huffy Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 what is that? im downloading a torrent and it says "Wasted: 8.7MB (2 hashfails)" uh...what the hell does that mean? thx for helping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theant Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Hash fails are data thats corrupted in transit:a block is sent to you, when the block is finished, the torrent client will check the hash of that block to make sure it matches the hash in the .torrent file. If it passes, it adds it to the "completed" list. If not, it tosses that block out, and tries to download that piece again. It will keep re-trying a failed hash till it gets a good copy. And don't worry, most clients keep good track of peers that send bad data, and if it happens often, will snub them and get the piece from another peer instead.-The ANT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huffy Posted January 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 so its no big deal and just let the torrent run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Yeah, it's not a problem (they're discarded data anyhow). You should read the FAQ first before posting here though O.o(Firon, if you're reading this, you spelled hashfails incorrectly for this entry ;P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#What_does_Wasted_and_hashfails_mean.3F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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