spicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agowhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkwhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipspicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 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-up3·13 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