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Download Accelerator Manager from Tensons is a free, highly customizable application for users who want to download many things, fast. Unfortunately, it didn't work for us.
In the main application view, DAM categorizes downloads as All, Unfinished, and Finished; within those categories, the application automatically organizes files by type (e.g., Music). The interface, while not gorgeous, follows standard Windows conventions and is easy to understand. It's easy to add URLs for downloading, and you can pause and restart downloads with one click. We liked the option to choose the order in which files are downloaded.
DAM does, indeed, offer a long list of tools for power downloaders, including scheduling and automation options, site-connection settings, and general interface tweaks. Sadly, the Help file is sparse; among other things, it fails to explain what MediaGrabber, a quasiseparate application that gets installed along with DAM, actually does.
Adding download targets to DAM is easy, thanks to its integration with several browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera. The window that pops up when you click on a link lets you choose to open a file with DAM. You can also right-click a target or drag it to the icon the program places in your system tray.
Our first download attempt was a 1.7MB executable. DAM worked fine. We next tried downloading a 400MB .mov and the application hung. We Ctrl-Alt-Deleted out, restarted, and tried again. The application hung. Just for fun, we tried downloading several files at the same time to observe the promised "manager" features. Hung. We tested with a 60MB file, but DAM choked on that as well. Each time, Task Manager identified DAM as the CPU culprit. Then, we tried downloading both the 400MB and 60MB files straight from Firefox. Each attempt worked fine.
The verdict? If you are a heavy downloader, DAM may be worth a try--it is free, after all--in the hopes you get better results than we did. But you may want to keep doing research in the more likely case your test runs turn out like ours.
Publisher's Description
From Tensons:
Download Accelerator Manager (DAM) is an all-in-one downloader that helps you download not only Internet files but also social media from sites like YouTube, easily with the fastest speed. DAM possibly is the only software that can capture and download social flash videos, music and more from Google Chrome browser. DAM is super fast, light, clean and easy to use.
With DAM downloader, you can download with maximum possible speed using a smart download logic accelerator, schedule, recover, resume, and manage downloads. DAM uses dynamic-file-segmentation, no-file-part-assembly logic to achieve best download speed. Unlike other products of its kind that split download in parts only before download begins, DAM dynamically segments download throughout download process, reuses connections without extra connect steps, and maintains connections busyness. Plus, DAM eliminates file-part-assembly stage to achieve optimal download process. DAM will recover downloads due to unexpected events or errors, such as lost connections, power outages, or network problems. It can connect to the Internet, download files, then disconnect or shutdown computer when done.
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"Hijacked my system!"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.8
Pros
Worked fine for a while
Cons
Tried to uninstall because it kept telling me to register but get blank DAM page afterwards and no download. (Tried windows and 3rd party uninstaller).
Support didn't reply.
Had to re-install..
Hoping it doesn't pester me to register again.Summary
Malware?
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"Works perfectly and it's free!"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.8
Pros
"Media Grabber"-(resource sniffer) worked well every time; was able to "grab" embedded videos without fail. Tested with IE9,FireFox15,GoogleChrome,and Opera browsers.
Cons
Be sure to enable browser monitoring under Tools>Options, also start MediaGrabber.
Summary
Thanks Tensons and CNET.
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"not as good as IDM"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.8
Pros
Free, clean and works well.
Cons
I see no cons, this is good freeware or upgrade to premium.
Summary
Very Happy.
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"Nice free but it doesn't work need u to update.."
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.8
Pros
It works but once the Firefox get updated, it doesn't work. Please update your Download Accelerator Manager..
Cons
It doesn't work if firefox or other browsers get updated into new version. Please update it now bcoz your software is not working...
Summary
Good software but update the software has to update it too when other browsers are being update to new version.
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"When works, works ok."
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.8
Pros
Got it, downloaded something Stream Transport would not.
Cons
Downloaded several things the first day. Next day, would not launch. Icon flashed for 2 seconds. Deleted and downloaded program again. Would not open anything. Just sits there. Pasted Youtube URL into it, it downloaded some kind of file called "Watch". Tried it on one of my own Youtube vids, same results. No sign of support address. Help file no good. Closed it and rebooted. Would not launch. I hate jokes like this!!
Summary
When more and more bad reviews come out no one will buy the premium upgrades. Was this company started by a bored rich kid who gave up on it?????
IT WORKS!!!
Updated on Jul 26, 2012
I tried again and this time clicked on OPTIONS. I found that I had to manually choose Google Chrome. I did and it has done everything asked since. "User error" -
"Suddenly there's error"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.6
Pros
Software is ok
Cons
It's kinda slow, it has only 3 acceleration mode connection. It used to be 4 modes.
Summary
Regarding the error suddenly it showed up. Can you make a correction or suggest how to fix or can u fix this bug errors? Here's the errors kept showing up and when it is about to download it crashed and it disappear your software DAM. Here is the error issue that it says:
Here's the Details bug error:
Error in loading Category. ID:0
Details:
Specified cast is not valid.
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Tensons.Application.DownloadAcceleratorManager.Model.Category.loadFromRegistry(String regKeyName, RegistryKey regKey)
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Can you please find a solution to fix that bug error? Because your software DAM is not working. Please fix the bug error?
Updated on Jun 2, 2012
Description:
Stopped working
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: daman.exe
Problem Signature 02: 4.5.6.0
Problem Signature 03: 4f8d62de
Problem Signature 04: daman
Problem Signature 05: 4.5.6.0
Problem Signature 06: 4f8d62de
Problem Signature 07: aa
Problem Signature 08: 35
Problem Signature 09: System.NullReferenceException
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.2
Locale ID: 1033
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"Yup, it's only good for promotion & small files as 50Mb"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.4
Pros
It's good only for a small files to download as up to 60Mb. It used to have 4 acceleration mode connections.
Cons
It is....still slow on 3 acceleration mode connections. You should not remove d fourth connection. It's actually slow downloading.
4 acceleration mode connections should be ok, not fast it's ok only. I think you should put it back the 4th acceleration mode connection. It should be 4 acceleration mode connections would be ok.Summary
The only thing I could advice and suggest who built this DAM software is to put it back the 4th acceleration mode connections. It must be ok. Right now, it actually went slow.
There are many downloader software like this. They are really good but there are some bugs that catches up with my anti-virus/antispyware. This one did intercepted too but it's ok.
Again my suggest: Is put it back the 4th acceleration mode connections to attract customers. So someday they will buy this software. You want good business to attract customers then compete to their business. Once they have installed your software to your customer's computer, they will buy your software but one thing. Please don't ignore their needing requests of kept calling you. You must reply to your customers. Why? You should take good care of your customers. "It's business." Please do good job and enjoy your day and your business competition. -
"No where as good as the promotions"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.4
Pros
Easy to download small Youtube files or just small files
Cons
Useless and slower than IE default downloader with big MKV files
Summary
It took 8 hours and 5 minutes to download a 9.8 Gig MKV movie file with the free version and the movie played in a loop and left out about 90 minutes of it. I then decided to upgrade to Dam Ultimate the paid version and used the max speed and the movie downloaded now in about 5 hours and 10 minutes but again movie was not complete and played the same scenes over and over again in a loop. I then decided to download the same file with just the default windows explorer and assumed it would take 15 hours as the DAM is suppose to be so fast. It took 5 hours and 30 minutes; only 20 minutes slower than the paid DAM Ultimate version. However movie file downloaded with IE default downloader was perfect and the whole movie of 3 hours and 51 minutes played perfect in 720P.
I contacted support several times and they just ignore me and do not even bother sending back a reply. My only regret is that I wasted 24.95 on a useless program that is just a bit faster than the IE default downloader but the file then downloaded is useless. This is an absolute piece of garbage, super disappointed in the software and the company. -
"great!!!!!!!!!"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.2
Pros
this is indeed great download manager
Cons
nothing,but uses more cpu
Summary
really great download manager
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"As long as u keep updating when Firefox updates, cool!"
Version: Download Accelerator Manager 4.5.2
Pros
Whenever the firefox and other browsers gets updated their version and you update also your software, it works smoothly fine. It works fine in firefox version 8.
Cons
None. It only works if you update your software same day as when other browsers updated their version.
Summary
Your product software works good. To those people who download a lot everyday, buy this product. It's recommended to those people who everyday doing heavy downloading programmed files.
To the owner of this software, keep in mind that whenever all the browsers keep updating their version, you must update it too "on time always". How? Keep checking mozilla firefox's website.
Enjoy the business as usual.
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