Biggest possible file that can be downloaded legally?

kylera · May 5, 2012, 07:35 PM

I want to run some tests and it involves downloading massive files online, preferably directly. The first thing that came to mind was an Ubuntu image file. Does anyone know something bigger than that?

Tsuchiya · May 5, 2012, 07:45 PM

Adobe CS5 trial?

The Ubuntu image file I found was less than 700mb, CS5 applications should be more then that I would have thought.

wordoflife · May 5, 2012, 07:50 PM

There's no legality to the size of a download, but there is one for the content you download. Additionally, you need to mind a data cap that your service provider has enforced, if there is one.

Are you trying to test your internet speeds? Don't worry we all know S. Korea has one of the fastest.

iCFX · 07:57 PM

File can have its file size spoofed. For example 1 empty text document can be over 100GBs.

Choose what size of file you want to download for speed test (from selection of file sizes, largest 1GB).

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/download.html

CryEngine3 Download which is 1GB in size.

http://www.crydev.net/dm_eds/download.php?id=4

Patches for World of Warcraft with many download mirrors for each patch. There are few patches over 4GB in size if you scroll down.

http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_mirrors

Dr McKay · May 5, 2012, 07:54 PM

How about the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Image from Microsoft? I think the 64-bit version is about 2.4GB.

eternlgladiator · May 5, 2012, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsuchiya

Adobe CS5 trial?

The Ubuntu image file I found was less than 700mb, CS5 applications should be more then that I would have thought.

This. CS5 should get you around 6GB

Comeagain? · May 5, 2012, 08:49 PM

The Adobe Apps are probably some of the biggest "real" files.

boss.king · May 5, 2012, 10:28 PM

Take a bunch of your own files, zip them up, upload them, and then download them. Copy the CS6 preview files into a folder about 30 times, and try download that

lighthouse_man · May 6, 2012, 06:52 AM

Try the Wikipedia backup.

"pages-articles.xml.bz2 – Current revisions only, no talk or user pages. (This is probably the one you want. The size of the 11 April 2012 dump is approximately 7.8 GB compressed, 34.8 GB uncompressed)".

kylera · May 7, 2012, 01:44 PM

Dear Lord lol...

I was planning on getting CS5, but I might settle for the wiki backup.

Thanks all.

mobilehaathi · 03:11 PM

Fedora distributes DVD images. Last I grabbed one of those it was like 3.5GB...

And this file is 52GB.

pkisme · May 9, 2012, 02:42 AM

jokes aside, CS5.5 Master Suite trial..

Heilage · May 9, 2012, 02:54 AM

The Linux DVD images are quite large, other than that there are some WoW download files of several gigs that I used to use when I tested speed and connectivity of networks.

acearchie · May 10, 2012, 06:10 PM

Want to share what this was for?

thatoneguy82 · May 10, 2012, 09:54 PM

I have downloaded files over 11GB the past few days. It took about an hour for each.

kylera · May 12, 2012, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acearchie

Want to share what this was for?

I am not going to do this immediately, but once I get a new MBA, I want to test download speeds when getting stuff through Korea's implementation of WiMax connected via wireless or USB and figure out which is the most optimal while taking other aspects like modem size, battery consumption, etc. I tend to work a lot in public transportation or at coffee shops or other public spaces.

malman89 · May 12, 2012, 11:08 PM

Has no one downloaded a game anytime soon? With the emphasis on digital release in spite of data caps, modern game DLs can easily be 10-25 GB each. People's Steam libraries have reached hundreds of gigs.

Nermal · May 12, 2012, 11:13 PM

The Blu-ray version of Debian Linux is pretty big, ~30 GB if I recall correctly.

May 5, 2012, 07:35 PM	#1
kylera macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Seoul	Biggest possible file that can be downloaded legally? I want to run some tests and it involves downloading massive files online, preferably directly. The first thing that came to mind was an Ubuntu image file. Does anyone know something bigger than that? __________________ Current Macs: 2012 13" MBA \| 2011 27" iMac \| PowerBook G4 12" \| eMac 700Mhz Current iOS: iPad 4 3G 64GB \| iPhone 4S 16GB
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iCFX macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Under your Desk	File can have its file size spoofed. For example 1 empty text document can be over 100GBs. Choose what size of file you want to download for speed test (from selection of file sizes, largest 1GB). http://www.thinkbroadband.com/download.html CryEngine3 Download which is 1GB in size. http://www.crydev.net/dm_eds/download.php?id=4 Patches for World of Warcraft with many download mirrors for each patch. There are few patches over 4GB in size if you scroll down. http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_mirrors Last edited by iCFX; May 5, 2012 at 07:57 PM.
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lighthouse_man macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2005	Try the Wikipedia backup. "pages-articles.xml.bz2 – Current revisions only, no talk or user pages. (This is probably the one you want. The size of the 11 April 2012 dump is approximately 7.8 GB compressed, 34.8 GB uncompressed)".
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kylera Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Seoul	Dear Lord lol... I was planning on getting CS5, but I might settle for the wiki backup. Thanks all. __________________ Current Macs: 2012 13" MBA \| 2011 27" iMac \| PowerBook G4 12" \| eMac 700Mhz Current iOS: iPad 4 3G 64GB \| iPhone 4S 16GB
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mobilehaathi macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA	Fedora distributes DVD images. Last I grabbed one of those it was like 3.5GB... And this file is 52GB. __________________ Of crimes---none is greater than having things that one desires; Of disasters---none is greater than not knowing when one has enough. Of defects---none brings more sorrow than the desire to attain. Last edited by mobilehaathi; May 7, 2012 at 03:11 PM.
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