Create a Download Task

This section explains how to create eMule download tasks.

Create by Uploading Files

You can create download tasks by uploading a text file (.txt) containing ED2K links from your local computer to Download Station.

To create download tasks by uploading a file:

1. Click the Create button.
2. Choose Open a file and click the button to browse to the text file for upload.
3. Click Create.

To resume an eMule download task:

1. Select one or more tasks in the list.
2. Click the Resume button. Only tasks which are not completed or paused will be resume downloading.

Create by Entering URLs

You can create download tasks by entering URLs.

To create download tasks by entering URLs:

1. Click Create.
2. In the window that appears, choose Enter URL, and enter the URLs of the file you want to download. You can enter up to 50 URLs in the box.
3. Click Create.

Create via eMule Search

Click Search on the left panel to search and download the files your are looking for.

Note: If you want to perform eMule search, make sure you are connected to an ED2K server at Server/Kad.

To create download tasks via general search:

1. Enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of eMule, select a file type and search method. Press "Enter" on your keyboard to start searching. Click Start/Stop search to stop searching.
2. The search result of available files will be listed in the main area, and might be shown in the following colors:
   • Blue: There are sufficient sources available on the network for those files.
   • Red: The file is already in the download queue or in the download destination.

   Note: Files already exist in the download queue will not be added to the queue again.

3. Make your selections, and click Download selected file(s) to create download tasks.

To create download tasks via advanced search:

1. Click on the down arrow to the right of the Start/Stop search button.
2. In the window that appears, do the following:
   • Enter a keyword.
   • Select the file type.
   • Select the search method.
   • Enter the minimum and maximum file size for the desired files. (optional)
   • Enter the number of minimum sources. (optional)
   • Enter the file extension. (optional)
3. Click Start/Stop search to start searching. Click the button again to stop searching.
4. Make your selections, and click Download selected file(s) to create download tasks.

To clear search results:

Click Clear search results to clear the search result.