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GetRight is a Download Manager program to help you download files from the Internet.

Most people have already experienced the problem...you are downloading a file, and your modem gets disconnected, or call waiting interrupts, or your computer crashes, or any number of other problems. Then you have to restart the download from the very beginning, losing all the time you had already spent.

GetRight solves this problem by allowing you to resume a download. If you got part of the file before the problem, GetRight will restart the download in the middle so it only gets the rest of the file, without having to restart from the beginning. This makes downloading your files much easier and faster.

GetRight has many other more advanced features to help you download the files--from re-dialing the modem automatically to turning off the computer when it is done getting the files (so you can just leave it alone to do the work!) You can even set a time when it should dial the modem to get the files...so it can do all the work in the middle of the night while you sleep.
There are too many other features to list here. If you have ever thought "I wish when downloading I could do ______", there's a good chance GetRight already does it!

A picture is worth a thousand words. These show the basics about how GetRight looks when it takes over and gets your downloads.

Running in the Tray Icons

Normally, GetRight just sits running down in your tray icons waiting to take over any downloads when you click on them in your web browser.

Save As


When you do click a file in your browser that GetRight should download for you, it first pops up a Save As window so you can control where the file is saved on your computer, the name, etc.

Downloading


After picking where to save the file, the Download window shows. This window shows the status of the download such as how big the file is, how much GetRight has downloaded, how much time is left, etc. You can easily pause and resume the download here (that Pause button swiches to be Resume if the download is paused). And using the Options button (which shows a menu of choices) you can do things like setting the file to be run when the download finishes, picking to use a different skin, and more.

Download Status


If you want to see the status of all your downloads, you can open the Download Status window by double-clicking on the tray icon (shown above). On the Download Status, you can control how batches of files are downloaded, move downloads into different categories (games, sounds, etc.) You can also set so GetRight will shutdown the computer or hangup the modem when the downloads finish. There are many other functions and choices in the menus and toolbar.
New in 4.5: This also shows one of the new things in 4.5, that History folder on the left lets you view and do actions for recently finished downloads.

Configuration


The Configuration window is another place where you can control many things about how GetRight works (there is a lot here and it can be a bit overwhelming, when first starting, probably don't want to change the defaults.) But if you want to change something about how GetRight works, you probably can, and this is the place to do it. You can get to the configuration window by Right clicking the tray icon, then pick the Tools menu item, then "GetRight Configuration".
New in 4.5: This also shows one of the new things in 4.5, the nice new Tree of configuration items on the left replaces the older Tabs across the top.