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finishing a bitcomet incomplete download in another bt client
I have some bitcomet partial downloads stucked at around 90 some % from a multi-file torrent. how can I resume these using another client. which would be the best client that supports the task. Any how-tos? please
All you would do with a new client is open up the .torrent file and select the previous directory that you were using to download. The complete % should start going up in this case to 90% and then start downloading,.
the files may also be stuck if there isn't a seeder with the complete file available at the moment.
but as already noted, just fire up whatever bittorrent client you like, open the .torrent file and point it at the directory with your partial download.
but as already noted, just fire up whatever bittorrent client you like, open the .torrent file and point it at the directory with your partial download.
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if it's because of not any seeder, then changing bt client will not help at all. right?
is it then called a bad torrent ?
is it then called a bad torrent ?
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I mean if there arent any seeds, how do i go about requesting it?
If someone do seed it for a short time and then closes their bt client while i'm downloading the remaining, will I complete my download at all later?
If someone do seed it for a short time and then closes their bt client while i'm downloading the remaining, will I complete my download at all later?
your previous statement is correct, if there is no seeder, you will not be able to complete the download. a ssseder might return later and allow you to complete the download but might not. it helps to find torrents with multiple seeders or one that you know won't disappear, for example when downloading a linux distro find the official torrent and you can be pretty sure there are a good number of seeders.
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I do believe I'm using the official torrent cause the various links that I clicked on prompt me a message by my bt client saying: "task link existed".
any site where I can check how many seeders a torrent has?
any site where I can check how many seeders a torrent has?
typically the client will tell you how many seeds there are. what client are you using now and what client were you looking to move to? at the moment i'm using either bitcomet or analog x Bitpump (both free)
bitcomet: http://www.bitcomet.com/
analog x's bitpump: http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/bitpump.htm
bitcomet: http://www.bitcomet.com/
analog x's bitpump: http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/bitpump.htm
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bitcomet, and now using azeurus. in both files stuck at 96%.
If i request someone to seed them, do i have to syncronize with their start time?
If i request someone to seed them, do i have to syncronize with their start time?
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and how many users can download from 1 seed
the number of users who can download from a seed is determined by the seeder, but if you're seeing seeders for that file it may just be a matter of waiting. how long did it take you to download to 96% ?
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I did not leave the computer on 24/7 from start to finish, so it took me days, and it's been weeks since the downloads stopped at 96%
does the torrent even show any seeds at this point?
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no. I guess will have to request in emule instead
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can emule resume torrent downloads if I remove the file extension that the bt cliend adds at the end of incomplete files. you know,
emule has an import downloads feature.
emule has an import downloads feature.
to my knowledge emule doesn't support bittorrent, and therefore doesn't support restarting partial downloads of torrents. sorry.
The only problem may be that your files got stuck because of a system crash or you ran out of storage space if so they may fail SHA1 testing and no client will pick them up again. If that's the case you'll have to start the download again from the beginning :(