spicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agowhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down17
arrow-up1356arrow-down1external-linkwhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipspicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·6 days agoThe torrent client also verifies the checksum for each chunk and automatically redownloads any corrupted chunks. With a direct download, you would have to manually verify the checksum and redownload the whole thing if it’s corrupted.
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·6 days agoi actually did not know that. now i have an excuse for never verifying pfffffff
The torrent client also verifies the checksum for each chunk and automatically redownloads any corrupted chunks. With a direct download, you would have to manually verify the checksum and redownload the whole thing if it’s corrupted.
i actually did not know that. now i have an excuse for never verifying pfffffff