On the Fly Downloader Files

On the Fly Downloader
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Makes web-hosted files local without downloading them entirely

On the Fly Downloader (formerly known as RemoteDrive) allows using files
from the web locally. A local file is created, which behaves like a fully
downloaded copy even though the download is still in progress.


Installation
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Run the downloaded executable and follow the Setup Wizard instructions


Optional: Integration into Firefox
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 1. Install Mozilla Firefox (unless already done)

 2. Install FlashGot addon for Firefox
    https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/flashgot/

 3. In Firefox, open the Addon Manager (Ctrl+Shift+A),
    go to the Addons page and open the FlashGot configuration

 4. On the General tab click Add

 5. As the name of the new download manager, enter On the Fly Downloader
    and click OK

 6. In the Find executable file dialog,
    select "C:\Program Files\On the Fly Downloader\OnTheFlyDownloader.exe"
    and click Open

 7. Click OK


Usage
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 1. a) Using integration into Firefox:
         When starting a download in Firefox and a corresponding dialog
         appears, select FlashGot > On the Fly Downloader and click OK

 or b) Independently:
         Open Start > Programs > On the Fly Downloader
         Input an internet address (URI) into the corresponding box
         Click Download

 2. If prompted, select the target folder

 3. Downloading starts and you can now work with your file like if the
    download already finished. Your file is located in

                  <SelectedDirectory>\<YourFile>\<YourFile>

 4. After exiting RemoteDrive, the data downloaded so far will be located in

                  <SelectedDirectory>\<YourFile>


Accelerated downloading using multiple connections
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If you wish, you can increase the number of simultaneous connections used
for downloading a file by right-clicking on it in the program window.

Please keep in mind that the actual number of connections will never exceed
the total number of connections, which can be set in the program window too.


Mirrors and segmented downloading
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If you request On the Fly Downloader to download a file, whose size and the
first 128 KiB are identical to a file already being downloaded, you will be
offered to use it as a mirror.

Subsequently, if the file is being downloaded using multiple connections,
multiple mirrors will be used simultaneously.


Downloading ONLY the requested parts of a file
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If you set the number of connections for a file (right-click the file in
On the Fly Downloader) to zero, then only the data read by an application
from the local file will be downloaded.


What's new
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Legend:
+ New feature
* Improvement of existing feature
- Bug fix

On the Fly Downloader 2014:
+ Setup Wizard
* Workaround for some buggy servers
* Firefox integration instructions available from the application
- Fixed: Position keeps disappearing sometimes

On the Fly Downloader 2013.11:
+ Accelerated downloading using multiple connections
+ Mirrors and segmented downloading
* Software renamed from RemoteDrive to On the Fly Downloader
* Several minor improvements and fixes

RemoteDrive 2013.10:
+ Downloads can be (manually) paused and (automatically) resumed
+ Multiple files can be mounted into single virtual folder

RemoteDrive 2013.09: First public release
+ GUI
+ Downloads can be removed from RemoteDrive without closing it
+ If an error occurs during adding a download, it can be retried
* Virtual files are mounted under the physical downloaded files instead of
    a separate mount point
* After closing RemoteDrive, the physical downloaded files are usable
* Fixed compatibility with Adobe Reader
* Robust file name handling

RemoteDrive 2013.05a:
+ Simultaneous downloading of multiple files
- Fixed: Cannot add second URI

RemoteDrive 2013.05: First release (console application)