Open CRDOWNLOAD files in your browser
A .crdownload is a file Chrome was still downloading when it stopped. See what arrived right here, as the photo, song, document or archive it was becoming. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your unfinished download opens as the file it was becoming, as far as it got, with a coral mark that says so.
- Opens as its own file • Photos, songs, documents and archives
- A cut ZIP listed • From each file’s own header
- Unfinished download • Marked beside its details
- Every byte in the hex editor • See where it stops
About CRDOWNLOAD
Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi download into a .crdownload beside the file’s real name, photo.jpg.crdownload, or Unconfirmed 123456.crdownload before you’ve said where to keep it, and rename it once the last byte is in. A dropped connection, a closed browser or a full disk leaves it behind, holding everything up to where it stopped.
Filepeek opens it as the file it was going to be, by the name before .crdownload or, for an Unconfirmed one, by its bytes. A photo shows down to where it stopped, a song plays up to there, a video plays when its index came first, and a ZIP lists its files from their own headers even though its list at the end never came. A coral Unfinished download mark beside its details says it’s cut short.
Nothing in it is mended or made up, and the file you opened never changes. Its bytes are a click away in the hex editor, where you can see how far it got.
Chrome unfinished download
.crdownload
Format
- MIME type
- application/octet-stream
- Made by
- Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave and Vivaldi
Inside the file
- Holds
- The first part of a download
- Named
- Its file’s name and .crdownload
- Becomes
- Its file, once the last byte arrives
- Made by
- Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi
Opens in every browser
Filepeek opens what a .crdownload holds in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. On their own, browsers only download it.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Apps that open CRDOWNLOAD
- WindowsChrome, which resumes it from its Downloads page while it’s listed there
- MacChrome, which resumes it from its Downloads page while it’s listed there
- iPhone and iPadNo app opens it
- AndroidNo app opens it
Questions
How do I open a .crdownload file?
Drop it here. It opens as the file it was becoming, as far as it got, so you can see what arrived and whether it’s worth downloading again.
Can I finish a .crdownload download?
Only Chrome can, from its Downloads page while the download is still listed there and the site lets it resume. Otherwise download the file again.
What is Unconfirmed 123456.crdownload?
A download Chrome started before you picked where to save it. Its name says nothing of what it is, so Filepeek tells by its bytes.
Why do I only see the top of my photo?
The download stopped before the end, so the rest of the picture never arrived. Filepeek draws what came, and the rest stays gray.
Can I open an unfinished ZIP?
Yes. A ZIP lists its files at its very end, so Filepeek reads each file’s own header instead and lists those that arrived, leaving out the last one when it was cut.
Why won’t my video play?
Many videos keep their index at the end, which never arrived. One whose index comes first, as most videos made for the web do, plays up to where the download stopped.
Is it safe to delete a .crdownload?
Yes, once Chrome isn’t downloading it anymore. It only holds the part of the file that arrived.