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So is it worth downloading individual files from a torrent?


justme3

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I find it useful to download subsets when dealing with packages like TV Series or movie collections.  They're typically too big for my available disk space and so I subdivide and DL and seed one subset at a time.

i just need to know if the parts i download are complete or are there "hanging chads" that cripple the parts I want

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My impression is that as long as you don't delete any of the DL'd data before copying the selected files to safety, then the DL'd files are good.  If you delete anything before copy completion, then you risk file integrity.  I don't have enough experience with uTorrent to be dead certain of this, but I believe it's the case.  My procedure is upon completion of post DL seeding, I copy/move the DL'd files elsewhere, then I change the previous file selections from "normal" to "skip", delete the physical files including any partials and parts, update file selection per my desired next DL, and then perform a forced re-check.  If the post re-check findings make sense, I then "start" DL of the next set of files.  If it doesn't, then I try again, most likely I overlooked something.  Just be careful!

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