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How to only partially download a torrent I've recently started to consolidate torrents. Bigger torrents means more people are downloading the same file, which is much easier for me to seed. Plus the larger file means it's more likely it will stay seeded on it's own for longer. But what if you just want to check out what a manga series is like before downloading a whole 10+ volumes of it? With BitTorrent clients such as Azureus, BitTornado and possibly some others it is possible to partially download a torrent file. BitTornado In BitTornado click on Details after you have started downloading.
Azureus In Azureus double-click on the torrent after you have started downloading. This will then open a new tab. On this tab, select the Files section. Then just right click on the files you don't want, click on Set Priority and select do not download.
Tip! For those who don't know: if you hold down the Shift key while clicking on the first and last option in a list, you can select the whole row of files. You can also select multiple files by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on each individual file. Notice! Note that if you set any file to do not download, your download will never complete! The reason is simple: this is because you specifically instructed your BitTorrent client to never complete it. Check the percentage done level in the Details / Files view of your client to see if individual files are complete. Last: you client may calculate the time left to finish value based on the whole file, so just ignore it when doing a partial download. |
