[vlc] VLC player mixing up files

[Matej Kurpel]

On 25. 11. 2011 16:19, TINKISSH HIGHWAYBOY wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was downloading a file(calling it 'file1') using torrent and before 
> the file was 100% complete i tried to play it using VLC player, I 
> found another of my videos(calling this video 'file2') playing/popping 
> up  when file1 kept getting stuck while rendering on the screen. The 
> strange thing is i had deleted file2  from my system a week ago. I am 
> clueless on how it was able to read that file2 and play it in between 
> file1. And the stranger thing is I have formatted my system and when i 
> play that file1 which i saved in an ext HDD, it still keeps playing 
> file2 when ever it encouters a jerk in the VLC media player and 
> remains stationary at the exact same locations when i play it in 
> windows media player. Can you please explain what is happening and  
> why such behavior is exhibited by VLC player.
>
> Thanking you in advance for you support.
>
> Thanks,
> MMM
>
>
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I encountered this behavior as well. It's because the file you were 
still downloading (file1) was downloaded in chunks which have spaces 
between them (not yet downloaded chunks of the file). These spaces were 
not overwritten with any data so they contained data from a previously 
deleted file (because when you delete a file, it does not get physically 
deleted, only the space it occupied is reclaimed as free) - file2.
HTH.

Mek
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