badger_fruit Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 just a quick question really; i have a handful of torrents with multiple files contained; the entire collection is around 40GB so i generally line up the first 10 files, set them to high priority, the next 10 as normal, the next 10 as low and the remaining files as "do not download".As the high priority downloads are done, i change them to "do not download", the normal to high, low to normal and the next "batch" to low.Example screenshot:-the question is: does changing the priority of these files affect UPLOAD speed of these files? Is this "bad practice"?I read somewhere on the forum that as the torrent reaches completion, speed changes etc? I can't find the post to re-read and digest it (sorry, i did try!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 No, the priority doesn't directly affect the upload rate. It'll affect the availability of the pieces in the file, which could potentially affect the upload rate indirectly for those files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger_fruit Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Thanks; so to clarify, those file which I set to "don't download" means that other people won't be able to get the files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foomonger Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Well, they won't be able to get them from YOU! Unless, of course, you downloaded the files before setting them to "don't download" (aka. "skip"), which would be a completely redundant thing to do.-fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger_fruit Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Right, gotcha.If I can draw your attention to the screenshot, setting the files at 100% to "skip" is pointless?I don't mind being shown that I am doing a stupid and pointless thing as I will learn from it lol!*Awaits DWK to pipe up and tell me that I am doing a stupid and pointless thing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelittlefire Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Err, it's unnecessary, but I wouldn't call it stupid and pointless. Everyone has their system If you like mouse clicks or context menu changes, great... If not, it's one-less-set of files to change each cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 It's pointless in that it makes no difference. Setting a file to skipped won't cause it to stop being uploaded; it'll only cause non-shared pieces belonging to the file to not be requested. Availability for those files, as such, will probably be lowered slightly relative to other pieces, which may cause changes in the way the swarm request pieces (rarity and all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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