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0 pointsgyrgtyn3mo ago0 comments

is there a torrent client already that is be good at partial downloads? I didn't realize how popcorn time worked until I read this thread.

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kccqzy3mo ago

All torrent clients must necessarily support partial downloads because of the nature of torrents. The files are split into pieces which are downloaded and then assembled by the torrent client.

flexagoon3mo ago

"Partial downloads" in the context of torrenting usually refers to downloading specific files from a torrent

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0 pointsgyrgtyn3mo ago0 comments

is there a torrent client already that is be good at partial downloads? I didn't realize how popcorn time worked until I read this thread.

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kccqzy3mo ago

All torrent clients must necessarily support partial downloads because of the nature of torrents. The files are split into pieces which are downloaded and then assembled by the torrent client.

flexagoon3mo ago

"Partial downloads" in the context of torrenting usually refers to downloading specific files from a torrent

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse