JethroUK Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 If a torrent contains many files (e.g. 1, 2, 3 & 4) and file 1 is a priority (others can download later)Would it be quicker to set Utorrent not to download other files (or doesn't make any difference)EDIT: Excluding bandwidth variables of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 It would be severely slower overall, since you're forcing a re-centralization of piece demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroUK Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 When you say 'slower overall' - i assume you mean it would be slower to download all 4 files one-at-a-time - but my question iswould it be quicker downloading file 1 (because it's important) - or wouldn't make any difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 You assume incorrectly.It would be slower to skip the other three files because you are forcing the demand for pieces from those files onto other peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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