Brad1107 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hi,When I download a torrent that has many files, each file gets evenly bigger as time goes on. Is there any way of making it so it downloads each file individually, say if they're video files and i wanted to complete them one by one so i could watch one while the next is downloading. I know i'm not wording this very well but I hope someone understand what the frack i'm talking about. Sorry, and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 So you want to kill the swarm by downloading sequentially? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcannon Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 It can be easily done by clicking on each file (or marking several files by Shift+click or Ctrl+click), then right button and then choosing "postpone download" or "not download" (I don't know exactly how it sounds in English version). You can leave the file (or files) you need under normal priority or high priority. Then when you need a new file just change from "not download" to normal priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad1107 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Thankyou Rcannon. Appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Sequential_downloading_is_bad <-- pay attention to what you're doing to the swarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Pay attention also to the speed at which you get your torrent with multiple files increases exponentially as you only download 1 file at once. I'd recommend NOT using SKIP (do not download)... but changing as rcannon said, to HIGH for the ones you want first. Change 1 or 2 to NORMAL (aka don't touch) and the rest to LOW. What this does is not keep you from downloading, but prefer to download the pieces for the files you want first. It is no longer even distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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