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Direct Downloads always lead to "check internet connection" (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Elarionus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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This is something I'm noticing in the ROM space, especially for non-retro titles like WiiU titles. The file sizes are often very massive, between 5 and 20 GB. Downloading from these places, especially the internet archive has a download speed of maybe 500 megabytes per hour. It's quite slow compared to torrents, but when it comes to the roms subreddit and megathread, it's pretty much all direct download.

How are you supposed to get some of these games with 4 day downloads when the downloads bug out after just 40 minutes or so?

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[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Have you tried a download manager?