Users who download regularly from the popular file host Rapidshare usually use a download manager like JDownloader or Cryptload to do so. These download managers provide several benefits over downloading files from Rapidshare in a web browser like Firefox or Internet Explorer. The most important benefit being the ability to queue an unlimited number of files in the Rapidshare Download Manager which are then download sequentially without further user interaction.
Rapidshare AutoWait is a userscript that can be loaded in the Firefox Greasemonkey extension. It brings most of the benefit that is provided by download managers to the web browser. In short: It allows a user to open multiple Rapidshare links which get then downloaded sequentially without user interaction.
The script will automatically perform all required actions on the page after it has been opened in Firefox. It will also detect if a download is already in progress to loop the other Rapidshare downloads which are then started at a later time.
The script does detect network problems and handles other possible errors like expired sessions or the 15 minute limits as well. It is not a problem for the script to handle 10, 20 or even 30 tabs that all point to a file on the Rapidshare website. The only step that the script will not do is to close the tab once the download has been finished which is not that much of a problem though.
AutoWait is a very interesting option for users who download files regularly from Rapidshare. Check out our Rapidshare Search article for pointers on how to find links at the the file host. It is possible that the script will also work in other web browsers that provide userscript support such as Opera or Safari.
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[...] Automatically Download Rapidshare Files If you’ve ever had to download a bunch of files from Rapidshare you know how painful the waiting game can be. With this simple Greasemonkey script you can queue up your downloads so that you don’t have to sit there in front of your computer waiting for one to finish so that you can start the other. Just pull up the download page for the files, and let the script do the dirty work while you’re sipping tea at the beach. [...]
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[...] Automatically Download Rapidshare Files If you’ve ever had to download a bunch of files from Rapidshare you know how painful the waiting game can be. With this simple Greasemonkey script you can queue up your downloads so that you don’t have to sit there in front of your computer waiting for one to finish so that you can start the other. Just pull up the download page for the files, and let the script do the dirty work while you’re sipping tea at the beach. [...]
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well, beside the autowait it would be great to have an extension which reconnects!
With a fixed IP @ it doesnt work with simultaneous downloads.
Multiple d/l from same ip are detected and RS force you to wait :-(
Yes it downloads sequentially.
I use this addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8376
http://skipscreen.com/ does this and so much more and supports several popular download sites ;)
http://skipscreen.com/ web contain trojan virus…detected by kaspersky
Not sure what the problem is on your end, you can still use the mozilla addons page
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11243
Great find! I use RS Bundle, but this sounds better! Thank you :)
Have been using Cryptload for sometime now, works like magic!
FF is batter than the IE
but it has a weak point: the loading speed is very slow