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would 2 different torrents that contain a file with the same exact physical hash share the same torrent file hash? if torrent A and B both contain the exact sa

would 2 different torrents that contain a file with the same exact physical hash share the same torrent file hash? if torrent A and B both contain the exact same file, but torrent A only has the first half available, and torrent B has the second half available, could I combine both torrents to download that file? this could help fix old dead torrents or at least make the file searchable elsewhere by it's sha256 for example

caf 9y ago
As long as they also have the same piece size.
- infogulch 9y ago
  Not necessarily. If you have a smart client it should be able to combine them at the file-level since individual files are hashed as a whole now, regardless of the block size within it.