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I'm not sure if I'm missing it somewhere, but file sizes are a -huge- deciding factor for me on .pdf purchases and I can't find the info on any of your products. I don't have the best connection at home, so though there's a lot of stuff I'm interested in, I have to draw the line when a .pdf is too big. So far here, I don't have any way of knowing, so I can't really buy anything.
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I'm not sure if I'm missing it somewhere, but file sizes are a -huge- deciding factor for me on .pdf purchases and I can't find the info on any of your products. I don't have the best connection at home, so though there's a lot of stuff I'm interested in, I have to draw the line when a .pdf is too big. So far here, I don't have any way of knowing, so I can't really buy anything.
While I don't have a listing of them all, the largest I've seen a file get was about 80 mb for the Core Rulebook as one file. Most APs are only 20-25mb and the Chronicles / Companions are only 3-10mb. As for non-Paizo material I couldn't say.
Have you considered downloading overnight or downloading while at work or a public wifi connection? You can download the PDFs an infinite number of times, so don't worry about losing connection or not having enough "downloads" to get it at home and work etc.
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We've considered this, but the files are actually stored outside of our database, so the webstore doesn't actually know the answer to the question. Also, the files are stored in unwatermarked, unzipped form, so even just looking at the directories wouldn't tell us the correct answer. We'd have to go through each of the nearly 4,000 downloads we sell, zip each of them up, and enter the zipped file size into the database manually, then continue doing that every time a new product gets added.
Instead, what we've tried to do is mention in the product description when we have files that are bigger than about 100 MB. There are probably a few that are missing this note, but I think most of them do.
Have you looked into download managers—that is, pieces of software that support scheduling and resuming downloads?
While I don't have a listing of them all, the largest I've seen a file get was about 80 mb for the Core Rulebook as one file. Most APs are only 20-25mb and the Chronicles / Companions are only 3-10mb. As for non-Paizo material I couldn't say.
Have you considered downloading overnight or downloading while at work or a public wifi connection? You can download the PDFs an infinite number of times, so don't worry about losing connection or not having enough "downloads" to get it at home and work etc.
Ah, thanks for the estimates. I figured they'd be around that much. It's good to know I have some breathing room with the downloads too.
We've considered this, but the files are actually stored outside of our database, so the webstore doesn't actually know the answer to the question. Also, the files are stored in unwatermarked, unzipped form, so even just looking at the directories wouldn't tell us the correct answer. We'd have to go through each of the nearly 4,000 downloads we sell, zip each of them up, and enter the zipped file size into the database manually, then continue doing that every time a new product gets added.
Instead, what we've tried to do is mention in the product description when we have files that are bigger than about 100 MB. There are probably a few that are missing this note, but I think most of them do.
Have you looked into download managers—that is, pieces of software that support scheduling and resuming downloads?
Thanks, I'd assumed there must be some reason a lot of that info isn't up, but it never hurts to ask.