Rufus failed to download file

Star New issue. Jump to bottom. Rufus 3. Copy link. I performed a search in the issue tracker for similar issues using keywords relevant to my problem, such as the error message I got from the log. Additionally if applicable : I ran a bad blocks check, by clicking Show advanced format options then Check device for bad blocks , and confirmed that my USB is not defective.

I also tried one or more of the following: Using a different USB drive. Plugging the USB into a different port. Running Rufus on a different computer. I confirmed, by performing an internet search, that these values match the ones from the official image. Issue description Fedora 28 workstation iso will not write on a vanilla Windows 10 host. I'm not very au fait with Windows. Does this error relate to a TLS issue with https?

Log Rufus version: 3. I'm half convinced you will get the same issue then. That was certainly a strange one! I'm seeing plenty of downloads of the ldlinux. I'm afraid it's not a Rufus issue but a problem with your network connectivity or that you're using a version of Rufus that is too old make sure you use version 3.

At any rate, considering that the files are currently served directly by GitHub, if you can't download them, then the issue is on your side. Just make sure that you use the latest version of Rufus and that your Windows system has had all system updates applied. If you do that, then you will find that Rufus has no trouble connecting to its servers to download files, even if you are running Windows 7.

Sorry, something went wrong. And I'm pretty sure the error is on your side. I just tested the download a few minutes ago, and if there was a network issue, you'd have plenty of people reporting about it. The report from April 17th and your report are the only ones I have gotten so far and Rufus gets downloaded more than 1.

I got error while trying to download under a HTTP proxy. Please provide a workaround. I have having the same issue. Please advise.

You do realize that that message is just a notice giving you the possibility not to connect to the internet to download files, in case you don't want to. It is NOT an error. I face this same issue, where Rufus just tries to connect and displayed a failed connection error after a while. My workaround was to manually download both ldlinux.

Hello webgrrrl, I have the same issue too, would you please send me the steps to follow about that.? I'm trying to make a usb bootable for lubuntu. Do you know if these two files are necessary when making a ISO image dvd? Thanks in advance Oh, i also see a file ldlinux. As my system is 32bit do i need this too? Timokou you must have both files before you can use Rufus to create the image.

The steps are pretty straightforward:. Edit: I'm unsure if you'll need ldlinux. My machine is bit. Thanks for your answer. I will proceed as described. If you also have any info for my question about an iso dvs please let me know -end-. I tried as described, but application hung as in case of indigaz, above for 20 - 30 min and finally procedure ended without error msg, but instead of about mb size for Lubuntu the total size was just 18 mb. So something goes wrong. Do i have to be connected to the internet during process?

Anyway, i did the same job with a Zorin os Iso with success at once ,and without connection to the network. I don't know why this happens with Lubuntu. Any comments are welcome. I'll try again some other options. These are all good methods, but check that you are getting the correct files. There is also an error for Rufus that says you need to download the files for the syslinux 6. The URL you need to use will be displayed in the log. The "Failed to download file.

Download the 3. If the download feature in Rufus 3. In Ubuntu, there is a built-in terminal program named wget that allows the user to resume interrupted downloads from the same place where the download was interrupted without needing to download the whole file again from the beginning. There are also web browser extensions and download managers for Windows that have a resume interrupted downloads feature. There is an official bug tracker for Rufus.

If you think you have an issue with the Rufus application, can you please report it there? Also, when you do, please make sure you provide the log s from Rufus. For the record, I am the Rufus developer and, I am not seeing any download issue in Rufus or reports of download issues with the latest Ubuntu Especially, if your system's SSL libraries are not up to date which is a common issue on Windows 7, less so on Windows 8 or later , you may not be able to download the files over HTTPS whereas Rufus 2.

Either way, I'm afraid it's just impossible to address your issue unless your report it through the proper channels and provide a full log of what you did, so that we can see why the downloads failed. Ubuntu Community Ask! Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.