Internet connection drops when downloading large files mac






















I've recently noticed that while downloading, if I change from battery to charger power, or from charger to battery, the download immediately stops and says "The network connection was lost".

I'm using a WiFi connection when this happens, but wireless does not disconnect or stop working during this time. Only the download seems to be affected. When I press the orange restart button, the download starts right back up again, but annoying when I am downloading in the background and forget to restart when I plug in.

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On the next screen, remove every network in the list. Click Done to use this location from now on. Finally, reconnect to your home Wi-Fi network and check whether this does indeed fix this frustrating Mac Wi-Fi problem.

As such, check out every fix here. Before getting into more complex solutions, try restarting your Mac to see if this resolves the problems with your Wi-Fi dropping. If your Mac connects to the Wi-Fi after it restarts, it could be a temporary glitch.

This is a simple troubleshooting method. As such, the first thing to try is disconnecting your USB devices one by one to see if the Wi-Fi comes back. This is similar to how a plugged-in Ethernet cable can disable your Wi-Fi connection.

These are the areas of your Mac that control basic operations that are critical for basic system functions. The equivalent is to turn the machine off, wait 30 seconds, then boot back up.

For Intel machines, there are a couple of steps you can take. Press and hold the power button on your Mac to completely shut it off. I am using a Gigabit Ethernet adapter Apple to connect to my network. While downloading larger files the MacBook Pro blanks the screen and disconnects the network even though it is active doing the download.

Feb 15, 22 0 18, 0. Hey guys! For a while I have been getting an odd problem, when I am downloading a large file, usually a steam game, the internet connection drops across my whole house, and then comes back up within a minute or two.

This is very annoying when i am trying to download a game and do something else. Now this isn't an ISP problem, the internet light is always on for that. But the router seems like it might be the problem. I have a linksys e Is there anything I can do to prevent this annoying intermittent connection during heavy use? Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator.

Aug 18, , 1, , 25, Latest firmware? Feb 4, 1 2 10, 0. Its a Stupid Problem. Reactions: ASuccessfulSoth and Hritik Jan 2, 6 0 10, 0. Jun 4, 34 0 10, 0. I dont understand where this "Internet Connection Sharing" part with 2 boxes that he didnt list what those boxes are I am on Windows 7 Pro 64bit.

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