osx - How to download OS X from the Mac App Store with a download manager?

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2014-07
  • Iain

    I have tried on 10.7.3 and 10.6 to download Lion to make an install image but because of my poor connection, it always fails (download time would be 48hrs+).

    If I could use a download manager, it should be possible — the question is how?

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  • slhck

    I'm sorry – I don't think this is possible. First of all, Apple will use a secured connection to deliver the download to the App Store client. Also, they probably won't allow any other client (i.e. a download manager) to download the installer.

    In fact, it's not uncommon for people with poor internet connections to try and find an alternative way to download OS X Lion.

    Depending on your Internet connection at home this could cause an issue for one of two reasons: data caps and speed of connection. If you have an data cap in place, it could mean going over your limit and paying extra that month to complete the download. Alternatively, if you have a slow or patchy connection then the Lion transfer could take days to complete. If you suffer from both these problems you really are in a pickle.

    Well, in the end you can only try:

    • Buying a USB thumb drive for $69.00. Yes, I know this is somewhat pricy in comparison to the download.

    • Visiting an Apple Store to download the update via their WiFi connection, or even make an appointment at the Genius bar.

    • Going somewhere with free WiFi – maybe you are a student or know a friend who has access to high-speed university networks?

    Again, sorry – this really seems impossible, otherwise you'd have plenty of online resources that show how to download (paid) apps from the App Store without actually using the client. And I'm sure Apple would have already introduced countermeasures if it were actually possible.


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  • Moshe

    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.

    EDIT:

    I prefer a free solution if possible.

    EDIT2:

    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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  • Am1rr3zA

    I highly recommended using iGetter it was much better than other one.

    But also you can use

    Besides, if you using terminal and install package I recommended that go for AXEL I myself use this one. after installation is complete you can use blow commend to do what you want. 

    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).

  • Daniel Beck

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

  • penguirl

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

  • Sagar Khetia

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