{"id":"tuhi-assistant.can-tuhi-download-a-file-from-a-link","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-download-a-file-from-a-link","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"actions","title":"What Tuhi can do for you"},"question":"Can Tuhi download a file if I paste a link?","alt_questions":["Can Storage Studio download a URL for me?","Tuhi download this link","How do I download a big file with Tuhi?","Where does Tuhi save downloads?","Download a file that resumes if interrupted","Can I ask Tuhi to download a link for me?","paste a download link into Tuhi","tuhi download this","download a URL from the Ask box","can the assistant download files","storage studio assistant download link","Download this link to my external drive","Can Tuhi download to my Desktop?","Tuhi download a file from a download page"],"short_answer":"Yes. Paste a link and say where it should go. Tuhi reads the link first (a download page leads to its real file), checks it fits, never downloads twice, shows a live card and tells you when it's done, with Show in Finder.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Paste a link into the Ask box — on its own, or with \"download this\" — and say where it should go if you like: your fast drive, your Desktop, a folder or a drive by name. Otherwise it goes to your **Downloads** folder.\n\nBefore anything is saved, Tuhi:\n\n- **reads the link** — a file is downloaded, following redirects; a download page, even one that starts its download with a script, is read and the real file it offers is downloaded instead of the page. She tells you which file and which site.\n- **checks it fits** — if the file is bigger than the free space where it's going, she asks where instead, with a button for each drive that has room.\n- **makes sure it isn't already there** — she never downloads the same thing twice.\n\nA live card shows progress, speed and time left. The file comes down in pieces, so an interruption carries on where it left off, and a dropped connection is retried by itself. When it's finished, Tuhi tells you, with **Show in Finder**. A dead link, a refused download or a page with no file gets a plain answer, and nothing is saved. Asking a question *about* a link — \"is this link safe?\" — doesn't start a download.\n\nSee [what the download card does](/faq/data-transfers/download-card-in-tuhi).","answer_html":"

Yes. Paste a link into the Ask box — on its own, or with "download this" — and say where it should go if you like: your fast drive, your Desktop, a folder or a drive by name. Otherwise it goes to your Downloads folder.

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Before anything is saved, Tuhi:

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A live card shows progress, speed and time left. The file comes down in pieces, so an interruption carries on where it left off, and a dropped connection is retried by itself. When it's finished, Tuhi tells you, with Show in Finder. A dead link, a refused download or a page with no file gets a plain answer, and nothing is saved. Asking a question about a link — "is this link safe?" — doesn't start a download.

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See what the download card does.

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Tuhi, your storage assistant · What Tuhi can do for you

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Can Tuhi download a file if I paste a link?

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Short answer: Yes. Paste a link and say where it should go. Tuhi reads the link first (a download page leads to its real file), checks it fits, never downloads twice, shows a live card and tells you when it's done, with Show in Finder.

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Yes. Paste a link into the Ask box — on its own, or with "download this" — and say where it should go if you like: your fast drive, your Desktop, a folder or a drive by name. Otherwise it goes to your Downloads folder.

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Before anything is saved, Tuhi:

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  • reads the link — a file is downloaded, following redirects; a download page, even one that starts its download with a script, is read and the real file it offers is downloaded instead of the page. She tells you which file and which site.
  • checks it fits — if the file is bigger than the free space where it's going, she asks where instead, with a button for each drive that has room.
  • makes sure it isn't already there — she never downloads the same thing twice.
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A live card shows progress, speed and time left. The file comes down in pieces, so an interruption carries on where it left off, and a dropped connection is retried by itself. When it's finished, Tuhi tells you, with Show in Finder. A dead link, a refused download or a page with no file gets a plain answer, and nothing is saved. Asking a question about a link — "is this link safe?" — doesn't start a download.

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See what the download card does.

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Applies to Storage Studio 4.20 and later · Last reviewed

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