How can I directly seed older torrented files? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by JackAttack@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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TLDR: Is there a way I can just choose files to seed automatically instead of downloading again first?

Pretty new to using torrents and I have a bunch of files I've been able to download over time through magnet links. Some of which I was unable to seed for long periods of time so removed but would like to be able to still seed them again.

It doesn't look like I have torrent files for them and I tried copying the. Torrent file to another folder when using magnets to see if I could get it from that. I was able to get some from that but it seems to just start a Download again. Can anyone explain this process a little bit better for me so I can offer up my files at later times too?

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[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Renames are OK in pretty much all clients.

Open .torrent file
Select correct destination directory
Add Paused
Right-click each file/directory in the "Content" tab and rename
Recheck to make sure all files are found by the client and their contents have not changed; select "Do not Download" for missing or incomplete files, the correct chunks will still be seeded
Start seeding

You can also use a torrent file editor to get the file names right before importing into a client. Useful for batch operations. HOWEVER, the info hash will be different so it won't be recognized by the tracker. You can upload such file to your own tracker, though.