iBoRDarU Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 After searching the forum with different search queries, I couldn't get the answers and/or replies that I wanted.As most of you I also use labels for the various stuff I download via µTorrent. One feature in my opinion is still missing, namely the option to set an unique directory for each unique specified label. I do not like the current label feature method by setting a single download dir and after completion of the torrent, moving the files around my hard drive partitions. This stresses the system unnecessarily. So let me explain. In example I use the following labels:Label Download DirDVD J:\DVD\ISOs G:\ISOs\Lost F:\TV-Shows\Lost\S2\Battlestar_Galactica F:\TV-Shows\Battlestar Galactica\S2\Software E:\Software\EBooks I:\EBooks\2006\As you can see for each consecutive label, I use a different directory across my partitions. Now I've to set the download dir manually, via the dialogue window, for each new download. Preferably I want this automated, solely based on the label.Is it possible, to add this feature request to future versions of µTorrent? Also in this way and in addition to this feature a more robust system of different - non-global - ratio's per label type can be introduced as requested by several other members.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-L Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 agree.. i want this too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 wasnt this asked before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Yes, it was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruners Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 This is a really good request Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintax Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Preferences -> Folders -> Move completed to -> Append label to directory name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBoRDarU Posted April 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Preferences -> Folders -> Move completed to -> Append label to directory nameSorry, in this way you stresses the system unnecessarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewldude607 Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 I don't know what you mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruners Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 I was thinking of something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewldude607 Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 That would be a complete overhaul of the current label system for about no gain. Labels are "removed" when there are no torrents with that label. Basically, torrents have labels but labels dont have torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruners Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 The main point was not the remove label part, but having the labels assigned to a directory where download goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 and splintax pointed somethen (taht i didnt know about) for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 The problem with that is that it doesn't allow full control of location. What if you want to save a particular label group to a specific hard drive? I would've suggested that as well, if this question didn't pop up in my head ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 iBoRDarU: How does that stress the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 The problem with that is that it doesn't allow full control of location. What if you want to save a particular label group to a specific hard drive? I would've suggested that as well, if this question didn't pop up in my head ;Poh yeah didnt think of that xD@fironperhaps he means making a copy of files from one partition to the other stresses the system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Eh I doubt that, as you could make the same argument with full control. At any rate, what iBoRDarU said does confuse me as well O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invy Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Or some kind of MRU list of directories would be good I think, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBoRDarU Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I was thinking of something like thishttp://www.nordlan.org/~lbrun/labeledit.JPGYes, this is exactly what I mean! The main point was not the remove label part, but having the labels assigned to a directory where download goes.Indeed!... perhaps he means making a copy of files from one partition to the other stresses the systemYou are correct. No more (manually) moving/copying files around partitions after the files have been downloaded successfully, of course when using the present label system set with a default download directory. This is what I mean with stressing the system. I hope I'm clear enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 It doesn't stress the system in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigPu Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I was thinking of something like this http://www.nordlan.org/~lbrun/labeledit.JPGAwesome! I could totaly dig a dialog (or something in the Preferences) to set up labels like that!As it stands now, the labels are useless to me (aside from the very rare time I want to look at all torrents of a particular group OTHER than Downloading or Active) because the folder organization they allow is very stilted. The ability to map labels to a download directory (rather than merely appending the label name to the directory) would ROCK. Constantly having to manually switch the path between "Shared Music" and "Shared Videos", and then provide appropriate directory on top of that is annoying at best. It would be so nice to have µTorrent automatically modify (and probably grey out as well) the save directory when a label is selected from the dropdown.*throws $0.02 into the pot*JigPu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbr Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I want the exact same thing.. But, I was thinking, instead of a seperate dialouge, in the presistant dialouge (or the new-label popup thing), you put something like [DVD|X:\DVD], or [iSO|G:\ISO]Then, theoretically it should be easy to add it in, just check if the label is in the format [*|*], then use the first asterix as the normal display label, and the second one as the path to move the completed file to.. I'm sure it's as simple as that to impliment.. - Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idle.newbie Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 My PersistentLabels: "Animes|Software|Games|MP3|Lossless\Blues|Lossless\Classical|Lossless\Folk|Lossless\Jazz|Lossless\New Age|Lossless\Pop|Lossless\Rock|Lossless\Soundtrack|Lossless\Vocal". Noticed those \ backslashs!?Cons: 1.Must at the same drive, 2.Long label namesAnother workaround: use NTFS' junction/reparse point. (cmdline proggy from systeminternals called Junction) (something like symbolic links in *nix, but only links to directory IIRC).√ Put new downloads in: F:\TMP√ Move completed downloads to: F:\Labels√ Only move from default download directory (for those torrents assigned different folders manually)√ Append the torrent's label to the directory namecommands in cmdline prompt:junction.exe F:\Labels\Animes D:\Animes (create a junction/reparse point F:\Labels\Animes target to D:\Animies)junction.exe F:\Labels\Games G:\Games (junction point must at NTFS drive, but target folder can be FAT drive)PersistentLabels --> JunctionTarget-------------------------------------Animes --> D:\AnimesMovies --> E:\MoviesClassical --> F:\Lossless\ClassicalJazz --> F:\Lossless\JazzGames --> G:\GamesCons: Stress (move files from drive to another when download completed)Due to the stress file moving operations, I prefer first approach with a large partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckerfan Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 wow, something like this would be very cool. save some extra clicking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbr Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Thats.. a good idea, never though of that.. You can do the same thing with the disk manager snapin (Control Panel > Administrative Tool > Computer Management > Computer Management > Disk manager), and map a drive into a folder.. Although you really need to do it when you first setup the computer..The stressing the harddrives by moving from one drive to another isn't really a huge problem (if it was built in to uTorrent), since you can already set the incomplete folder and complete folder on different drives.The Junction program looks very interesting, might try that out..- Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlsi0n Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 I signed up on the forums just to comment on this. I say this to note the importance of this request. I would really like for this to be considered and then implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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