How To View IDM Unfinished Data - Internet Download Manager

 IDM Data Corruption

Internet download manager is the best Downloader  of all available in the market. Because it gives the highest speed of your internet connection. It is written with python programming language. It's easy navigation and find add on is one of the appealing feathers.

But it has some bad feathers too like data corruption at the end of a large size file. It's most annoying to anyone. Let's see how to solve it.

 

 Before Download with IDM

 Before finding IDM file location you need to do some simple works. First open IDM from system tray and click on OPTION. A pop up window opens like the image below.

Now click on CONNECTION button at right hand side. You have to select Default Max conn number 1. Default max connection number will be set as 8 at the IDM installation time and you have to change it with 1. When done click ok and exit.

 

If you download now anything the file will download with 1 connection. So you will be able to unfinished data like video MP3. If you download something setting 8 or more connection, you will the unfinished data but will not be able to use them. Because IDM Splits them into 8 pieces.

 

IDM Incomplete File Location

Now Go to RUN.exe. Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 users find run.exe from search option on start menu.

write  %appdata%  in the run box and press ok.

All installed software data  in your Local drive will be opened. Find IDM Folder and enter into it.

Now click on Downldata folder and your all pending download files will be in the folder.

What should you do now? Copy the file you want to see and paste into other drive or into desktop.

Example: I have a video file and I am going to copy it to other drive. One thing keep in mind that don't cut the file or your download will not be resumed next time.

You will have to extract the unfinished file only with 7Z zip extractor. Download the tiny file from the official site. It's free to use.

Now right click on the incomplete file and select 7 zip and extract here. Your unfinished file will be extracted till it's end.