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I love WebTorrent and have been using the desktop app as well as using Instant.io to transfer files. I don't get why the desktop app still doesn't allow you to

I love WebTorrent and have been using the desktop app as well as using Instant.io to transfer files. I don't get why the desktop app still doesn't allow you to select specific files. Am I the only one who wants to do that? It's a pretty standard feature in every other torrent client. Now that libtorrent supports WebTorrent protocol, I don't know what the value proposition of the WebTorrent desktop app will be.

maerF0x0 6y ago
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- ravenstine 6y ago
  If I spent the time to fix all the open software that I use, I'd be homeless.
  - wolco 6y ago
    If you are not a part of a team building something you have little or no say in the outcome. Put some gloves on and help out. Maybe you could get your features on the roadmap. A lot of people in your situation hire a developer to add custom features. If your skill level isn't as high as the work required it could take forever (making you homeless). In your case (low skill/custom requirements) it is best to invest with a professional developer who can make your dreams a reality.
dcposch 6y ago
You can do that. Start the torrent, click to expand, unselect the files you are not interested in.
smhmd 6y ago
How does instant.io work? I just "download" from magnet, and the app hangs in there for ages[0]. [0]: https://i.imgur.com/8hdoVEX.png https://i.imgur.com/8hdoVEX.png
- ravenstine 6y ago
  Is the magnet link one you created with Instant.io/WebTorrent, or is it off a torrent site? I'm wondering because of those tracker URLs I can see in the magnet URI. If it's the latter, it's not going to work because the torrent needs to be seeded via WebTorrent(i.e. WebRTC). The desktop version of WebTorrent can download both regular torrents and web torrents because it's not limited to WebRTC for peer connections(whereas a browser is).
  - smhmd 6y ago
    OOOH! That makes sense. Yes, it was off of a public tracker. So, this is a P2P file sharing website, then?
    - ravenstine 6y ago
      Yep, exactly.

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ravenstine 6y ago
If I spent the time to fix all the open software that I use, I'd be homeless.
- wolco 6y ago
  If you are not a part of a team building something you have little or no say in the outcome. Put some gloves on and help out. Maybe you could get your features on the roadmap. A lot of people in your situation hire a developer to add custom features. If your skill level isn't as high as the work required it could take forever (making you homeless). In your case (low skill/custom requirements) it is best to invest with a professional developer who can make your dreams a reality.

dcposch 6y ago

You can do that. Start the torrent, click to expand, unselect the files you are not interested in.

smhmd 6y ago

How does instant.io work? I just "download" from magnet, and the app hangs in there for ages[0]. [0]: https://i.imgur.com/8hdoVEX.png https://i.imgur.com/8hdoVEX.png

ravenstine 6y ago
Is the magnet link one you created with Instant.io/WebTorrent, or is it off a torrent site? I'm wondering because of those tracker URLs I can see in the magnet URI. If it's the latter, it's not going to work because the torrent needs to be seeded via WebTorrent(i.e. WebRTC). The desktop version of WebTorrent can download both regular torrents and web torrents because it's not limited to WebRTC for peer connections(whereas a browser is).
- smhmd 6y ago
  OOOH! That makes sense. Yes, it was off of a public tracker. So, this is a P2P file sharing website, then?
  - ravenstine 6y ago
    Yep, exactly.