Version: 0.8.5 (using KDE 3.5.9) Compiler: (not applicable) (not applicable) OS: Linux Installed from: Gentoo Packages KGet fails when trying to download a large DVD (dual layer) ISO image. This is *not* a problem with KGet. In my case it was because I was trying to download a 4+ GB file to a FAT32 partition, which only allows a maximum of "4GB minus 2 Bytes". KGet only responded: "Could not write to file [path]". I think offering a brief list of possible reasons would be a nice feature. Such as testing if the file's size is very large (ex: >=2.0 GB), and informing the user that the "OS kernel and/or file system may not properly handle a file of this size". A probe of the file system type (and possibly kernel features), and a warning before the download begins could be very handy. In my particular situation, I'm using KGet because I wanted to download the DVD images for Elephants Dream and Big Buck Bunny. Because my ISP imposes a download cap of only 100 GB per month, I chose to use a download manager (primarily for the 'resume' function). I attempted to resume the download several times, which lead to the large (~50% complete) partial file to be erased (without confirmation) and mindlessly written over again. A confirmation before overwriting a .part file (when choosing the "resume" option), and maybe an option to "move & continue" the transfer to a compatible partition (in this scenario) would be greatly appreciated and very helpful. I do enjoy using the KDE desktop suite (especially the 3.5.x family, as 4.x seems to suffer from Vista syndrome). Thankyou for any consideration of these features.
KDE 3.5 is not supported anymore. Additionally your problem (4 GB on Fat 32) is a kdelibs problem, not a KGet one. The other points you raised should be seperate wishes, otherwise it will get very confusing.