βTorrent storage path in macOS - where does it download files to?

[LeeBinder]

@DiegoRBaquero Hi Diego.

Firefox 65.0.1 in macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

I downloaded a torrent. Progress 100%. Under "Files/ Names", I downloaded the file by clicking onto the file name link (blob:https://btorrent.xyz/.......). It downloaded 100% with a speed far beyond my Internet speed so the source must be on my Mac somewhere. I searched via file name search and also with a disk space tool, but did not find the source.

Can you please tell me where βTorrent's (temp./ cache ?) download folder is located at in macOS?

Thank you for βTorrent!

[DiegoRBaquero]

Should be in downloads, same folder where all your downloaded files go.

Diego

On Mar 1, 2019, at 8:56 PM, LeeBinder notifications@github.com wrote:

@DiegoRBaquero Hi Diego.

Firefox 65.0.1 in macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

I downloaded a torrent. Progress 100%. Under "Files/ Names", I downloaded the file by clicking onto the file name. It downloaded 100% with a speed far beyond my Internet speed so the source must be on my Mac somewhere. I searched via file name search and also with a disk space tool, but did not find the source.

Can you please tell me where βTorrent's (temp./ cache ?) download folder is in macOS?

Thank you for βTorrent!

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[LeeBinder]

Should be in downloads, same folder where all your downloaded files go. Diego

That's where I first looked, but unfortunately it's not. I do have 'display hidden files' activated and do see . files etc.

[LeeBinder]

@DiegoRBaquero wow, if even you don't know ..

found the answer here @stackoverflow.com:

A blob: URL does not refer to data the exists on the server, it refers to data that your browser currently has in memory, for the current page. It will not be available on other pages, it will not be available in other browsers, and it will not be available from other computers.

Indeed the only folder that was blown up was /private/var/vm, containing many swapfiles swapfile0..swapfile8, each ~1.1GB and the one with the highest # smaller. Once I closed Firefox, swapfiles gone, and on re-open and reloaded, sure no more downloadable link on the βTorrent page.

Suggestion: include this info which I'd say is basic as well as essential and relevant on your BTorrent wiki and link to the BTorrent wiki from both, the bottom of https://btorrent.xyz as well as your README.md here on github.

[DiegoRBaquero]

But you clicked the blob url, which caused a download from the browser to disk, like any other download would. Unless you clicked the Open/View option in Firefox, is this what happened?

Open to a PR if you'd like to do it :)

[LeeBinder]

yes, I "clicked the blob url, which caused a download from the browser to disk, like any other download would." Open/View either did nothing or the same as above (don't remember).

Gracias Diego but no need for PR because I consider my question solved. I'm always into sharing and inspiring to supply info as easy to access as possible so others don't need to go down the same rabbit hole again :)

Will contact you with another item in a bit.

[digilevi2006]

Hi.

is 41gb torrent allowed to download? it seems it just has the circling animation when i press download :) thanks for the app by the way.

[DiegoRBaquero]

Nope, won't fit in memory. Try WebTorrent Desktop. Gonna go ahead and close this.