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Kirby189

Flashgot starting downloads even if I haven't selected it.

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So I've been using Flashgot for some time now, but I've been having the same problem for a while. Whenever I try downloading something, it starts automatically, even though I never selected it in the options. And also, if there are 2 or more media that can be downloaded, it chooses the first one automatically.

WTF?

And now, the download speed has gone from ~500 kb/s to 40kb/s. Good god, what's going on?
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Re: Flashgot starting downloads even if I haven't selected i

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What download manager are you using FlashGot with?
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I'm using Downthemall, but it used to work perfectly fine with Flashgot.
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Re: Flashgot starting downloads even if I haven't selected i

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Have you checked the settings (in Firefox) under Tools> Options> Applications, for the media type you are accessing? Try changing it to Always Ask and see what happens. ;)
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Nope, that doesn't work.

And any idea on why Flashgot's not downloading as fast as it used to?
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Re: Flashgot starting downloads even if I haven't selected i

Post by therube »

URLs where the downloads start automatically?

URLs where there are 2 or more media to download?

FlashGot does not download anything at all.
All it does is to pass a link to some download manager.

So any download speed differences are not going to be a result of FlashGot.

(Now if a particular download has more then link [host] available, & you happen to end up with one that is slower then another, I suppose something like that is possible.)
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What is even more annoying is that the infinite versions that you are asked to download are really shams to advertise and beg for donations. This is unconscienceable.
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