How do I download a large file (via HTTP) in .NET?

Question

I need to download a large file (2 GB) over HTTP in a C# console application. Problem is, after about 1.2 GB, the application runs out of memory.

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Answer 1

WebClient.OpenRead returns a Stream, just use Read to loop over the contents, so the data is not buffered in memory but can be written in blocks to a file.