Author Topic: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding  (Read 393 times)

Offline Dethbeast666

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How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« on: September 11, 2013, 09:03:21 PM »
I'm using µtorrent atm.

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Re: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2013, 09:04:48 PM »
Your seeding will have to pause at least momentarily, because you cannot move files that are currently in use by any program.  For further directions, read the Wiki (follow the directions for reseeding).

Offline Big Teeth

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Re: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2013, 09:32:22 PM »
Use the internal FileManager of uTorrent 2.x or 3.x (not 1.x).
Then uTorrent is able to keep track on where the stuff stays and keeps working.

When you move things to another PC, then you should make uTorrent 'portable' first.
This requires 30 seconds downtime (when you know what to do).

Be carefull with this, otherwise you have to reload (and recheck) every torrent, loosing uTorrent' statistics (not BakaBT' statistics) in the process.

So yes, you can move things while uTorrent is running, when you use the internal uTorrent file manager.

Offline Freedom Kira

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Re: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2013, 03:49:03 AM »
Can you not just right-click the torrent and select "move torrent data"? I thought every client supported that.

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Re: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2013, 04:08:25 AM »
Nope =/

Offline Al_Sleeper

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Re: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2013, 04:33:19 AM »
Nope =/
IIRC, the latest builds of uTorrents support using 'Select Download Location' function on the fly.

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Re: How can I move my torrented files without interrupting my seeding
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2013, 06:14:57 AM »
But not 2.x or earlier.