Author Topic: .torrent files (Read 1826 times)

knighty · **on:** March 24, 2013, 02:04:56 AM

.torrent files

on: March 24, 2013, 02:04:56 AM

when i download a torrent, all the .torrent files go into the same folder

most things I remove from my downloaded/seeding list when they're finished

but some things I leave seeding forever

now I'm stuck... because I've got a folder with thousands of .torrent files in it... but I'm only seeding about 100 things

is there an easy way to copy out all the active files/files I need to keep to keep seeding ?

starting to worry I might have a hard drive crash or lose bittorrent and hvae to add them all manuall like I did last time :-(

(finshed downloads are auto-moved to a different folder, and anything I'm going to seed is downloaded to a different folder, to make sure I save that stuff)

I'v googled but haven't found anything :-(

XEntity · **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2013, 20:00:47 PM

Re: .torrent files

Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 20:00:47 PM

Not very helpful, but when removing the torrent from utorrent, or whatever you use there is the option to "delete torrent" or delete torrent & data, although doesnt solve your current problem, would help in the future, however so you need the torrents once they are in your client, I'd have thought that once it's I the client the file itself become redundant? You could test this theory using a test torrent?

Update: Mine is set to delete .torrent files once loaded, which would imply that you don't need the torrent files, unless I'm missing the point of what you are asking?

Last Edit: March 25, 2013, 20:04:41 PM by XEntity #187;

knighty · **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2013, 23:45:01 PM

Re: .torrent files

Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 23:45:01 PM

the problem is... if I had a HD crash or bit torrent goes tits up... I'll have to manually search/download a shed load of .torrent files... so wanted to keep them

I thought maybe there was an easy way I was missing... guess not :-(

thanks anyway :-)

bytejunkie · **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2013, 09:18:51 AM

Re: .torrent files

Reply #3 on: March 26, 2013, 09:18:51 AM

can you not script something which will read inside the .torrent file, work out the path from the app and then check the size of that folder and if its within 2% move the .torrent file?

im on works pc, so no ability to check, but the .torrent file must be mostly text? no?

XEntity · **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2013, 22:37:54 PM

Re: .torrent files

Reply #4 on: March 26, 2013, 22:37:54 PM

Other alternative (it's a bit of work you would need to do for each active torrent) but if the torrent contents is plain text then just use windows search to search in the files for the file name of one of the contents of the download e.g. "blah.avi"

alternatively can you not create a new torrent file from your client? (I'm also on a work laptop so can't really have a look

)

Not sure why you are so keen to seed anyway

knighty · **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2013, 23:37:09 PM

Re: .torrent files

Reply #5 on: March 26, 2013, 23:37:09 PM

I'll have a poke around tomorrow inside the /torrent files and see what I can see..... I'd assumed there would be an easy way to do this already out there but I guess not

as for seeding... some members only places like that kind of thing... and it's worth it if there downloads are crazy fast

*cough*erm... I download loads of Linux distros ?

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