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[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 5 months ago

What does the 0.1% of the file contain anyway, if it's a video and most of the data is there it might be either playable or if not it probably might be able to be repairable so it can play, albeit with minor corruption in the damaged part.

[-] wahming@monyet.cc 13 points 5 months ago

Video files can be played with as little as 5% downloaded, so long as the header and footer are complete

[-] xor@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

very loose definition of "played"

[-] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 5 months ago

It works well with shows you want to start watching immediately. Enable sequential download, 2 minues to grab the header/footer, and you can start watching. It'll download faster than you watch.

[-] xor@infosec.pub 0 points 5 months ago

well i know that... it's basically streaming from the torrent...

[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

Can those be reconstructed if necessary?

[-] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 5 months ago

The header and footer? Possibly, if you knew the technical metadata of the file. Codec, bitrate, all that jazz

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

Definitely had some luck with this with videos. Hit or miss, but worth a go

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