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  • whats_all_this_then@lemmy.world
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    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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      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.