Restart Torrent Without Re-downloading?

[EnUfor]

I recently downloaded a 50 GB torrent and I removed the torrent from the list of torrents. I still wanted to seed and all but now when I re-add the torrent, It starts downloading the torrent all over again even thought all the data is there. How can I go about fixing this? Any help would be appreciated!

[nataliesharp]

Thank you so much! I've been wondering how to do that myself! I always try to be a good seeder, but I restarted Transmission without my external hard drive plugged in and ran into the same problem!

[dlp]

I'd like to restart seeding too but can't using these instructions.

I moved the torrent and the download back to the default download location, but when I try to verify, T 2.4.2 refuses -- it shows the download (which is a folder) as being empty. It isn't -- I checked and everything's there.

[dlp]

I have the "Default location" set to "Same as torrent file," and "Keep incomplete files in" set to "Desktop." The torrent file and folder are on the Desktop and the folder is intact with its original name, etc.

When I double-click the torrent file, it shows an empty folder and therefore can't verify.

[dlp]

I deleted the torrent file and (empty) folder from the locations you specified -- even relaunched T -- but get the same behavior.

As soon as I double-click the torrent file (which is on my Desktop, along with the intact folder) T puts a fresh copy in ~/Library/Application Support/Transmission/Torrents, creates a new empty folder in Resume, and the verify operation shows an empty folder.

PS - Thanks for the extremely clear graphics. That was a lot of work!

[dlp]

2011-12-31 06:31:25 +0000 bencode.c:1721 [Info] Transmission: Saved "/~Library/Application Support/Transmission/Torrents/xxx.torrent"
2011-12-31 06:31:25 +0000 verify.c:260 [Info] xxx: Queued for verification
2011-12-31 06:31:25 +0000 verify.c:218 [Info] xxx: Verifying torrent
2011-12-31 06:31:30 +0000 verify.c:260 [Info] xxx: Queued for verification
2011-12-31 06:31:30 +0000 verify.c:218 [Info] xxx: Verifying torrent

Ands that's it. The first unresolved attempt to verify was automatic. The second appeared after I clicked "Verify Local Data."

[dlp]

Sorry -- I missed your instruction to select Debug. I cleared T's Resume and Torrents folders, cleared the Log window, and made a fresh attempt:

2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 utils.c:443 [Debug] Transmission: Couldn't read "~/Library/Application Support/Transmission/Resume/xxx.resume": No such file or directory
2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 resume.c:686 [Debug] xxx: Couldn't read "~Library/Application Support/Transmission/Resume/xxx.resume"
2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 bencode.c:1721 [Info] Transmission: Saved "~Library/Application Support/Transmission/Torrents/xxx.torrent"
2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 verify.c:260 [Info] xxx: Queued for verification
2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 verify.c:218 [Info] xxx: Verifying torrent
2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 verify.c:61 [Debug] xxx: verifying torrent...
2011-12-31 17:02:29 +0000 verify.c:155 [Debug] xxx: Verification is done. It took 0 seconds to verify 3997041467 bytes (3997041467 bytes per second)

And that's "all she wrote."

[dlp]

Perhaps the data has been changed in some way since it was d/led or you may be trying to use a different .torrent than the original. In that case, you would need to re-download the torrent data.

It's definitely the same .torrent, and I'm at a loss to think of what change I might have made to the download itself. But you must be right. If it happens again with a different torrent, I'll report back.

My ratio on this one was slightly better than 5 so I guess I needn't feel bad. It's just that I have bandwidth to spare and the torrent was active when I saw it last, so I wanted to continue seeding. I know what it's like to be short on seeders.

Thanks again for your patient and lucid help.

[dlp]

I tried 2 things:

1. Double-clicked the .torrent (which leaves T's transfer window blank) and tried "File->Move Data File To..."
2. Clicked "Add," paused T, and tried "File" etc.

In both cases, that option was grayed out. Perhaps this is diagnostic?

I also downloaded the .torrent again to be certain it's correct -- no help.

[dlp]

Did you select the torrent in Transmission's Main Window first?

Oops! No. I was so intent on following your directions, I wasn't thinking.

Before seeing your update, I did a clean install per your instructions and rebooted for good measure.

Once I Add the .torrent, the window you show vanishes on my system. After pausing and selecting the torrent, I was able to select "Move" etc. and I pointed T to the folder containing the data and .torrent. Then, I selected "Verify" from the Transfers menu. T paused the download, did a quick scan (without displaying the window you posted), and remained paused, still showing "0 of 4 GB" for the data.

[dlp]

Example folder structure:

Desktop->"untitled"->"Torrent X (folder)->Files(avis, mp3s, jpgs, etc.)

Yes, I believe your instructions were clear. Here's a prototype I created to illustrate what I did:

Screenshot.jpg (30.27 KiB) Viewed 7553 times

The real data folder is not empty, of course -- it contains the full download.

You need to select "untitled" for "Move". Then do a "Verify".

Yes, I pointed the Move at the target folder on the Desktop and selected Verify from the Transfers menu. I presume it doesn't actually matter what that folder is named.

[dlp]

I still think you are doing it wrong (because you have the .torrent inside "Data folder")

Please look at the image again. Notice that the Data folder's arrowhead is in the closed position, its size is zero, and the .torrent is not indented. The .torrent is not inside the Data folder (which would be an obvious mistake) -- they're both in the "T target folder."

without knowing what you now have set in your Preferences, I'm unsure about how to advise you further.

T's Preferences are in their default states. After re-installing it, I thought it best to leave them as-is to avoid complicating the debugging.

Or, just move on to new torrents.

I got the impression that you curious about this problem and wanted to explore it further, but if your patience or ideas are exhausted, I'm content to do that.

I'll look for a small torrent for test purposes and see if this problem replicates.

[dlp]

When selecting a data location, you always need to select the folder one level above whatever file or top level folder that was created by Transmission for the torrent.

Understood.

If your data will not verify after you have done that correctly, then it must have been altered or corrupted since download or you may be using the wrong .torrent.

That must be the case. I tested with another torrent and found that T and OSX are working properly and I've been doing things correctly.

Thanks again for your help.