How to know the size of a file before downloading it?
I'm on Windows 7. How to know the size of a file before downloading it?
I have Chrome, Firefox and Orbit downloaders. Sometimes they don't show the file size of a download no matter what, for example none of them are showing the file size of this driver
Is there a command prompt command to show the file or something?
my question is exactly like this one but on Windows.
windows-7 windows download
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
|
show 1 more comment
I'm on Windows 7. How to know the size of a file before downloading it?
I have Chrome, Firefox and Orbit downloaders. Sometimes they don't show the file size of a download no matter what, for example none of them are showing the file size of this driver
Is there a command prompt command to show the file or something?
my question is exactly like this one but on Windows.
windows-7 windows download
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
Both IDM and Opera seemed to show the size for me. Will try IE too ;-)
– hjpotter92
Jun 29 '13 at 16:29
@hjpotter92 would you please tell me the size? :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:21
@Fischer: The answer to the other question uses curl. You can too.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 17:28
@Karan curl on windows? never tried it, i'll try now :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:50
Yeah, I use curl and wget regularly on Windows.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 18:09
|
show 1 more comment
I'm on Windows 7. How to know the size of a file before downloading it?
I have Chrome, Firefox and Orbit downloaders. Sometimes they don't show the file size of a download no matter what, for example none of them are showing the file size of this driver
Is there a command prompt command to show the file or something?
my question is exactly like this one but on Windows.
windows-7 windows download
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
I'm on Windows 7. How to know the size of a file before downloading it?
I have Chrome, Firefox and Orbit downloaders. Sometimes they don't show the file size of a download no matter what, for example none of them are showing the file size of this driver
Is there a command prompt command to show the file or something?
my question is exactly like this one but on Windows.
windows-7 windows download
windows-7 windows download
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
edited Jan 19 at 9:45
karel
9,25293138
9,25293138
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
asked Jun 29 '13 at 15:31
LynobLynob
1,803143669
1,803143669
Both IDM and Opera seemed to show the size for me. Will try IE too ;-)
– hjpotter92
Jun 29 '13 at 16:29
@hjpotter92 would you please tell me the size? :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:21
@Fischer: The answer to the other question uses curl. You can too.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 17:28
@Karan curl on windows? never tried it, i'll try now :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:50
Yeah, I use curl and wget regularly on Windows.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 18:09
|
show 1 more comment
Both IDM and Opera seemed to show the size for me. Will try IE too ;-)
– hjpotter92
Jun 29 '13 at 16:29
@hjpotter92 would you please tell me the size? :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:21
@Fischer: The answer to the other question uses curl. You can too.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 17:28
@Karan curl on windows? never tried it, i'll try now :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:50
Yeah, I use curl and wget regularly on Windows.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 18:09
Both IDM and Opera seemed to show the size for me. Will try IE too ;-)
– hjpotter92
Jun 29 '13 at 16:29
Both IDM and Opera seemed to show the size for me. Will try IE too ;-)
– hjpotter92
Jun 29 '13 at 16:29
@hjpotter92 would you please tell me the size? :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:21
@hjpotter92 would you please tell me the size? :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:21
@Fischer: The answer to the other question uses curl. You can too.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 17:28
@Fischer: The answer to the other question uses curl. You can too.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 17:28
@Karan curl on windows? never tried it, i'll try now :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:50
@Karan curl on windows? never tried it, i'll try now :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:50
Yeah, I use curl and wget regularly on Windows.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 18:09
Yeah, I use curl and wget regularly on Windows.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 18:09
|
show 1 more comment
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
When you download a file with out see the final file size then the server side is actually not send this information alone with the file that you download.
As a programmer sometimes I do not know the final file size because I create the download results on the fly, and the only way to know it before send it, is to save is locally first gzip and then count it.
Also some other times is hard to calculate and you left it without that information.
To me if the downloaded file is not contain/show the final file size, the only way to know it is to first download it, and if a program tell you that is know it - is first download it.
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
add a comment |
You can use FreeDownloadmanager. When you add a dowload you can get the size of the file:
In your case the driver is 339MB. When you've already added the file to the Freedownloadmanager list you can select them and press SHIFT+Q to get the size.
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f613576%2fhow-to-know-the-size-of-a-file-before-downloading-it%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
When you download a file with out see the final file size then the server side is actually not send this information alone with the file that you download.
As a programmer sometimes I do not know the final file size because I create the download results on the fly, and the only way to know it before send it, is to save is locally first gzip and then count it.
Also some other times is hard to calculate and you left it without that information.
To me if the downloaded file is not contain/show the final file size, the only way to know it is to first download it, and if a program tell you that is know it - is first download it.
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
add a comment |
When you download a file with out see the final file size then the server side is actually not send this information alone with the file that you download.
As a programmer sometimes I do not know the final file size because I create the download results on the fly, and the only way to know it before send it, is to save is locally first gzip and then count it.
Also some other times is hard to calculate and you left it without that information.
To me if the downloaded file is not contain/show the final file size, the only way to know it is to first download it, and if a program tell you that is know it - is first download it.
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
add a comment |
When you download a file with out see the final file size then the server side is actually not send this information alone with the file that you download.
As a programmer sometimes I do not know the final file size because I create the download results on the fly, and the only way to know it before send it, is to save is locally first gzip and then count it.
Also some other times is hard to calculate and you left it without that information.
To me if the downloaded file is not contain/show the final file size, the only way to know it is to first download it, and if a program tell you that is know it - is first download it.
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
When you download a file with out see the final file size then the server side is actually not send this information alone with the file that you download.
As a programmer sometimes I do not know the final file size because I create the download results on the fly, and the only way to know it before send it, is to save is locally first gzip and then count it.
Also some other times is hard to calculate and you left it without that information.
To me if the downloaded file is not contain/show the final file size, the only way to know it is to first download it, and if a program tell you that is know it - is first download it.
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
answered Jul 1 '13 at 8:13
AristosAristos
368417
368417
add a comment |
add a comment |
You can use FreeDownloadmanager. When you add a dowload you can get the size of the file:
In your case the driver is 339MB. When you've already added the file to the Freedownloadmanager list you can select them and press SHIFT+Q to get the size.
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
add a comment |
You can use FreeDownloadmanager. When you add a dowload you can get the size of the file:
In your case the driver is 339MB. When you've already added the file to the Freedownloadmanager list you can select them and press SHIFT+Q to get the size.
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
add a comment |
You can use FreeDownloadmanager. When you add a dowload you can get the size of the file:
In your case the driver is 339MB. When you've already added the file to the Freedownloadmanager list you can select them and press SHIFT+Q to get the size.
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
You can use FreeDownloadmanager. When you add a dowload you can get the size of the file:
In your case the driver is 339MB. When you've already added the file to the Freedownloadmanager list you can select them and press SHIFT+Q to get the size.
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
answered Jun 29 '13 at 18:16
magicandre1981magicandre1981
81.7k20126204
81.7k20126204
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f613576%2fhow-to-know-the-size-of-a-file-before-downloading-it%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Both IDM and Opera seemed to show the size for me. Will try IE too ;-)
– hjpotter92
Jun 29 '13 at 16:29
@hjpotter92 would you please tell me the size? :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:21
@Fischer: The answer to the other question uses curl. You can too.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 17:28
@Karan curl on windows? never tried it, i'll try now :)
– Lynob
Jun 29 '13 at 17:50
Yeah, I use curl and wget regularly on Windows.
– Karan
Jun 29 '13 at 18:09