[LOCKED DUPLICATE] disk space allocated to unchecked files
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:39 pm
I really like Transmission a lot - it's hands-down the best Mac BitTorrent client out there. However, there is one behavior that just drives me up the wall - it will allocate space for unchecked files that are adjacent to active downloads. I understand that, as part of BitTorrent, some pieces will span two files, but instead of allocating space for a file I asked it not to download, I wish Transmission would simply discard the unneeded bit rather than allocate a file that could be hundreds of megabytes if not gigabytes in size and waste space on my drive. If I decide I want the file later, I'm more than happy to download the piece again. Does Transmission offer this capability? Is there a hidden setting I can change?