How long should downloads be kept shared?
How long should downloads be kept shared?
I notice my rips don't stay shared very long after the main bulk of members have completed downloading. That's fine - I don't mind being the main source on my own rips. But I've been keeping other peoples' rips shared and I was thinking of adopting a new policy of archiving my downloads after 2-3 days of keeping it shared. Would that be proper courtesy?
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Debaser
Re: How long should downloads be kept shared?
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by Debaser »
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I keep my own releases shared until there are at least a few complete sources available for everyone to carry on with.
I keep other people releases shared only until I have completed them, then they go into a designated unshared folder, because if I keep everything shared, then my own releases will take longer for people to get from me.
I keep other people releases shared only until I have completed them, then they go into a designated unshared folder, because if I keep everything shared, then my own releases will take longer for people to get from me.
Re: How long should downloads be kept shared?
What and how long to share is a balancing act for me.
The factors:
- Whether I have uploaded as much as I downloaded. I have my shared folders sorted by "File UL (simple)" which tells you your ratio, i.e. how many times the filesize you have uploaded. I very, very rarely unshare a file where this is < 1.00. The latest eMule (maybe just my mod, not sure) helps a lot with this by having "Fairplay" which gives complete files under 1.00 ratio a boost so they upload faster.
- Whether I am the ripper/FLM releaser. I keep almost all of these shared indefinitely, though at the moment that's only feasible because they number about 25 (more than many but still many fewer than the the most active veterans here).
- Whether it's a rip by another FLMer, and/or whether it's very well sourced. If it's something that was already on eMule and/or has 5 or more complete sources I have no problem moving it out of my shared folders once the ratio hits 1.00. Others I move to another drive but continue to share them indefinitely. Same for reshares. A lot of files I am sharing I am one of only one or two full sources, and I think this is a good allocation of resources.
- Whether I am low on disk space in my Incoming folder. The Temp and Incoming folders are on my smallest drive, which leaves me cramped if I am getting a lot of stuff at once but also means that if the drive craps out I don't lose many complete files. This is deliberate, since the files being downloaded get the most activity and thus place the most stress on the disk. If I am completely out of space I will bend the above rules a little.
The factors:
- Whether I have uploaded as much as I downloaded. I have my shared folders sorted by "File UL (simple)" which tells you your ratio, i.e. how many times the filesize you have uploaded. I very, very rarely unshare a file where this is < 1.00. The latest eMule (maybe just my mod, not sure) helps a lot with this by having "Fairplay" which gives complete files under 1.00 ratio a boost so they upload faster.
- Whether I am the ripper/FLM releaser. I keep almost all of these shared indefinitely, though at the moment that's only feasible because they number about 25 (more than many but still many fewer than the the most active veterans here).
- Whether it's a rip by another FLMer, and/or whether it's very well sourced. If it's something that was already on eMule and/or has 5 or more complete sources I have no problem moving it out of my shared folders once the ratio hits 1.00. Others I move to another drive but continue to share them indefinitely. Same for reshares. A lot of files I am sharing I am one of only one or two full sources, and I think this is a good allocation of resources.
- Whether I am low on disk space in my Incoming folder. The Temp and Incoming folders are on my smallest drive, which leaves me cramped if I am getting a lot of stuff at once but also means that if the drive craps out I don't lose many complete files. This is deliberate, since the files being downloaded get the most activity and thus place the most stress on the disk. If I am completely out of space I will bend the above rules a little.
Re: How long should downloads be kept shared?
That's the beauty of forums like this. If we need a file that you are no longer actively sharing, we just ask nicely and someone reshares it.
I think I have the slowest connection, so if you see me downloading something you have released, by the time I finish it is pretty safe to assume that the file is well shared.
Make a private list of the 'keepers' and keep them shared indefinitely (albeit at lower priority than your releases). Other films can be archived.
For sure, very well shared films that have hundreds of sources should be unshared as soon as they complete - one less source will not be missed.
btw. the reliability of tothbenedek.hu for determining the number of sources is suspect at best.
Take its reports with a large pinch of salt.
I think I have the slowest connection, so if you see me downloading something you have released, by the time I finish it is pretty safe to assume that the file is well shared.
Make a private list of the 'keepers' and keep them shared indefinitely (albeit at lower priority than your releases). Other films can be archived.
For sure, very well shared films that have hundreds of sources should be unshared as soon as they complete - one less source will not be missed.
btw. the reliability of tothbenedek.hu for determining the number of sources is suspect at best.
Take its reports with a large pinch of salt.-
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Re: How long should downloads be kept shared?
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by mongodisco »
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I'm archiving all FLM releases that i download. Lately i have kept others releases in share for longer times, but before i got those new discs, i was unsharing them as soon as getting close to 1.00 and give priority to others of my own 2500++ releases on ed2k. Mostly, this is nordic stuff, music, films, series, radioplays and ebooks.