downloads are a server-side feature, AFAIK.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I kind of read that once, but how come my friend on his PC can resume the same download that I can't using BitTorrent?
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Huh? BitTorrent and HTTP downloads are completely different.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Apparently BitTorrent on Windows has a HTTP download function or something. He told me that he right-clicked what he wanted to download and hit Download using BitTorrent. =/
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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At which point it would open the BitTorrent application and begin downloading the torrent file(s) using the BT protocols using a compatible application (Azureus, µTorrent, Transmission, etc.). This happens outside anything HTTP.
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Never mind, and thanks for everything.
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