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• whats_all_this_then@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That may be to speed up the download using multiple connections. Other downloaders do it on other sites as well, doesn’t mean the files are split on the server.

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  • EleventhHour@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean, you can sit here and make up a bunch of different reasons, but the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

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