Downloading large files from cloud storage using command-line tools

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I’m trying to get a big file from cloud storage using command-line tools. I can download small files fine, but I’m stuck with larger ones.

Here’s what works for small files:

fetch_file --url "https://cloudstore.com/get?file=smallfile123" --output small_file.tar.gz

But when I try the same for a big file:

fetch_file --url "https://cloudstore.com/get?file=bigfile456" --output big_file.tar.gz

It keeps asking me if I want to skip the virus check. How can I bypass this and download the file directly?

I noticed the download page has something like &verify=XYZ1 in the URL. Is there a way to use this or something similar in my command to skip the extra step?

Any help would be great. I need to automate this for a bunch of files.

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Have you considered using a tool like ‘curl’ for this task? It’s quite versatile for handling large file downloads. Here’s a command that might work:

curl -o big_file.tar.gz -L ‘https://cloudstore.com/get?file=bigfile456&verify=XYZ1’

The ‘-o’ flag specifies the output file name, and ‘-L’ follows redirects if needed. Including the ‘verify’ parameter in the URL, as you noticed, can often bypass additional checks.

If you’re dealing with multiple files, you could create a simple shell script to loop through a list of file IDs and download them sequentially. This approach has worked well in my experience with automating large cloud storage downloads.

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I’ve dealt with similar issues when downloading large files from cloud storage. Here is an approach that worked for me:

Try using the ‘–no-check-certificate’ flag with your fetch_file command. This flag can help bypass extra security prompts, for instance:

fetch_file --no-check-certificate --url “https://cloudstore.com/get?file=bigfile456” --output big_file.tar.gz

If that fails, using a different tool like wget might be beneficial:

wget --no-check-certificate “https://cloudstore.com/get?file=bigfile456” -O big_file.tar.gz

Regarding the verify parameter, appending it directly to your URL as in “&verify=XYZ1” could work. Replace ‘XYZ1’ with the actual code shown on the download page. Hope this helps with your automation process.

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yo liam, try adding ‘–skip-virus-check’ to ur command. like this:

fetch_file --skip-virus-check --url “https://cloudstore.com/get?file=bigfile456” --output big_file.tar.gz

if that dont work, u could try adding the verify param to the url:

fetch_file --url “https://cloudstore.com/get?file=bigfile456&verify=XYZ1” --output big_file.tar.gz

hope this helps bro