How to manually merge files downloaded by IDM?

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For the last couple of days, I've been downloading an .exe file; its size is about 1.73 GB. The TEMP folder was on E:\. When it's done, IDM merged about 1.5 GB and gave me an error about no free space were left on C:\ where the OUTPUT folder was located.

I freed up some space and resumed the process again. But it stuck in the middle and barely moved. So I cancelled it and retried. It then jumped to full par and stuck there. I force-closed it again. But the next time I resumed the download it went back to 15%, meaning that it discarded about 1.5 GB data.

But fortunately that part was merged in the OUTPUT folder. So I took the remaining 230 MB part and put them together. Hoping that I might find a way to merge them and spare me the download again. Note that the whole program is fully downloaded but separated in two parts. I am using Win 8.

Joe Martin

Posted 2015-10-18T04:50:49.960

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If you consider the answer below to be suitable, then please click the gray tick beside it. – Hannu – 2016-12-23T16:05:31.247

Answers

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If the files TRULY are parts that make up a full download when merged, then the following should do the trick...

Open a CMD prompt:
hold the left Windows key, hit R, type cmd and hit Enter.

In the window that opens type:

cd  /d  drive:\path\to\the\files\
copy  /b name-part1  /b + name-part2  name-for-all-parts
exit

Hannu

Posted 2015-10-18T04:50:49.960

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1I can confirm that this works with video, the file is perfect. Thank you! – tibelchior – 2017-06-24T14:02:27.230

Note: It depends entirely on what your download contained. – Hannu – 2018-07-27T08:34:39.890

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