Internet Download Manager repeats the download

Internet Download Manager repeats the download

John,

The first thing to check with these types of problems is your internet connection.

Since the file which you are downloading does not have the resume capability or does not allow to be resumed, naturally it will start over if your internet connection was interrupted or disconnected even for a few seconds.
Make sure you have a stable, uninterrupted internet connection.

• Secondly, instead or re-downloading, delete the file from the Queues list of Internet Download Manager and download it again from the source.
   
• Third, you may also want to delete temporary internet files and cache before downloading the file again. Some of the temporary files may have been corrupted during the transfer and causing errors to the download process. Use CCleaner to do this job, since it can delete temporary files faster and efficiently.
   
• Fourth, use your browser instead. I assume that what you are downloading can be accessed by a browser, then just use your browser to download the file instead of using IDM. The browser may offer a more stable downloading but can be much slower.

To download with just the browser, check the settings of your IDM if there is a custom key configured.

• Open Internet Download Manager
• Select the General tab
• Below, beside the “Customize keys to prevent or force downloading with IDM”  press the Keys… button
• A new dialog box should appear
• Put a check mark on the “Use the following key(s) to prevent downloading with IDM for any links:”
• Then put a check mark on the specific key your want to use.
• Press OK.

Now restart your bowser and download again. This time make use of the key you set earlier in the Options of IDM to prevent IDM from taking over the download.

• Fifth, if all else fails then Yes, just download is from another source.