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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension that prevents duplicate downl... by pulak on Sunday March 31, 2013 @03:46PM (#5469934)
What happens if I've deleted the file from my downloads folder? Is that considered to be "downloaded before"?
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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension that prevents duplicate downl... by yefim323 on Sunday March 31, 2013 @03:52PM (#5469951)
Nope, it doesn't count. The Chrome downloads API allows me to makes sure the file exists on disk.
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