Download 100% complete, no files present!

[nfurlong]

uTorrent spent the normal time downloading a 243MB torrent to 100%, all the files have solid blue lines, I've uploaded 1.90GB already (and continuing) for a > 8.0 ratio, but the containing directory is 0 bytes!!! I stopped, forced recheck and the GUI is happy as a clam, but I still have no files! Where are they and why does uTorrent think they exist? I searched all over the Forums and the FAQ and it appears I'm the first to experience this. Any help would be appreciated 'cuz I can't even start over as the torrent file thinks it's already done!

[jewelisheaven]

Right click, open containing directory? Check opened directory versus General tab -> Save As

[nfurlong]

A picture is worth 1000 words, so here are 3000 and some. Oh, and the fact that Beethoven is a subdir of Chopin is neither here nor there (hadn't fully grasped where uTorrent placed its output).

Note that Win XP Explorer is saying the top-level directory is 0 bytes, where it should be 243MB. I can't actually click on the dirs below the track level. Very odd.

The General tab:

When I double-click on one of the sound files, it asks what app to use, then tells me that the file doesn't exist:

[Switeck]

Looks to me like the path is too long.

c:\something\something2\...something 50+\filename

needs to be:

c:\something\something2\filename

[nfurlong]

OK, I renamed the top-level one to "Beethoven - Piano Ctos, major Sons" and the dir is now 14.2MB in size. One dir has 3 sound files:

Beethoven - Piano Ctos, major Sons-->

Beethoven Ludwig van (17 Dec 1770 - 26 Mar 1827)-->

Piano Sonata in C Minor, op 13-->

Wilhelm Backhaus

But no other dir has > 50 chars. And I don't have any control over the dir naming anyway, it's in the torrent. How do I proceed?

[jewelisheaven]

X:\filename

[nfurlong]

While showering and getting dressed, it occurred to me that Switek was trying to tell me that it's the entire path length that's important, not each dir's length, so I moved "... Ludwig ..." to the "Torrents" dir and now all is well. Thank you both!

Jewel, you are the essense of brevity. :-) Not sure I would have known what to do with that last comment if I hadn't been thinking along those lines, but you've gotta love succinctness!

[jewelisheaven]

Yeah sorry about that... I used the nomenclature of your last step, and I was trying to stump you

So you're set? Make a note for future reference if you show the dialog... check out the filename lengths to see if it may cause a problem while downloading. In 1.8 there is a bit easier-time with setting individual path locations, but the Add dialog hasn't been overhauled yet... maybe in 1.9.

[nfurlong]

Yeah, I'm set, thanks! At least for the dowloading part. The Rip'ing part is still kickin' my butt. I'm thinking of abandoning CDBurner. Which app(s) do you use?