Download Screen
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The download screen is used to view the progress of ongoing downloads.
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Download Files
The upper part of the download screen shows a table with information about the the files beeing downloaded.
Your incomplete download files will be stored in the specified incomplete folder and the finished downloads will be stored in the specified completed folder (Settings > Options > Download/Sharing Settings > Directories).
Columns
- File
Displays the file name of the download. - %
Displays the progress of the transfer. - Size
Displays the downloaded and total size of the file. - Rate
Displys the current download transfer average. - ETA
Displays the estimate time left until the completion of the download. - # Candidates
Displays the number of downloading/queued/total candidates. - Status
Displays the status of the download. Possible status are:- Waiting
Indicates the download has not connected to any active sources yet. - Queued
Indicates the file is queued and transferrs might start soon. - Downloading
Indicates the file is beeing transferred. - Completed
Indicates the file was successfully downloaded. - Stopped
Indicates the download was stopped by the user or by an error.
- Waiting
- Priority
Displays the order in which files will download. - Search Term
Displays the search term that is used when the user tiggers a search for more candidates. - Created
The date the download was initially created. - Downloaded
The date of the last transfer. - SHA1
The unique hash of the file.
Functionalities
- Start
Starts and continues a stopped download. - Stop
Stops a running download. - Remove
Removes a download and all downloaded data. - Configure
Allows you to change the download file name (download must be stopped) and to change the search term used when searching for more candidates (see Search). - Search
Triggers a search for more download candidates. - Download Speed
Allows you to change the maximum download speed used for the selected download. - Priority
Changes the priority of the download. - Download Strategy
Read the Download Strategy article for a detailed descriptions how the different strategies work. - Preview
Shows a preview of the downloaded file if enough data is available.
Download Overview
The download overview gives a detailed overview of the download. You are able to see which parts of the file was already transferred and you can see various download statistics about the download file, the transfer and the candidates.
Download Transfers
Columns
- Host
Displays the host address of the transfer source. - Vendor
Displays the name of the software that host is using. - From
Displays the start position in the download file of this transfer. - To
Displays the end position in the download file of this transfer. - Size
Displays the total size of data to be transferred. - Completed
Displays the amount of data already downloaded of this transfer. - Progress
Displays the progress of this transfer. - Rate
Displys the current download transfer speed of this host. - ETA
Displays the estimate time left until the completion of this transfer. - Status
Refer to the Download Candidates columns for a description of the status.
Download Candidates
Columns
- Host
Displays the host address of the candidate. - Vendor
Displays the name of the software that host is using. - Available
Displys the parts of the download file this candidate has available for download. - Download Total
Displys the total amount of data transferred from this candidate. - Rate
Displys the current download transfer speed of this candidate. - Status
Displays the status of this candidate. Possible status are:- Downloading
- Queued
- Requesting
- Connecting
- Push Requesting
- Range Unavailable
- Busy
- Connection Failed
- Waiting
- Bad
- Ignored
Functionalities
- Retry Candidate
- Remove Candidate
- Browse Host
- Chat to Host
- Ban Host
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