Create a Download Task

This section explains how to create BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB tasks.

Create by Uploading Files

You can create download tasks by uploading the following files from your local computer to Download Station:

• Torrent (.torrent) contains information for downloading files being shared over the BT network.
• NZB (.nzb) contains information for retrieving posts from news servers.
• URL (.txt) contains a list of HTTP/FTP URLs for downloading the linked files.

To create download tasks by uploading files:

1. Do any of the following:
• Click the Create button, click the button next to Open a file, and browse to the files for upload. (If you have installed Flash Player 9 or later, you can make multiple selections.)
• Select the files on your computer's desktop or file explorer (for example, Windows Explorer or Mac Finder), and then drag and drop them into Download Station.
2. Change your download destination, or tick the checkbox to select files to download according to your preferences.
3. Add a new password for extracting compressed files if you wish. The newly-added password will be loaded to the password list.
4. Click Create.

Create by Entering URLs

You can create download tasks by entering URLs.

To create download tasks by entering URLs:

1. Click Add.
2. In the window that appears, enter the URLs of the file you want to download. You can enter up to 50 URLs in the box.

Note:

• If you want to download a FTP folder, simply enter the FTP link with the forward slash (/) at the end of the link. All of the files and sub-directories in the folder will be downloaded.
• SFTP/FTPS folder downloading is not supported.
3. Of all the supported protocols, only FTP links are supported. If the files to be downloaded are FTP files and require authentication, tick Authentication required (for ftp:// only) and enter your user credentials in the fields.
4. If you want to change your download destination, click Select to select another folder.
5. Add a new password for extracting compressed files if you wish. The newly-added password will be loaded to the password list.
6. Depending on which files (if the URL contains multiple links) and where you want to save the downloaded files, do either of the following:
• If you want to single out files from the list to download, tick the checkbox. In the window that appears, select files you want to download. Should you enter multiple URLs, files for each URL will appear on individual pages. Click the Next or back button for navigation.
• Destination: Change the destination folder if you want to download the selected files to another folder.
• Save selected files in subfolder of destination folder automatically: Tick the checkbox if you want to download the selected files to a subfolder of the destination folder. The subfolder will be named as the same list name displayed here.
• If you want to download all video links included in the URL, uncheck the checkbox. The links will be created as individual tasks downloaded to an automatically-generated subfolder with the same list name of the destination folder.
7. Click Create.

Create via BT Search

You can search for torrent files with BT search engines to help you find your favorite downloads more easily.

To create download tasks via torrent search:

1. Enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB, and press "Enter" on your keyboard to start searching.
2. Click Search on the left panel. The search result of available files will be listed in the main area.
3. Make your selections, and then click any of the following buttons to create download tasks:
   • Download immediately: Download the selected files to the default destination folder you specified at Settings > Location.
   • Download to: Change destination folder and modifies the torrent's URL or authentication (if required). Click Create to create the download task.

Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds

You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds.

To view and update the list of RSS feeds:

1. Right-click the orange RSS icon on a webpage to copy the URL of the RSS file.
2. Launch Download Station and click RSS Feeds on the left panel. You can see the file list in the main area.
3. Click the Add button above the file list.
4. In the window that appears, paste the URL into the text field and click OK. (If you tick Automatically download all items, Download Station will automatically add all RSS feeds listed in the RSS file to download tasks.) The RSS file is now added to the file list. You can rename or remove the RSS file by clicking the Rename or Remove button above the file list.
5. Select the RSS file and view the list of its RSS feeds under the RSS Feeds tab.
6. Click Update above the file list to update the list of RSS feeds for the selected RSS file, or click Update All to update the lists of RSS feeds for all RSS files in the file list.

To create download tasks by selecting RSS feeds:

1. Click RSS Feeds on the left panel, and then select the RSS file containing feeds you want to download.
2. From the list of RSS feeds under the RSS Feeds tab, select the feeds you want to download.
3. Click the Download button below the RSS Feeds tab to create download tasks for the selected RSS feeds.

To create download tasks by setting download filter:

1. Click RSS Feeds on the left panel, and then select the RSS file containing feeds you want to download.
2. Under the Download Filter tab, click Add.
3. In the window that appears, enter the following information and click OK to create a filter. A value is required for either Matches or Does not match.
   • Name: The name of the filter
   • Matches: The keyword for searching RSS feeds with matching names
   • Does not match: The keyword for excluding RSS feeds with matching names
   • Destination: The destination folder for the downloaded RSS feeds
   • Parse with regular expressions: Tick the checkbox if you want the keywords entered above to be parsed with regular expressions.
     To check if the keywords can be successfully parsed, click Test Filter. In the window that appears, enter a title to be tested and click Test. The testing result will appear indicating if any match is found. You can try out other titles until you have found the most appropriate filter to be applied. Click Save when finished.
4. You will see the new filter under the Download Filter tab. Click Edit or Delete if you want to edit or delete the filter.
5. When the list of RSS feeds is updated, Download Station will automatically create download tasks for newly-added RSS feeds matching the criteria set in Download Filter.