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wxDownload Fast (also known as wxDFast) is an open source download manager. It is multi-platform and builds on Windows(2k,XP), Linux and Mac OS X(binary still not available). Besides that, it is a multi-threaded download manager. This means that it can split a file into several pieces and download the pieces simultaneously.

Created in C++ using the wxWidgets(wxWindows) library.

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Features

• Faster downloads (with Segmented/Multi-threaded/Accelerated transfers)
• Download resuming (Pause and restart where you stopped)
• Download scheduling
• Organizes files you have already downloaded
• View server messages (HTTP, FTP, file://). No HTTPS support.
• Available in multiple languages and easily translated. Now available in Portuguese [Brazil], Spanish, English, German, Russian, Hungarian, Armenian, Indonesian and Dutch
• Connection to HTTP/FTP servers which require a password
• Calculates the MD5/SHA1 checksum of downloaded files so they can be easily verified
• Metalink support
• Firefox integration through FlashGot
• Can be used as a portable download manager (Windows only)
• Can be used over proxy servers(HTTP proxy support)

Mac OS X Build
At the moment, there are some users trying to build the wxDownload Fast on OS X.
But there are some problems that need to be fixed before the Mac build become usable
(The programs builds, but for some reason the interface become blocked).
Read this forum topic for more informations.

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I'm happy to announce that the 'wxDownload Fast' project reached 100000 downloads since his first release. I know that some projects get this numbers in a few days. But for a small project managed by a single guy (me), that work in the project just a few hours a month this is a big deal.
But It's important to say that this number is possible thanks the several users around the world, that use the program and help me to improve it every day with your suggestions and bug reports. And of course, I give a special thank to all the translators that make the program reach all this countries, to Erno Szabados for the great RipStop theme and to Anthony Brian for his tips.
Thank you all!!!!
Max Magalhães Velasques

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After a long time without updates, I bring this new release with lots of changes:

• Added Turkish language(by E.B)
• Added Indonesian language(by Arif Rahman)
• Added French language(by lord_nogard)
• Added Dutch language(by Rob van den Boorn)
• Now the download list is updated just when a download is changed, making the program faster, and preventing the program to be blocked when working with several downloads
• Added a option to add new files on top of the list
• Added support to more segments(until 32)
• Added portable mode(Windows only), which allow the program to run directly from pendrives
• Fixed some memory leaks related to the metalink class
• Added proxy support
• Added wxSHA1 class

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Ubuntu Linux 6.10 (Edgy) packages of wxDownload Fast were released. See the Download section.

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After a long time without updates, I bring this new release with the new RipStop Theme, with 3 new languages, and lots of bug fixes:

• The new RipStop theme is now completed
• Added Russian language(by Ruslan Fedyarov)
• Added Hungarian language(by Erno Szabados)
• Added Polish language(by Marcin Trybus)
• Added download status auto save every 10 seconds
• Added option to enable/disable checking for new releases
• Fixed problem when the current speed is bigger than graph scale
• Fixed several bugs

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This release fix some minor bugs:

• Added Czech language(by David Vachulka)
• Fixed problem when retriving some metalink files

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This release fix some minor bugs:

• Added a partial new theme called RipStop
• Now if you try to set as destination a directory that don't exists, the program ask to create it
• Fixed some flickering problems on the graph and the progress bar
• Added option to execute a custom command when some download is finished
• Updated to build with wxWidgets 2.7.1

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A Ubuntu Linux 6.06 (Dapper) package of wxDownload Fast was created by João Pinto. See the Download section.

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This release fix some minor bugs:

• Added support for multiples files inside metalinks
• Fixed bug when saving graph colors
• Fixed bug when getting file size on FTP servers

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This release bring important changes, like a powerfull bandwidth control and Metalink support. The complete changes are:

• Fixed bug when the program access a server and receive a 404 response
• Added functions to get the 'Program Files' and 'My Documents' directory
• Added disk space checking before to join the file parts after finish a download
• Added new configuration method based on autoconf
• Added a band width control, which permits the user to set a upper download rate
• Added Metalink support
• Added a tray icon menu to easily change the band configuration

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The changes are:

• Fixed bug on 'Copy URL' and 'Copy Download data'
• Fixed problem on drow the progress bar for downloads splited in a odd number of parts
• Segmented progress bar with different colours
• Fixed bug on 'New Download' box, when the user let the address box empty
• Added '--reference' option, see the Readme file for more informations
• Added option to choose where to save the temporary files (.part)
• Added a new 'About' box
• Added a 'Donate' menu
• Added a routine to check if exists new releases of wxDownload Fast

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The changes are:

• Added multiple selections on Finished and In Progress list
• Fixed problem on New Download box
• Now is possible to change the language on the fly
• Added multi-segmented progress bar

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This new release improve the stability. The changes are:

• Fixed bug that change the first item of the finished list, when the user click in 'Open destination directory'
• Fixed problem when getting the size of finished files bigger than 2Gb
• Fixed some memory access bug
• Made a total change on mDownloadFile class, making the class more encapsulated. This class keeps the download data.
• Double-click on In Progress list Start/Stop the downloads
• Now is possible to add several urls for download, this way you can download a file from several different servers.

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I had some free time this month, so here are a new release on so short time. The changes are:

• Fixed problem with the Calendar Control on the schedule option
• Fixed problems with forbidden filename characters
• Fixed problems with the calendar box
• Added dialog box that ask about to open HTML files on the browser
• Added 'Open Destination Directory' command that opens the destination directory of selected download
• Added tab 'Paths' in the Options Box. In this are defined the external programs used, like the browser, file manager, and so on
• Now the file size are compared with the already saved values. In this way, we have (almost) sure that the file size not changed since the last time, and that the file will be not corrupted
• The program internal structure was improved
• Added some minor features

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This new version fix some bugs, and add new functionalities, like:

• Added German language
• Now the speed values that are bigger them the graph scale aren't showed
• Added status bar and 'Stop All downloads' and 'Start All downloads' buttons
• Fixed some bugs

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This new version fix some bugs, and add new functionalities, like:

• Added support for FTP and HTTP downloads bigger than 2GB
• Fixed speed calculation bug with FTP downloads
• Improved the access for dynamic links
• Added option to hide the speed graph, and to change the graph height
• Now the last selected options in the New Download box are remembered for the next download
• Fixed some bugs

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The Optimized Storage features of your Mac help you save storage space by storing your content in iCloud and making it available on demand:

• When storage space is needed, files, photos, movies, email attachments, and other files that you seldom use are stored in iCloud automatically.
• Each file stays right where you last saved it, and downloads when you open it.
• Files that you’ve used recently remain on your Mac, along with optimized versions of your photos.

If you haven't yet upgraded to macOS Sierra or later, learn about other ways to free up storage space.

Find out how much storage is available on your Mac

Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac, then click Storage. Each segment of the bar is an estimate of the storage space used by a category of files. Move your pointer over each segment for more detail.

Click the Manage button to open the Storage Management window, pictured below.

Manage storage on your Mac

The Storage Management window offers recommendations for optimizing your storage. If some recommendations are already turned on, you will see fewer recommendations.

Store in iCloud

Click the Store in iCloud button, then choose from these options:

• Desktop and Documents. Store all files from these two locations in iCloud Drive. When storage space is needed, only the files you recently opened are kept on your Mac, so that you can easily work offline. Files stored only in iCloud show a download icon , which you can double-click to download the original file. Learn more about this feature.
  
• Photos. Store all original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Photos. When storage space is needed, only space-saving (optimized) versions of photos are kept on your Mac. To download the original photo or video, just open it.
  
• Messages. Store all messages and attachments in iCloud. When storage space is needed, only the messages and attachments you recently opened are kept on your Mac. Learn more about Messages in iCloud.

Storing files in iCloud uses the storage space in your iCloud storage plan. If you reach or exceed your iCloud storage limit, you can either buy more iCloud storage or make more iCloud storage available. iCloud storage starts at 50GB for $0.99 (USD) a month, and you can purchase additional storage directly from your Apple device. Learn more about prices in your region.

Optimize Storage

Click the Optimize button to save space by automatically removing watched movies and TV shows. When storage space is needed, movies or TV shows that you purchased from Apple and already watched are removed from your Mac. Click the download icon next to a movie or TV show to download it again.

Your Mac will also save space by keeping only recent email attachments on this Mac when storage space is needed. You can manually download any attachments at any time by opening the email or attachment, or saving the attachment to your Mac.

Optimizing storage for movies, TV shows, and email attachments doesn't require iCloud storage space.

Empty Trash Automatically

Empty Trash Automatically permanently deletes files that have been in the Trash for more than 30 days.

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Reduce Clutter

Reduce Clutter helps you identify large files and files you might no longer need. Click the Review Files button, then choose any of the file categories in the sidebar, such as Applications, Documents, Music Creation, or Trash.

You can delete the files in some categories directly from this window. Other categories show the total storage space used by the files in each app. You can then open the app and decide whether to delete files from within it.

Learn how to redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books.

Where to find the settings for each feature

The button for each recommendation in the Storage Management window affects one or more settings in other apps. You can also control those settings directly within each app.

• If you're using macOS Catalina or later, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then select iCloud in the sidebar: Store in iCloud turns on the Optimize Mac Storage setting on the right. To turn off iCloud Drive entirely, deselect iCloud Drive.
• If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then click Options next to iCloud Drive. Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders and Optimize Mac Storage settings.
• In Photos, choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud. Store in iCloud selects iCloud Photos and Optimize Mac Storage.
• In Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Store in iCloud selects Enable Messages in iCloud.

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• If you're using macOS Catalina or later, open the Apple TV app, choose TV > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Files. Optimize Storage selects “Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.”
• In you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, open iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Advanced. Optimize Storage selects “Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.”
• In Mail, choose Mail > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Accounts. In the Account Information section on the right, Optimize Storage sets the Download Attachments menu to either Recent or None.

Empty Trash Automatically: From the Finder, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced. Empty Trash Automatically selects “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.”

Other ways that macOS helps automatically save space

With macOS Sierra or later, your Mac automatically takes these additional steps to save storage space:

• Detects duplicate downloads in Safari, keeping only the most recent version of the download
• Reminds you to delete used app installers
• Removes old fonts, languages, and dictionaries that aren't being used
• Clears caches, logs, and other unnecessary data when storage space is needed

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How to free up storage space manually

Even without using the Optimized Storage features described in this article, you can take other steps to make more storage space available:

• Music, movies, and other media can use a lot of storage space. Learn how to delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device.
• Delete other files that you no longer need by moving them to the Trash, then emptying the Trash. The Downloads folder is good place to look for files that you might no longer need.
• Move files to an external storage device.
• Compress files.
• Delete unneeded email: In the Mail app, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail. If you no longer need the email in your Trash mailbox, choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items.

Learn more

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• The Storage pane of About This Mac is the best way to determine the amount of storage space available on your Mac. Disk Utility and other apps might show storage categories such as Not Mounted, VM, Recovery, Other Volumes, Other, Free, or Purgeable. Don't rely on these categories to understand how to free up storage space or how much storage space is available for your data.
• When you duplicate a file on an APFS-formatted volume, that file doesn't use additional storage space on the volume. Deleting a duplicate file frees up only the space required by any data you might have added to the duplicate. If you no longer need any copies of the file, you can recover all of the storage space by deleting both the duplicate and the original file.
• If you're using a pro app and Optimize Mac Storage, learn how to make sure that your projects are always on your Mac and able to access their files.