Why do some downloads fail to start?

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Question

Why do some downloads fail to start?

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Answer

For various reasons, official downloads may not be downloaded or an error message may be displayed.
⚠️Note⚠️ Only download official downloads in the Community that appear trustworthy due to their link and have been provided by a moderator or superuser.

The following may help:

• Reload the page.
• Clear your cache and cookies.
• Check the storage location / check whether there is enough storage space available.
• Open the download link in a new tab by right-clicking on it.
• Use a different browser.
• Check that you are running your device as an administrator.
• With some browsers, the download must be confirmed again manually in the download history (keep download).

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The information in this article refers to:

• Download links in the medion Community

ChangeLog:

• 2026-01-21
  Initial version

Article in other languages:

• Deutsch

Review Date: 2026-04-21