IDM - Resolving the issue of IDM download halting at 99%

You're stuck waiting for IDM to download a large file, but it keeps cutting off, stopping at 99%. Sometimes it's not even 99%, and you can't download again from the beginning because it's inconvenient. Sometimes even re-downloading doesn't solve the issue. So how do you fix that? Otherwise, you'll waste time downloading, only to get stuck at 99%, which is really frustrating. This article will guide you on how to effectively fix that issue.

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GUIDE: FIXING 99% DOWNLOAD PAUSE ERROR ON IDM

Virus scanner issue: It could be the virus scanner suspecting the file to be infected and interrupting IDM's file merging process. Try temporarily disabling, pausing, or exiting antivirus programs to avoid conflicts. If that doesn't work, try the method below.

Imagine you're downloading files from file-sharing services, sometimes certain websites also set session expiry limits. Therefore, each file download has a session assigned. Thus, when the allowed download time for a large file expires, IDM cannot continue the download. Hence, the best way is to use the trick below to obtain a new session and resume downloading.

Step 1: Open IDM, right-click on the paused file and select properties. (Image below)

Find and copy the link under Referer. (Image below)

Step 2: Paste it back into your browser and Enter. Or right-click on the browser address bar and select Paste & Go as shown below.

Wait for the browser to finish loading, then click on the download section to retry downloading the previously faulty file. (Image below)

When IDM shows the download notification, pay attention to not download again, just copy the URL and close it. (Image below)

Step 3: Now, go back to IDM, right-click again on the Address section of the paused download, paste the URL into the Address field, and then select Ok.

Step 4: Now, all you need to do is select the resume section to enjoy the results. (Image below)

Just pay a little attention and try a bit, you can resume downloading the 99% incomplete file instead of starting over. It's that simple, isn't it? With the detailed instructions provided here, you can easily fix the 99% paused download error on Internet Download Manager (IDM). This way, you can efficiently use this utility to download data.