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Large download stops halfway through in Safari

I've got a download that is about 2Gb, but it stops at about 550Mbs. I've experienced this problem many times before, as well. My solution has been to switch to Firefox, but that can be a pain. What gives? And how do I get the download to resume?

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 10:04 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2019 10:36 AM

No VPN, no virus software, no extensions. I have experienced the same problem on both my MacPro and my desktop Mac on multiple occasions. It seemed to begin happening after one particular Safari update a couple years ago. I just haven't tried to figure it out until now.


I'll have to do the rest later. No time right now.

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Oct 7, 2019 10:36 AM in response to Eric Root

No VPN, no virus software, no extensions. I have experienced the same problem on both my MacPro and my desktop Mac on multiple occasions. It seemed to begin happening after one particular Safari update a couple years ago. I just haven't tried to figure it out until now.


I'll have to do the rest later. No time right now.

Oct 7, 2019 10:29 AM in response to Johnny Nashville

Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?


Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.


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Large download stops halfway through in Safari

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