how do I continue broken torrents?

bimmerboii · 9 Dec 2007 at 00:39

Another problem of mine as I had to re-install Vista.
Basically, my computer was downloading torrents when it started to malfunction.
So I re-installed Vista on a new HDD.
My old HDD still has all the contents. How do I continue to download them?
Im using utorrent by the way.

MeatLoaf · 9 Dec 2007 at 00:45

Point utirront to your other drive for storing the completed torrent files then redownload the original .torrent file and it should find the partial file and resume fro there

bimmerboii · 9 Dec 2007 at 00:49

I do not have the .torrent files anymore. I usually delete them when the torrent has started downloading

ns400r · 9 Dec 2007 at 00:54

then redownload the original .torrent

SB118 · 9 Dec 2007 at 13:59

bimmerboii said:
I do not have the .torrent files anymore. I usually delete them when the torrent has started downloading

Umm, why ? :confused:

LoadsaMoney · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:49

SB118 said:
Umm, why ?

Im with you, you can't delete the .torrent file while its downloading. :confused:

Scania · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:34

LoadsaMoney said:
Im with you, you can't delete the .torrent file while its downloading.

Same here. :confused:

bledd · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:58

probably means the temp torrent, from desktop/download folder

the torrent files will be saved in %appdata%\utorrent

appdata is the application data folder, in your profile folder (its hidden by default)

bimmerboii · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:42

bledd. said:
probably means the temp torrent, from desktop/download folder

the torrent files will be saved in %appdata%\utorrent

appdata is the application data folder, in your profile folder (its hidden by default)

yes that is what I meant. sorry for not clearing this

I did find the hidden app data folder and it stores the history of all the torrents I ever downloaded there. thanks for the help!

platinum87 · 10 Dec 2007 at 03:03

LoadsaMoney said:
Im with you, you can't delete the .torrent file while its downloading.

yes you can, but it stores another 1 in app data

RobH · 10 Dec 2007 at 08:41

<Drive>:\Documents and Settings\<Name>\Application Data\uTorrent

IAmATeaf · 10 Dec 2007 at 10:34

Can't you just go back to the original site that contained the original link, then point it to the folder where the part contents are? This is what I normally do.

bledd · 10 Dec 2007 at 19:49

IAmATeaf said:
Can't you just go back to the original site that contained the original link, then point it to the folder where the part contents are? This is what I normally do.

often hard to re-find the files, and they're saved anyway as established above..

IAmATeaf · 10 Dec 2007 at 21:43

bledd. said:
often hard to re-find the files, and they're saved anyway as established above..

If it was a recent download then surely the site where you originally got it from will still have it :confused:

else how do you know if there are any seeders and if you'll ever be able to complete the download.

bledd · 10 Dec 2007 at 21:49

the torrent client will tell you how many seeds there are

IAmATeaf · 11 Dec 2007 at 10:15

Ahh yes forgot all about that bit, I generally tend to get torrents off search sites so can go back there if needed.