# Something wrong with current experimental download

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [December 11, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462 "2013-12-11T02:09:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/1 "2013-12-11T02:09:46Z")

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i’m trying to download the current experimental from the wiki but when i click on the file to open it it says it’s invalid.

i’m using google chrome on windows 8, and i’ve never had this issue before.

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**Author:** ![AerialK7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@AerialK7](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AerialK7)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/2 "2013-12-11T02:59:58Z")

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[http://en.cataclysmdda.com/](http://en.cataclysmdda.com/) try the download link from the main site? (tested it, it works fine for me)

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/3 "2013-12-11T03:23:08Z")

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it’s not working either ☹

EDIT: i tried DLing the stable version and it worked fine so i don’t think it’s my computer not allowing me to download stuff, it must be the server or something.

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**Author:** ![Dominae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dominae/32/53_2.png) [@Dominae](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dominae)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/4 "2013-12-11T05:30:10Z")

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It usually takes me a dozen or so downloads of each new Experimental release before I get one that isn’t corrupted and I can actually use it. Are you getting “Unexpected End of Archive” errors like I am, or something different?

I assumed it was just an internet issue somewhere. I mean, its a long way to Romania (The .ro).

**Edit** This one was especially bad. It took me 37 downloads of the 342 experimental to finally get a non-corrupted one.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/5 "2013-12-11T07:58:02Z")

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ok it’s working now i guess i just had to wait for another experimental.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/6 "2013-12-12T22:40:09Z")

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If it ever ends up working it’'s a download corruption issue. Maybe we should have a hash of the download on the site so you can check if it’s been corrupted.

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**Author:** ![ChristopherWalken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@ChristopherWalken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ChristopherWalken)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/7 "2013-12-12T22:46:52Z")

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Chrome is not the best browser around.

Get yourself Firefox or Waterfox and slap “DowmThemAll!” on it.  
I never get corrupted downloads with it.

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**Author:** ![Dominae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dominae/32/53_2.png) [@Dominae](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dominae)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-wrong-with-current-experimental-download/4462/8 "2013-12-19T21:18:00Z")

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[quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:7, topic:4462”]Chrome is not the best browser around.

Get yourself Firefox or Waterfox and slap “DowmThemAll!” on it.  
I never get corrupted downloads with it.[/quote]

BTW, thanks for this post. I used to have DownThemAll (or something very similar) WAY back years ago and never used it much so didn’t get a fresh copy when I got a new PC. Getting it totally fixed my issue with corrupt downloads from the .ro site.