@davis94:
Transmission sucks. I can't use utorrent anymore, so I've tried your suggestion, but is the thing serious? Downloading one file may be ok, but what if you have folders with multiple files? I've added a torrent and see the folder, but I can't see the files in it. It downloads the whole thing when i only want specific files downloaded at a time.
I can only choose which files to download ONCE when I add the torrent. And even then I can't download one file, and then the second, third and so on. It downloads all the chosen files at the same time.
So if I want to download one file, and then download another one afterwards, I can't just select it like I would normally do with utorrent.
I have to redownload the whole torrent and then it takes some time for the torrent to start and that's very inconvenient.
Transmission > Preferences > Transfers > Adding > Add window > Display a window when opening a torrent file
Then you can choose which files to download from a multi-file torrent. You can't specify a sequence for multiple files but you can change the priority for each file to high or low.
I don't understand the situation you are describing in which you have to "redownload the whole torrent". I have always been able to go back and check off additional files in a multi-file torrent at a later time without any difficulty.
Perhaps you are using the web interface? That may explain some of the issues you report. I use the software installed on a Mac.
As far as obvious advantages, Transmission is open source software and doesn't have ads or a history of third parties bundling it with malware and other security issues like μTorrent. It is unrealistic to expect it to be a replica of other software with the exact same features. Perhaps try exploring the various preference settings and using it for a while before concluding that it "sucks".
