This article describes manual solution to repair CRDOWNLOAD file errors faces by Google Chrome users. It also includes solution to fix unconfirmed CRDOWNLOAD file error. This will provide a manual solution to resolve and recover CRDOWNLOAD file error easily to solve user query.
A CRDOWNLOAD file extension is a used by Google Chrome browser. When you download a file using Google Chrome then you might have noticed this file extension while Google Chrome downloads a file. This unconfirmed CRDOWNLOAD file is a file created by Google Chrome during downloading process. For example, if you are downloading large image file then its file extension will be pic.gif or pic.jpg etc. But sometimes due to some software or hardware issues, the process of download may fail and a partial or incomplete file with extension CRDownload is created in download destination folder. Even sometimes user stop or cancel the download process in the middle of downloading of files.
As downloading the large file take more time and restarting the process again might not be a good decision. We can recover data from the residual file called " CRDOWNLOAD " file. Since CRDOWNLOAD is an extension that symbolizes that your file has not been downloaded yet. Google chrome and other softwares might not able to open CRDOWNLOAD File. Now there are two possibilities either you download the file again or try to resume the download process. We solve this problem using manual method to repair CRDOWNLOAD file.
But first, you need to understand in which case the unconfirmed CRDOWNLOAD file is created. There are numerous possible scenarios in which CRDOWNLOAD file may be created by Google Chrome. You are downloading an .exe file, .doc file, .mp3 file etc. In every case, there is a temporary file created to prevent the user from downloading the incomplete and virus contained file. This is a feature provided by Google Chrome to make its browser user-friendly and prevent user system from any malware.
These are various Conditions when unconfirmed CRDOWNLOAD file is created by Google Chrome. Some condition are given below:
To fix unconfirmed Crdownload file issues raised by different condition mentioned above. User can go for manual solutions described in the article.
The Manual methods given below are used to partially or completely recover CRDOWNLOAD file. These Methods are based on research on some known file extensions like mp3, 3gp etc.
In order to restore CRDOWNLOAD file data in Chrome user can follow the steps below to recover CRDOWNLOAD file manually:
Note: Above method doesnt repair CRDOWNLOAD file related to text, excel and any another type of document files.
Important: To Restore Crdownload file data from Document files completely, a user can follow other method mention below to recover CRDOWNLOAD file.
To repair CRDOWNLOAD file of documents stored in Google Chrome, a user can take help of another browser(Firefox). Just like Google Chrome, another browser(Firefox) also uses different file extension while downloading a file. The reason is same as Google Chrome but there is a difference. Other browsers like Mozilla Firefox allow the user to resume downloading file (.part file). So we can use Mozilla Firefox to Recover CRDownload File.
You can restore CRDOWNLOAD file using other browsers by following the steps given below:
Condition: Method is applicable when there are changes in " Download Settings "of Google Chrome.
Steps to restore CRDOWNLOAD File :
Warning: Take backup of CRDOWNLOAD file before implementing above method. Remember the settings you have changed.
Note: This method is applicable only for older version of Chrome.
Whenever a download fails in chrome, a partial download file is stored in Google chrome format known as CRDOWNLOAD file. A CRDOWNLOAD file is created in Google chrome till a file completely download. CRDOWNLOAD file created by chrome only to protect a user from downloading incomplete files or virus attack.
A user can recover CRDOWNLOAD file data by renaming the file or by using different browser to restore CRDOWNLOAD files. Above manual methods can help you to restore CRDOWNLOAD files in chrome.