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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Paid Downloads] [Plugin: Paid Downloads] Files get corrupted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-paid-downloads-files-get-corrupted/)
 *  Thread Starter [smoothboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smoothboy/)
 * (@smoothboy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-paid-downloads-files-get-corrupted/#post-2780698)
 * Yes but a broken download link produces an Invalid link response by the browser
   not a corrupted file download. In my experience I never had troubles with files
   under say 400 – 500 MB.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Paid Downloads] [Plugin: Paid Downloads] Files get corrupted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-paid-downloads-files-get-corrupted/)
 *  Thread Starter [smoothboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smoothboy/)
 * (@smoothboy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-paid-downloads-files-get-corrupted/#post-2780692)
 * I have discovered the plugin is not the guilty! The hosting provider limited 
   php scrips to a certain amount of time. In my case 2 minutes. The plugin reads
   the file and puts it in a buffer via a php script. It is possible the script 
   will be cut off by the operating system watch dog before it can read all the 
   data in the file. In this case you will go ahead with the transfer, until the
   buffer is empy and the result is a corruped (broken) file. This is my situation
   for rather large files es. 650-800 MB or so. No troubles for smaller files. Unfortunately
   there is not any solution rather then changing host type with a much more expensive
   one like a dedicated hosting insted shared one.
    Hope it will be of some help.
   I ivestigated a lot of time on this annoying truoble!

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