How to add torrents with only the downloaded file? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I messed up. My server's boot drive failed and I have no backups and have been unsuccessful in recovering any data. It contained the docker container and data for qbittorrent, meaning all the torrent files for the torrents I was seeding are all gone. I still have the files themselves which are intact on a separate raid. The problem Is I don't know how to continue seeding them because I don't have the original torrent files or magnet links or anything. Does anyone know how I can search for torrents that match the files I have, or do I simply have to replace everything one by one in order to continue seeding? Thank you everyone in advance. Also, I should mention that I am currently working on putting together a backup server as soon as parts arrive in a few days.

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[-] brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That's a tough one, if these are public torrents you may be stuck having to search for the torrents one-by-one and hope you can find their associated .torrent files to re-seed the torrents.

You do need a .torrent file, or bare minimum a magnet link to an active/non-dead swarm, to be able to re-seed torrents with existing data. Magnet links without any current peers on them are a bit useless for this task unfortunately.

If these torrents are from private trackers you can check the private tracker website(s), many of them have a feature to allow you to re-download all the .torrent files you previously downloaded from the tracker.