IDM, or Internet Download Manager, is renowned for its link capturing and stable high-speed downloading of videos and files from the internet. Among its many features, IDM supports user-initiated scheduling, providing greater control over download timing.
Scheduling within the IDM download support software is straightforward upon installation. However, there are some considerations regarding file type limitations and expiration of download links. Despite occasional limitations, IDM's scheduling feature offers detailed customization, as showcased in this article by Mytour.
Before diving into the article, readers should also be aware of whether their browser supports IDM. Check out the top browsers that support IDM in an article you should read. Now, let's delve into the details of scheduling downloads with IDM's Scheduler feature.
Guide to Scheduling Downloads with IDM – Scheduler
Firstly, if you don't have IDM installed on your machine yet, you can download it here: Download the latest version of IDM.
Step 1: Open IDM and click on the clock icon for Scheduler.
Step 2: Within Scheduler, select New Queue and input a name for the queue.
Step 3: After creating your queue, customize parameters including Start Download at (schedule download time), Number of retries (retry count on download failure), or Exit IDM when done (shutdown after download completion), then click Apply. There are many more options to explore, but remember not to Start now but to close it.
Step 4: Now try downloading any file from the internet or add a link.
Step 5: Instead of clicking Start Download, choose Download Later instead.
Step 6: Choose the Mytour Queue you just created and click OK.
Step 7: Finally, click Start Queues and select Start Mytour.
After correctly following the steps above, you can now schedule downloads with IDM yourself. Best of luck with your endeavors. Besides IDM, there are many other software options that also support scheduling downloads. If you're interested, you can check out the top IDM alternatives.
Recently, Mytour has received many reports from users encountering error 0x80029C4A when using IDM. If you're facing this issue, refer to the article on how to fix error 0x80029C4A when using IDM.