BitComet Preferences - Task

The BitTorrent Preferences Panel - Task

The Default Download Path option specifies the default location where BitComet will save the contents of the torrent files.

If you check the Allocate disk space before downloading, BitComet will create in advance the files, full with 0's. This is good if you want to be sure all torrents files will have space to download but also bad because, for example, if you are downloading a CD image at a slow speed, the space will be reserved for hours or days and you may wish to use it and free space just before BitComet needs it.

The Hash-check again when the download is finished should always be checked, it checks again all the downloaded content for errors. During transfers of large files it is possible that chunks of data to be damaged, these chunks will be discarded and BitComet will download only these chunks again after transfer.

You can hash-check a torrent any time by stopping it and selecting the option in the right click menu, in the BitComet interface.

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