Fast way to download slow zip files

The default number of connections is set to 5. The optimum number of connections to use depend on the speed of the server and the total available bandwidth you have. For example, if you have a very slow server which only offers K download speed per connection and you have 1MB bandwidth.

It would make sense for you to set the total number of connections to 10 to get approximately 1MB download speed, which maxes out your bandwidth capability. Once a download job is started, you will see a small download window at the bottom right corner of your browser window, which blocks minimum amount of area from the web page you are currently viewing.

A screenshot of the small download window is given below,. You can right click on any of the ongoing jobs and access a context menu to manage the download jobs,. You can select either "Open download manager" from the context menu or click on the "View all downloads" link at the bottom of the "Download jobs" to open the full-sized turbocharged download manager. Prioritize your file downloads and only download those things which you need immediately. You can resume the movie downloads later, if you are using a good download manager.

If the file downloads take a long time to finish, use a download manager and turn on file downloads when you are away from the computer. You may be taking your shower, having lunch or taking a short nap — just turn the downloads on and start doing other works.

At the end of the day you will see that major portion of the download is complete because you were busy with other tasks and the download continued in the mean time. Talk to them and ask why you are not getting the usual internet browsing speed. Do not turn on Windows updates when you are downloading something. This will heavily reduce the download speed and you may encounter broken downloads in the worst case.

You may read this trick to install Windows updates offline. The internet connection speed may vary during the course of the day so you can skip the peak hours and try downloading the same file at late night hours.

A good idea would be to turn on file downloads after dinner and go to bed — come back next morning and see whether the download has finished or not.