prefetch torrent size without having to download parts of it #5339

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opened 2026-02-21 17:48:05 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:48:05 -05:00

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Originally created by @allanlaal on GitHub (Mar 16, 2017).

Use case:

I add hundreds of new torrents (using magnet links) with the intent of downloading them some day, but not just yet, so I add them in Paused state

Expected behaviour:

I see the name and size of each of these new torrents

Actual behavior:

I see the name, but Size is 0B

Workaround:

I temporarily set "active downloads" to 999
then pause all torrents
then resume the new torrents so a piece of them would get downloaded in order for the size to update
then quickly pause the new torrents that got their sizes updated so the next batch would begin downloading and to avoid downloading too much of a torrent by ordering torrents by size DESC and select from first until the last one that has a size (has to be repeated every time a size is updated)
then wait eons until this process is done
then figure out what downloads were active before I had to pause all

Originally created by @allanlaal on GitHub (Mar 16, 2017). # Use case: I add hundreds of new torrents (using magnet links) with the intent of downloading them some day, but not just yet, so I add them in Paused state # Expected behaviour: I see the name and size of each of these new torrents # Actual behavior: I see the name, but Size is 0B # Workaround: I temporarily set "active downloads" to 999 then pause all torrents then resume the new torrents so a piece of them would get downloaded in order for the size to update then quickly pause the new torrents that got their sizes updated so the next batch would begin downloading and to avoid downloading too much of a torrent by ordering torrents by size DESC and select from first until the last one that has a size (has to be repeated every time a size is updated) then wait eons until this process is done then figure out what downloads were active before I had to pause all