What Is a CRDOWNLOAD File?
When you start a download in Google Chrome, it creates a temporary file with the .crdownload extension.
This file serves as a placeholder, storing the downloaded data as it comes in.
As the download progresses, the .crdownload file grows in size.
If the download was interrupted for some reason, the incomplete file retains the .crdownload extension.
This indicates that the download process wasn’t complete.
Why Was My Chrome Download Interrupted?
Interrupted downloads aren’t always Chrome’s fault.
We’ll show you how to resume failed downloads in Google Chrome.
PressCtrl + Jor click theOptions(three vertical dots) dropdown menu and selectDownloadsto pop launch the download manager.
In the list of downloads, find the failed item and clickResume.
If everything goes to plan, your download will resume from where it got interrupted.
Unfortunately, Chrome’s download manager doesn’t always work as intended.
Many users agree thatChrome’s download manager is slow, anderrors like Download Failed internet Errorare too common.
If this method doesn’t work out for you, move on to the next.
It’s a free, command-line tool to download files from the web.
Wget can work with the .crdownload file to resume the download without forcing you to start the download over.
Here’s how you’re free to use Wget to resume interrupted Chrome downloads.
Download Wget
There are many versions of Wget available for Windows.
Head toEternally Boredto download the latest 1.21.4 64-bit build.
In this case, the Wget.exe file suffices; you don’t need to download the zip file.
IfChrome can’t download the file, download Wget with a different surfing app.
Otherwise, you’re ready to move to the next step.
it’s possible for you to get the download URL from Chrome’s download manager.
This will copy the download URL to your clipboard.
You’ll need this soon, so paste it somewhere like Notepad.
The .crdownload extension is a byproduct of Chrome, you could neither open nor convert it to another format.
To resume the download with Wget, you gotta remove the .crdownload extension from the file’s name.
To do so, right-poke the .crdownload file and selectRename.
Remove the.crdownloadextension from the end of the file and pressEnter.
A message will warn you that the file might become unusable if you change the extension.
If you get afile in use error, find the cause and close it.
Whatever happens, do not close Chrome as this will delete the .crdownload file.
Once you’ve renamed the file, right-click it and selectCopy as pathto get the file address.
Jot this down too as you’ll need it in Wget.
Go to the folder where you’ve stored Wget.exe, right-select a blank space, and selectOpen in terminal.
Wget is functioning properly.
Replace the parameters in square brackets with the addresses you copied in the previous steps.
Your command should look like this:
Input the command in the terminal and pressEnterto resume the download.
Wget will now start resuming the download.
Once the download is complete, you’ll see the output path.
This will be the same folder as the original file by default.
Alternatively, it’s possible for you to also usedownload manager extensions for Chrome.
