[vlc] VLC player mixing up files

[Matej Kurpel]

On 26. 11. 2011 9:39, TINKISSH HIGHWAYBOY wrote:
> Thanks Mek for the response. I want to know if the deleted file would 
> have gotten uploaded through torrent along with the file i was 
> downloading as in while we are trying download, it starts seeding and 
> uploading data right, I want to know if this deleted file data would 
> have gotten out of my system through VLC or through torrent. Because 
> now even if i clear the VLC cache, uninstall and reinstall the VLC or 
> completely format my system, the file i was downloading keeps playing 
> those clips from the deleted file still.
>
> MMM
>
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Matej Kurpel <mkurpel at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mkurpel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     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
>
>
No, not even a bit from that old file is uploaded. Torrent is only 
sharing those parts it downloaded itself. It would make no sense to 
upload any other data than those specified in the torrent file anyway :)

Mek
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