So, yeah: Do you save your torrent files or delete them after you’ve added them to your favorite torrent client? Why? Not the underlying data, just the torrent files themselves.
I’m undecided. I figure if I save them and back them up to an offline/offsite device, then I can (mostly/hopefully) recover from hardware failure by simply re-adding all the torrent files to my favorite client. The downside is deciding how to organize them.
I’d love to hear from the community on this.
My friend prefers magnet links
I have it set in QBittorent to delete them automatically when added. I like to stay tidy. Actually, I probably use more magnet torrents than regular, no mess, no fuss.
Haven’t used one since magnet links became the norm.
I stay away from torrent files, preferring magnet links only. Seconding the other user’s suggestion of backing up appdata to preserve your torrent library.
I’m kind of surprised anyone isn’t using magnets. I feel like I never see torrentfile only anymore.
Private trackers commonly use torrent files.
I’ve migrated servers a few times and it’s come in handy to have qbitorrent save them to a single folder I can move.
I generally have a couple thousand torrents running keeping some very old stuff alive. I’d rather have them around for server migrations to keep that going, move the data, load the torrent, force recheck.
The client saves them.
If you have a lot of crap in small files it might be time to stop depending on the directory structure to navigate and switch to a database.
I’m struggling with this, could you point me in the right direction? what is a good organizing way/program?
You could try something lightweight and easier like sqlite3. You don’t have to have a full blown postgres or mysql server running that way. Just have your .db file and open it with the sqlite3 command. You still would have to learn basic SQL but nothing over the top especially if its only a few columns you’re creating.
One fun thing you can do technically is store files inside the DB structure as base64 encoded values. So, you might have something like a unique ID, the name of the torrent, then the torrent itself all in one location. If nothing else, something fun to play around with.
