Those are bits, Kilobits, Megabits, Gigabits and so on. To convert Kilobits to Megabits you have to divide them by To convert the Megabits to Gigabits you have to divide them to again and so on. The download speed is determined by your service provider and the hardware limits of the connection. For example the highest download speed of a Base-T connection is Megabits. Of course that speed is the maximum that can be reached on such hardware and may be slower based on the Internet plan that you have signed for.
You can check your download and upload speeds at SpeedTest. The download and upload speed are usually different. In most cases the upload speed is much slower than the download speed.
If the two are equal we call such connection symmetric. If the connection is not "shaped" limited by an ISP it is symmetric by default. Please note that the above test is not always correct. IS providers usually detect where your computer connects and provide higher speeds for tests if they detect that you are trying to test your connection speed. Use the Download Time Calculator above to enter your file size and calculate the time need for the transfer. Multiple Internet connection speeds are listed and you can see the ones that are close to yours.
To calculate download time you have to divide the file size by the connection speed. The more difficult part is that you have to convert the speed and time units to the desired ones. Refer to? When you have time to look at this i would like to subscribe again. Thank You , Don Barajas….. All I can suggest is subscribing using a different email address.
Hi Leo, I was pleased to read your suggestion to save set-up files etc. Leo, was my choice to MOVE them to a flash drive a mistake? Cheers and Happy New Year. USB flash drive have a limited amount of writes before they start to fail. My personal opinion of USB flash drives is that they are great for copying data from one computer to one computer or device to another.
Literally — Move is often implemented as a copy followed by a delete. Thank you for sharing this. I have always been curious about deleting downloads and you explained it very well in this article. Comments violating those rules will be removed. Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam.
All comments containing links and certain keywords will be moderated before publication. I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read. Search Ask Leo! Can you safely delete set-up files of programs or updates you have downloaded from the internet? Since these were set-up or update files, I assume they were zipped, and that upon installation, the electronic carapace for lack of a better word became discardable?
Is this correct, or is the downloaded file necessary to the proper functioning of the file or update that has been downloaded like a Jack-in-the-Box that would stop being a Jack-in-the-Box if you removed the box? Which types of downloaded set-up files or updates are safe to delete, and which must remain if any must remain? Do this Subscribe to Confident Computing!
I'll see you there! Podcast audio. Related Video. I'll show you how to find it and how to delete it. Here's a 4-step plan to managing that size and getting it back under control. Thanks You Reply.
I remember my first computer loading dos up and then loading the program you would use, one at a time… No windows to switch programs with, at least not until Atari came out with a better unit and hard drives… Reply. Everything is now back in working order. Because I had my old exe files. Thank you, Mark and Leo.
Point is understood. Thanks Leo. Got it! Can I delete them before the setup is complete? Why must opening a downloaded file go through an app?
Why can't it go directly? It's because each downloaded file is of a particular type, which is recognized and executed by a particular application designed specifically for that type of file. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 8. I downloaded records from a well known paid archival site. I cannot open the file unless I open the site they were downloaded from. How can I open these without using the site? Try to export it to a different file format. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 7.
I know where my downloads are but it is asking me to choose an application that will open a file. What do I do? The file that you downloaded probably requires an additional program to open. For example, if you downloaded an. If you're unsure, try Googling "how to open [file type]. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 8. Microsoft Edge is the newest web browser in Windows 10 that allows downloading. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 5. How do I start typing in a form when opened?
I start to put details on the form and all I get is blank where I want to put a letter or number. The file may not be able to be edited in such way as typing over them. You may have to print it out and write in the answers. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 6. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
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