Invy Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I was partially downloading a torrent, containing 6700 files to be exact, and all of a sudden the status of the torrent changes to "Error: the Data is Invalid".I'm not sure what's causing this and I searched already. I only saw 2 other topics from a year ago. I have compact allocation set to false (default).Any idea what is causing this? This is the first time i've seen this error, but also the first time i've downloaded something with this many files.Also, I had downloaded over 1.5 GB of the 15.8 GB of it, and all of a sudden it says I only have 250 MB completed now. It's killing my ratio on this site edit: screw it. i'll just download all of it so I don't worry about this error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebjshop Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm having the exact same problem w/ utorrent 3.0 alpha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel_lee Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 even i have been having this prob since i updated last time..i m not sure about the prob..but the error comes after some time and i need to recheck the torrent file every other time..helppp..it sucks as i have to be in front of the laptop almost 24 hours . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtr3m3 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I to have been getting this message and have to keep force rechecking the file. I'm also running utorrent 3.0 alpha and it's been working fine up until a few weeks ago. Any ideas on a fix!!!!I also have bittorrent 7.2 and that works just fine. Seems to have something to due with the Alpha version.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetech Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I am also getting this invalid data error and with the latest beta that was just released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyree Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 as am I!there seems to be no rhyme nor reason why it's happening...it doesn't happen constantly, but if it happens, it happens constantly on the same torrentrunning windows 7 64bit, and using Utorrent 3.0 Alphahope this helps with debugging future releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pachuco Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Same problem here with uTorrent 3.0 Beta (build 25220), and - yes - seems to be triggered by the same torrent, which has to be repeatedly restarted. :|And I can add that the error also occurs when only uploading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binded Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 same here but i also get cant find path to file it also seems to be adding my own ip address to the banned list of peers saying that its already in the pool nothing seems to fix this but a forced recheck and even then it still happens on the same ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painy Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Same problem,Forcing recheck does continue the download, however i can get the error like ten times a download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Yep, been getting the same ever since upgrading to uTorrent 3.0 beta 25220.have to keep forcing re-check. When the torrent EVENTUALLY downloads it's perfectlly OK.Would love to know the cause of this as it's insanely annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 For reference, still seeing exact same issue with Beta 25229 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhruv2602 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Same problem here too with uTorrent 3.0 Beta 25220. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohleandrin Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Having the exact same problem on Windows 7 64-bit with Beta 25220. One torrent will act up and constantly give "Data is invalid" error. I have to babysit it and restart it whenever it throws the error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otester Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Same here.Skip files seem to cause it, other torrents with no skips don't do it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zndromeda Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Am having exactly the same problem with several part downloaded torrent files since updating to beta 25220 - am using XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csenger41 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Same problem here.uTorrent 3.0 beta build 25234Any solution yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockersfan Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Same problem here.uTorrent 3.0 beta build 25234Same here, so I reverted to uTorrent 2.2.1 25203 and no probs so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake_n Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'm having the same problem. Using 3.0 Beta build 25234. The trick may be to stop the torrent, delete the partfile, and force re-check (see below).The error is definitely caused by deselecting one or more files in the pre-download dialog or setting the Priority to "Skip" (instead of High/Normal/Low) in the Files tab during download. Skipping even small files (like the "Torrent downloaded from _____.txt" files in most torrents) can cause this error.The issue isn't new, it was supposedly fixed once. This must be a regression. The issue is discussed in an old thread (from 2006) on this forum. Quoted below is the fix that Greg Hazel supplied at the bottom of that thread:--- 2008-01-08: Version 1.8 alpha (build 7660)- Fix: elusive "The parameter is incorrect" and "The data is invalid" errors on Win98 (old partfiles with this error are corrupt' date=' sorry)[/quote']As the changelog says, old partfiles are corrupt. Please stop the torrent, delete the partfile, and force-recheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBullwinkle Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Same problem, uTorrent 3.0 beta, build 25234.I tried fixes from the old thread without success. It appears that Skipping files is the major culprit. If I download all files, then the torrent works. If I skip files then the torrent does not.I have seen this problem repeated many times, with many torrents, for the past two or three builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathstryker Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I have the same problem. This only started with 3.0 and continues with the latest build update.In my case, when I download file A within a torrent and it finishes and downloads file B, file A will later say that the data is invalid and I have to redownload a certain chunk. File A will finish and go on to download file B or C and file A will give the same error and redownload the same chunk over again.This has happened with two torrents so far. Both of them being mp3 albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog390 Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 I have 3.0 beta build 25277 running on winxp pro. I was having the same problem, when I deslected the extra files I did not want it seemed to trigger the random error to accure (error: the data is invalid.) and it stopped the download. I just chose to download them on low priority instead of do not download. This has fixed the issue for me. Hope this helps. Maddog390 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uttor Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 I have 3.0 beta b.25277 win 7 64bit. Keeps getting this error if I have skip files. The only way it works is to change the skip files to Low 1 priority. I didn't want them dl but I have no choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp479 Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I have 3.0 beta b.25277 win 7 64bit. Keeps getting this error if I have skip files. The only way it works is to change the skip files to Low 1 priority. I didn't want them dl but I have no choice.Same for me too. the silver bar issue etc all solved only this issue remains. Hoping for a fix soon.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz02 Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Same here. I think the cause is that overlapping pieces between skipped and non-skipped files are downloaded at first, but later get considered as missing. A Forced recheck also consider these pieces as missing. After resuming, it all happens again, and again.Gone back to 2.2.1, it's all right here, again.Edit: reported it in the Found Bugs section: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=585420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uttor Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 I have 3.0 beta b.25277 win 7 64bit. Keeps getting this error if I have skip files. The only way it works is to change the skip files to Low 1 priority. I didn't want them dl but I have no choice.Same problem with 25303 (32bit) on Win7 (64bit). On skip file only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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