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MindTheGap76
07-12-2008, 05:19 PM
When I download shows, I like to tag the .flac files (if they aren't already), rename the folder, and rename the file.

So, for example, instead of having folder\file "dmb2008-06-06.km140.flac16\dmb2008-06-06t04.flac" I have "(2008-06-06) Toyota Park - Bridgeview, IL\04 - Rapunzel.flac"

This makes it much easier for me to catalog and store my music. The problem is that I have to keep a separate copy of the original download in order to share (with the original tags and filenames). With nearly 50 shows at about a gig each, however, my harddrive is beginning to get pretty full. Is there a way for me to continue to help seeding from files that are renamed/retagged?

I have a lot of bandwidth and so would like to contribute to the community, but if I have to keep double copies of everything, I'm going to have to start pruning what I can share.

EDIT: BTW, I'm currently using uTorrent and really like it. I wouldn't mind switching if a different client offered this functionality though.
TN-Lamb
07-14-2008, 09:32 PM
Can anyone help me with what to do after I have downloaded the file with BitT with my Mac. It will not let me do anything after they have downloaded.
dancheatham
07-18-2008, 11:01 PM
By changing the tags/filenames on a FLAC file you are changing the file itself, so it won't match up with what utorrent (or any other program) is looking for. I don't think there's any way to "trick" the torrent into accepting a different file.
MindTheGap76
07-19-2008, 02:55 AM
By changing the tags/filenames on a FLAC file you are changing the file itself, so it won't match up with what utorrent (or any other program) is looking for. I don't think there's any way to "trick" the torrent into accepting a different file.

Yeah, you're right. I think it is just a few kilobytes at the front and back end of the file, but that seems to be enough. Real shame; makes it very hard to both archive and share.
dancheatham
07-19-2008, 01:21 PM
Yeah, you're right. I think it is just a few kilobytes at the front and back end of the file, but that seems to be enough. Real shame; makes it very hard to both archive and share.
You could convert them to high-quality MP3 for listening and leave the original FLACs for archiving purposes.