Topic: Does changing the .txt file screw-up an upload?

[Jeremy Lykins]

I uploaded a show to etree today and I think that there might be a problem with it.  I always have a little bit of trouble when first uploading a show to etree, but this one's been going for over 90 minutes and it's still not showing up on the tracker.  When I go to the "My Page" page it's there, but it shows two leeches and no seeders.  I think that I might have changed the .txt file after creating the .torrent file, so I deleted what I changed but it doesn't look like it's done any good.  Or it could be that I changed it before I created the .torrent file, so now it's wrong. 

tl;dr  Does changing a .txt file screw-up your upload?

[Steve J]

If you change any of the files in the torrent after you've created the torrent file & uploaded it, it will not run correctly. You either have to use the original files or create a new torrent file using the altered files and upload that.

[Jeremy Lykins]

I'm not really sure how the .txt file read to begin with, so it sounds like it would be best if I create a new torrent file.  When I do that, what happens to the leecher who is already downloading the show?  He's about 65% done right now.

[vanark]

As long as they point the new torrent to the same place as the original one, they will just pick up where they left off.