devisliving Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Does deleting 'uTorrentPartFile_... .dat' files from movie folders spoil the movie files?The files I skip while downloading are always sample.mp4 files, cover.png files, .nfo files, and read me.text files. So since I skip them and later delete the uTorrentPartFiles from the movie folder, will the downloaded movies get spoiled / corrupted as a result?Thanks in advance for replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 No, the "part file" is made up of required cross file pieces that are parts of the 'skipped' files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devisliving Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Thanks ciaobaby for the reply. So I understand that the part files contain pieces of only the skipped files. So deleting the part files won't affect the main movie files at all in any way. Hope I'm right in this. Please confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 uTorrent should delete the partfile automatically when you remove the torrent from it.Removing it yourself before removing the torrent from uTorrent WILL cause problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devisliving Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Thanks DWK for replying. Btw, this is how it happens at my end:1)I choose only the movie file to download (by skipping the other files).2) After movie file downloads fully, torrent goes in 'seeding' mode. 3) I seed the torrent for some time.4) Then I remove the torrent from uTorrent by clicking on 'Remove'.5)But when I click open the downloaded movie folder, I find the partfile inside it, alongwith the movie file. 6)I rename the folder according to my liking and then proceed to permanently delete the partfile in it.So I delete the partfile only after removing the torrent from uTorrent. I hope this won't affect the movie file in any way. I KNOW I'm being a bit paranoid here, but that's how movie buffs are when it comes to protecting their movie files. So please bear with me :| Thanks in advance for replying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 If you're skipping small below-1mbyte files, chances are you're downloading them anyway because of cross-file pieces.As long as you're waiting until after the download is removed before removing the partfile, you aren't affecting things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devisliving Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Aah! Thanks a ton. Now I get the clear picture. And keep up the good work :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBedford Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I realise this is an old thread but... 4) Then I remove the torrent from uTorrent by clicking on 'Remove' Why don't you click 'Remove and...'then select '...Delete .torrent' This removes the ~.part file safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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