Transfering part complete files to new computer - and tempor

[household]

Hi, I know there are a couple of very knowledgable people on the board, and so I thought I would ask this here. I don't envisage it being too complicated, but help would be appreciated.

Currently using emule I download all my files onto an external hard drive. However, I am getting a new computer, and so would like to transfer my entire emule progress straight onto that computer.

Whilst my downloads are stored on an external hard drive emule itself is on my computer hard-drive and I am unsure how to ensure I can move all my transfers over from one computer to another so that my downloads continue from the point where they are upto

My 2nd question is regarding temporary emule files. Sadly, I have a number of files which will never be complete, but I think I can at least salvage something by watching parts in vlc player. However I am confused as I am downloading lots of files, and in my temp folder they just appear as part 22, part 22met, part22met.bak etc. (presumably once a download is complete they disappear from the temp folder)

Some files automatically open in vlc, whilst others have no file asscotion. I am not sure whether this is becaus e
A.The others don't work
B.They are not complete.

I could go through them one by one, but there are about 200 of them, and so any advice will help me out.

If I downloaded a series containing 8 episodes but only 5 were complete I could obviously watch the first 5 using vlc even though the other 3 were not worth wasting time over. My problem is I am unsure how to split these up into parts, or even check if the parts I have managed to download means I have some complete episodes, or just lots of bits from each episode with none complete.

Also if I cancel a download which has downloaded 700mb of 1gb what happens to the 700mb, do I automatically get the space back, or is that 700mb still stored somewhere? (e.g in temp folder)

Sorry I didn't explain very well, but am a bit confused about what to do

Thanks for any help

[billanben]

You explained just fine. My fees are $100 per hour ok ?

[household]

You explained just fine. My fees are $100 per hour ok ?

lol mate, I wish I could afford that

[billanben]

OK - what is the process ?

The part files are as you rightly stated, the individual parts of a full downlaod (each download is split into a number of parts and you can see the status by hovering the cursor over a download). Once all the parts are downlaoded, the application assembles them into the completed file, deletes the part and part.met files, and moves the completed file to whatever location you have specified for completed files. If you press cancel on a downlaod, the part and part.met files will be deleted.

To migrate, copy (copy not move right now in case something goes wrong), the temp directory to the new drive, make a copy of downloads.txt (in case you have to download all from scratch), then install the app on new drive, and point temp directory to new location. You will be prompted to restart emule. When you do this, the app will hash all the files in the temp directory, and all the files in the shared complete directory.

Please see earlier post about previewing files - you can only do this if at least the first and last parts have been downloaded.

If the episodes are all part of a single file, you cannot split the episodes until you have completed the file.

Hope this explains what you needed - $100 to my account please.

[household]

Thanks bill, cheers for your explanation. I should be able to follow that.

Just didn't want to have to start from scratch.

[Debaser]

billanben told me to let you know that you can pay him via my paypal account

[household]

billanben told me to let you know that you can pay him via my paypal account