Michal Ždanský One of the advantages of a full-fledged operating system is undoubtedly the freedom to work with files. I can download anything from the Internet, from an external drive and continue to work with the files. On iOS, which tries to eliminate the file system as much as possible, the situation is a little more difficult, but it is still possible to work with files with a little effort. We have shown you before how to get files from computer to iOS device and vice versa, this time we will show how it is with downloading files.
Downloading files in Safari
Although many people don't know it, Safari has a built-in file downloader, albeit a rather clunky one. I would recommend it more for downloading smaller files, as you need to have the active panel open while downloading, Safari tends to hibernate inactive panels, which would interrupt longer downloads.
- Find the file you want to download. In our case, we found a trailer for the movie in AVI format on Ulozto.cz.
- Most repositories will ask you to fill in a CAPTCHA code if you don't have a prepaid account. After confirming the code or possibly pressing the button to confirm the download (depending on the page), the file will start downloading. On sites outside of similar repositories, you usually just need to click on the URL of the file.
- The download will look like the page is loading. After downloading, the option to open the file in any application will appear.
Note: Some third-party browsers (such as iCab) have a built-in download manager, others, such as Chrome, do not allow you to download files at all.
Downloading in third-party file managers
There are many applications in the App Store that make it easier to work with files, both locally stored and files from cloud storage. Most of them also have a built-in browser with an integrated manager for downloading files. In our case, we will use an application Documents by Readdle, which is free. However, a similar procedure can be used for other applications, e.g. iFiles.
- We select a browser from the menu and open the page from which we want to download. Downloading is done in a similar way as in Safari. For files outside of web repositories with a file URL, just hold your finger on the link and select from the context menu Download File (Download a file).
- A dialog box will appear where we confirm the format of the downloaded file (sometimes it offers more options, usually the original extension and PDF), or choose where we want to save it and confirm with the button Done.
- The progress of the download can be seen in the integrated manager (button next to the address bar).
Note: If you start downloading a file that iOS can read natively (such as MP3, MP4, or PDF), the file will open directly in the browser. You need to press the share button (far right next to the address bar) and click Save Page.
Compared to Safari, this method has several advantages. It allows you to download multiple files at the same time, it is possible to continue browsing in the integrated browser, and even if the download is interrupted, there is no problem even leaving the application. However, keep in mind that it must be reopened within ten minutes for larger files or slow downloads. This is because multitasking in iOS allows third-party applications to maintain an Internet connection only for this time.
Downloaded files can then be opened in any application using the function Open In. In this case, however, the file is not moved, but copied. Therefore, do not forget to delete it from the application, if necessary, so that your memory does not fill up unnecessarily.
And what is it good for?:D when everything is on the appstore....
it happens to be a good tip, I think it will be useful for many people
For downloading warez from uloz.to :D
For example, a .zip archive with vacation photos that a friend sends me. It doesn't look like warez to me. Not everyone is good at publishing photos on Tomato, Picasa or sharing via Fotostream.
Even sharing can be legal.
Don't talk about photos, it's for Warezians!
it doesn't matter anymore :D
You can probably easily download files from a friend in rar on Apstore. and so on I think there is no problem in downloading on the iPad today. Sometimes instead of opening the link, it wants to download even though there is nothing there yet. Some apps can do it, some can't.
What you wrote is utter nonsense
And it can save some applications to the Time Capsule - so that I don't have to turn on the PC.
FileBrowser
It can't be used with iFiles because it doesn't have a built-in browser.
But yes. IFiles has a browser
Um, I've never used it there, but you're right.
iCab in combination with AVPlayerHD is perfect, I'm using what I bought for my iPad a couple of months ago...
Hello, I recently bought an ipad 4 to watch movies. I downloaded a movie from my iCloud, but I can't find it on the tablet. It tells me that it's not there, but in the settings I can see that I've lost track of the size of the movie. How to do it? Thanks for the advice and understanding. Sorry for the question, I'm not a big apple person, but the situation forced me to work on it.
Hello, if you downloaded the movie from iTunes, you can find it on the iPad in the TV -> Library app. You can also briefly swipe downwards on the home screen - a search field will appear, in which you can then enter the name of the movie.
Hello, if you downloaded the movie from iTunes, you can find it on the iPad in the TV -> Library app. You can also briefly swipe downwards on the home screen - a search field will appear, in which you can then enter the name of the movie.
Hello, thank you for your reply. Alas, I downloaded it here from my server. I also installed several file managers there, but they all told me that there was no movie there. :-/