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Explorer Level 3. Lusil, Right before the downloads complete, I get a "connection error" message. Thanks for your update here paulvi!

Also, please try clearing your browser cache and see if there is any difference then. Keep us posted! Hi Daphne, Yes, I tried Google Chrome same error , different faster network same error, but on larger files only, the smaller files got through. Hope you can help me. Also, are you using any VPNs or proxies for your Internet connection?

Daphe, That's a great suggestion! Thanks, Paul. If you have a broadband connection, and connect to the Internet through a router, the Internet connection may be unstable. Issues with Internet connectivity and the stability of the connection can cause downloads to fail, especially if the Internet connection is interrupted.

When an Internet connection is unstable, it may disconnect and reconnect intermittently. Even a disconnection lasting a fraction of a second can cause the failure of a file download.

For users who commonly encounter intermittent connectivity issues or download failure, a download manager may help. A download managers is a third-party application that monitors, and if needed, resumes a download from where it stopped previously. There are hundreds of download managers, including many that are free. Check the settings in your security software to see if there is an setting that may be blocking downloads.

To diagnose whether Internet security software is causing problems, you can try temporarily disabling it, seeing if downloads work, and then re-enabling the software. Downloading an executable file e. This happens because Firefox honors your Windows security settings for downloading applications and other potentially unsafe files from the Internet. To resolve this problem, use the solution given below. You can reset your system Internet security settings in Internet Explorer.

You may be able to diagnose your download problem by following the steps given in the Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems article. Based on information from Unable to save or download files mozillaZine KB. Grow and share your expertise with others.

We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help. I was downloading long files and they would fail so I tried one by one and failed but now they are cleared out of the window. So how can I get them back to try to download again.