frijolie wrote:Before the torrent(s) start downloading, I select "Do Not Download" on files I do not want, as well as prioritize the individual files in the torrent. I make sure they're all set before anything is above 0.00% downloaded. Then, once it starts, I closely watch the percentages rise and it gets me that lower priority files often download faster (percentage-wise) than a higher priority file. Maybe it's just my (bad) luck or experience.
Try following the steps smwed posted or try adding the torrent and then changing the file priorities.
frijolie wrote:
I have seen it explained that sometimes "files you don't want may be inbetween two files you do want" or something similar. I guess BitTorrent clients aren't smart enough to know which packets you want and which you don't. Am I safe to say this?
It's not about being smart, it's how the protocol works.
Contrary to the name, bittorrent downloads pieces of a torrent (normally each piece is 512KiB but it can vary - you can see the exact piece size on the statistics tab under Pieces).
So it's normal that two adjacent files have a common piece.
When deluge downloads a piece which belongs to two files, it creates the other file.
No other data is downloaded for the other file but it does appear in the download directory.
However you should never download more than a piece size of a torrent marked as "Don't download".
smwed wrote:PS: My English absolutely bad?
sorry, my fault for jumping in half way through the thread - I thought you were having similar problems, not trying to help.