Can I seed on torrents I have not downloaded but have the files to? (vlemmy.net)

submitted 1 year ago by Elkaki123@vlemmy.net to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Thing is, I have the batman series from the 60s that I downloaded a long time ago. I deleted the torrent but I want to seed again because I remember it having like 1 or 2 people seeding and I have better internet nowadays, I have two questions on this:

Is there a way to find the torrent directly from metadata on the files or some other way instead of having to search on sites until I find it?
If I were to find a different upload of the same files, can I just verify the files I have and start uploading directly without having to download them first?

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[-] qazwsxedcrfv000@lemmy.unknownsys.com 10 points 1 year ago

You can try creating a torrent with the file(s) you have at hand and try to search with the info hash. You need to be sure the metadata (e.g. name, size, directory stucture, etc.) of the file(s) in question is identical to the original download.
You can try adding the torrent into a client. Pause it and then copy the file(s) to the download destination. Rename the file(s) accordingly. Ask your client to recheck/rehash the file(s). If the file(s) is/are identical, it will work.