So I downloaded this Pre-Installed game from a respected torrent site. But whenever I run the game, the bottom 5 files get updated/changed apparently. And this torrent goes to the error section in Qbittorrent. Now I have to delete the exe and other small files from my folder and redownload them again through this torrent else this torrent wouldn’t seed.

So I would not be able to seed those bottom 5 files unless I have a completely fresh install of the game ? and that means, I either have to unselect those bottom 5 files from my torrent client or create a copy of the game in another Folder so the exe and other python files don’t get updated as I play the game ?

  • Stillwater@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    32·
    1 day ago

    Id copy the entire thing to a separate place where I keep installed programs and keep the torrent files untouched to seed from. It’s 1 gig, you can spare that right?

      • Zeeber@lemmy.zipEnglish
        20·
        1 day ago

        It’s a game built in Renpy so you’ll need to make a copy of the root folder if you want to keep seeding the original. Renpy will overwrite its files as you play, not just the save files. It’s just the way it is.

        • GingerBreadMan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          2·
          24 hours ago

          It’s 1 gig, you can spare that right?

          The guy above me said to copy the entire folder somewhere else instead of Hardlinking, did you miss this ?

          • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            4·
            23 hours ago

            Sorry, I checked the wrong column.

            Still it’s 1.67 gig, a 32 gig hard drive costs peanuts, probably less than you spend in electricity keeping your computer running to seed torrents while you’re not actively using it.