[DeriLoko]

This has to be an issue. I mean, look at it this way. When my file that is 99.9% complete, it means that the file is not completely done. What is wrong with the file?

[Harold Feit]

Most likely, the torrent is unseeded. What is the listed availability for it? (Info tab. select the problem torrent)

[karenw]

Sometimes when I run into this problem, I try to play the file to see if I actually do have the whole content. What you need to do before playing the file(movie file for example), delete the "!ut" that is at the end of the file extension, then try to play it. Most cases, you will have the entire file. This has happened to me quite a few times in past. Try it, it just might work.

[Harold Feit]

Just because a file plays, it doesn't mean it's complete.

[karenw]

That is true. Not all movie files will be complete. So far mine have been. I do a "force re-check" and if it does not proceed any farther than 97% or above, I play the movie file right to the end to double check it. If it "seems" complete and plays to the end, I reseed it back into the pool with a comment on what to expect and how to view the movie file if the peer should find that it has stalled on them. After I have reached my ratio, I then create a new seed and start seeding again.

[Harold Feit]

Making a new torrent on a corrupt file isn't a good idea. It can cause problems. There's already enough swarm fracturing problems as is without that habit contributing to them.

[DeriLoko]

How should I fix the file(s) that is 97% complete, 99% complete, 99.9% complete?

[Harold Feit]

Request a reseed on whatever site you obtained the torrent from.

[karenw]

Harold Feit, on 26 January 2012 - 12:18 AM, said:

Making a new torrent on a corrupt file isn't a good idea. It can cause problems. There's already enough swarm fracturing problems as is without that habit contributing to them.

I just figured, if it was viewable, it would still be of use to others. I don't burn my movie downloads, I watch them pretty much right away, then delete them. I also watch tv episodes that I have missed. So even though some downloads will not go any further than 97%, in most cases, I can still watch them by deleting that file extension I spoke of earlier. But I guess in a sense, it's not a good idea to put it back into the pool.

[karenw]

Harold Feit, on 26 January 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

Request a reseed on whatever site you obtained the torrent from.

Will do.