When attempting to cross-seed files to multiple trackers, I get this error message: "Opening the torrent ..., would share one or more files with the following torrents. Torrents are not allowed to write to the same files. Please select a different location." Cross-seeding has become a rather popular method for maintaining a good share ratio, especially on private trackers. Numerous other BT clients allow cross-seeding (including uTorrent, qBittorrent, and Deluge). Please add this ability to KTorrent. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to seed a torrent that contains the same files as another torrent you're seeding.
*** Bug 304570 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
the checking seems to be making sense technically. practically in my parts of the world, it happens frequently. the duplicated files are usually links to sponsor or advertising. it thus caused some inconvenience. when I deselect those duplicated files and the donwload does not duplicate, I still get the same message from KTorrent. seems like a bug to me. is it possible to simply download the duplicated files as e.g. file (1)? thanks.
How cat this be unconfirmed and still unresolved?! It is simple and very annoying bug. Please, fix this.
*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***
It appears that there is a workaround for this issue. You have to select an empty (new) download directory for each newly added torrent, then move data from already downloaded torrent instance to that dir and then initiate "Check data" on newly added torrent - it will realize that all the data is already there and just start seeding. You will have two separate entries for same data which is logical as there is two different "torrents" seeding to different private trackers (possibly exposing two different number of chunks and their size). It is not convenient but it works. Someone should definitely work on this - maybe adding some sort of notification/message and generally allowing such scenarios.