Download single files one-by-one

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asdffoo
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Download single files one-by-one

Post by asdffoo »

I couldn't find anything similar in the forums.

I would like to automate the following:
- set priority of first file (inside torrent) to normal, all other files do not download
- when file has finished downloading, copy it to another location
- when copying is finished, set priority of file to do not download and remove file
- set priority of next file to normal (optionally wait for seed ratio x)
- and so on.

Is there any existing solution for this?

I thought I might do a bash script that uses transmission-remote to accomplish this. Any tips/help appreciated :)

This can be done manually, and I know it's against the bittorrent principles, but seed ratio is always >1 when I move on to the next file. I have to do it like this because of limited space on the computer running transmission. Also if ppl do this starting at different times, all the files would be available anyway, except that some ppl probably will stop downloading / seeding after file x, which means that the first files have more seeds.
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