Downloading

How to Download

• Double-click a file to download it
• Or select a file and press Enter

Download Process

1. The file streams from S3 to a temporary file in your downloads directory
2. Progress is tracked in 1 MB chunks and shown in an overlay
3. If the file is encrypted, it’s decrypted on-the-fly during download
4. Once complete, the file is renamed to its final name
5. The file automatically opens in your default application

File Name Conflicts

If a file with the same name already exists in your downloads folder, Crabdrop appends a number:

photo.jpg
photo (1).jpg
photo (2).jpg

Encrypted File Downloads

When downloading an encrypted file:

• Crabdrop uses the encryption passphrase from your config
• The file is decrypted chunk-by-chunk as it’s written to disk
• If the passphrase is wrong, Crabdrop shows an error (AEAD authentication failure)

Download Progress

The download overlay shows:

• File name being downloaded
• Progress percentage
• Bytes downloaded vs total size

Only one download runs at a time to prevent crashes.