Ask HN: Ways to deal with low data caps?

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For a couple of months I will have internet mostly though tethering. That means that I should not download more than ~3-5 Gb data per month in my daily usage.

I am looking for the best ways to limit the data usage while browsing, and monitor data usage in general. Recommendations about tools as HTTrack or youtube-dl would be appreciated too.

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Disable your OS automatically downloading updates and instead manually take a look at what's on offer every so often.

Yes, also good. Notify but don't download is what I generally use, tethered or not.

My reflex initial actions are to block unwanted stuff on Web pages (which is good for speed and security also) with NoScript and your browser's anti-tracking support at least, and have your mail client ask you before downloading large items (~100kB, which are often malicious also).

And turn off any applications that may be chattering in the background without telling you.

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