Manete Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hi.I just moved from v1.7.7 to v1.8.I'm disspaointed to see that it does not Pre-allocate files properly.I've checked this parameter:Options - Preferences - General - When downloading - Pre-allocate filesand i'ts properly tagged, but it just won't work as it should.Anyone else? If no solution is found I think I'll move back to previous version because this specific parameter is a must for me.If there's another parameter or any workaround to solve this..."I'm ears"Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 disable sparse files in the advanced preferences or try 1.8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manete Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Thanks for your answer....but where's that setting?? I can't see it anywhere in Advanced Preferences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 It's a variable in Advanced (Settings pannel). You can choose true or false for its value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manete Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 OK, thank you.I've set the value to False.I've shutdown the application and restarted it...still, it does not spare the necessary space for the files to be downloaded. If I look at the "Incomplete" Folder, every file has the correct total size, but the disc size is much lower according to the amount of data which has already been downloaded.It seems that data is compressed. This does not help me because I need to know all space phisically available for my downloads. In version 1.7.7 I could set this properly, now in version 1.8 I can't although I've properly set this parameter....so I guess this must be a BUG.Am I wrong? Anyone else has this problem?Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Given the fact that the setting is NOT retroactive to already created files, it's not a bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manete Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 ....Good to know...Thought it was retroactive indeed.Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelittlefire Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 If you have data you don't want to have sparse, copy it somewhere else, delete the original (sparse data) and move the copy (unsparse) back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thelittlefire I would not call that a fix although it would work temporarily.Manete: What program are you using to analyze your disk? (would you mind posting the results of your disk fragmentation?)Do you have any on-access defragers? (that defrag files as they are being used) An example O&O Defrager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 No, that woraround is the only way out of this situation. It's only a one-time thing for a one-time problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manete Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 But I still wonder...Is it a bug or not? Because in v1.7.7 this workaround was not needed if the option "Pre-allocate files" was tagged...if it's not a bug, then it confuses the final user because this option is not efficent by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelittlefire Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 In 1.8 there IS a bug where pre-allocate is not dominant over sparse_files. Sparse_files was changed from default=OFF to default=ON in the interim which is why some people noticed this discrepancy immediately.As for efficiency, I'm sure your computers work, but I've YET to have fragmentation issues with sparse_files ON, and I've used it for over half a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manete Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks for your explanations thelittlefire. Now I understand it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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