IS there a download manager for Mac OS X that allows me to interrupt and resume large downloads? (I'm trying to download the Apple Developer Tools update, but a 3+ GB file size seldom plays nicely with my internet connection.

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I prefer a free solution if possible.

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I need it to be able to download from the Apple Developer site, which requires authentication. The downloads there are huge - my bandwidth isn't. Using Folx and authentication, I successfully downloaded ... drumroll please ... an intermediate HTML file.

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Safari usually is able to do this on its own, I think. – Daniel Beck Nov 28 '10 at 14:46
Start a download in Safari to get you authenticated, then resume the one that was interrupted? – Daniel Beck Nov 30 '10 at 18:51
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I highly recommended you use iGetter it was better than other one.

But also can use

Also if you can use terminal and install package I recommended you use AXEL I myself use this one. after install it you can use this like below in terminal

axel -n 100 -s 5242880 "your download link"

the -n 100 show the number of your connection to the server

and the -s 5242880 use for limiting the speed,-s 5242880 in above example will try to keep the average speed around 5242880 (5120 Kilobyte per/sec).

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Leech and Speed Download are well known, the former has 25 program launches without restriction as trial. Should be plenty for your use case.

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Safari, OmniWeb, and iCab all have resumable downloads available in the Downloads window. Safari and OmniWeb are free, iCab is shareware.

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You should check out iGetter once. Its not a freeware but it is good download manager. http://www.igetter.net

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