spicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agowhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down16
arrow-up1365arrow-down1external-linkwhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipspicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·2 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-up20·2 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