how to add a new file to an existing torrent

[total_nwb]

I was wondering if it's possible to add new files or change files in a torrent. I am currently seeding a torrent I created, I think it's possible to add new files to the shared folder and they will automatically be seeded but I'm not sure. The new file is only 10 MB large (just a bunch of pictures and a small video in a rar-file, not porn btw) I've added it to the folder yesterday but it hasn't showed up in the list of files yet.

So is it possible to update a torrent or not? And how large do the new files need to be to be recognized by the tracker?

[Ultima]

Not possible at all; you're gonna have to recreate the .torrent.

[5618]

You cannot do this. You will have to completely re-create the .torrent file. µTorrent does not support a .torrent file editor, not would this help much if the .torrent file needs to be placed on the tracker first.

[total_nwb]

Ok, so what if I replace files with the same name? For instance: I'm sharing an mp3 called 'mymusic.mp3' if I replace it with a different 'mymusic.mp3' would it start seeding the new version?

Thanks for the replies.

[5618]

The other file would probably not match the file size, plus any piece of it you'd send would fail hash check at the receiving end. So no.

[total_nwb]

Thanks. I've only got one last question.

I was wondering this now: if I stop seeding the old torrent will it be possible to make the current peers switch automatically to downloading the new version (for instance if I give the torrent the same name?) I've got seven peers for it atm and like I said I only want to add a small file.

[5618]

No. The new .torrent file you create will have a new hash and will therefore be different from the other one for all peers.

[total_nwb]

Ok, I'll wait for a quiet moment to start seeding the new version then. Thanks for the replies!