Strange "Dead Files" anomaly
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I just uploaded a file, but no matter what I did, it would not show as being "LIVE"
Instead it was in the dead files.I found the problem. The filename had a special character in it, in this case a #
The GTRU search page showed the file, with the # removed, however by removing the #, the filename no longer matched the file name on my hard drive where it was being seeded from.
I was able to fix the problem by fixing the name in uTorrent.. and that got the file to be "live" on GTRU as well.I bet this is why a lot of uploads wind up being stuck in the "Dead Files".. the uploader seeding it has a # or some other special character on it.
One solution for that would be to message the uploader that their upload is in the DEAD FILES and to tell them to check on their file name to see that it has no special characters. -
Yes… This is a very common thing, which QTM in particular trips on.
Our usual recommendation to keep things simple for everyone is to delete the torrent, then create a new .torrent file to attempt the upload again. If you have any difficulty doing this, moderators such as myself can assist you with doing this.
That said though, as long as you are able to get the torrent seeded, regardless of how you import it, it's all good.
