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Why do I have to wait before download?
Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20263945 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Why is there a dialog "Your download will start in 5 seconds" on many sites? And they even always provide direct link. Why not just point browser directly to file (which always works perfectly for me)?
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Fix for: Why do I have to wait before download?
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In some cases, not all, it's so that the site can display some ads for a few seconds more.
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