Queue settings

Auto priority settings

Autoprio allows setting the queue item priority automatically when adding it to the download queue. A user can then change the priority of a file manually.
Priority conditions are checked from the Highest to the Lowest priority, when assigning a priority to a new queue item. A zero means that the given priority level won't be used - except Normal priority, which is the default priority. Lowest possible value for the Highest priority is 16 KiB.

Highest prio max size

Files with the same or under the entered size will be set to Highest as priority. (default: 64 KiB)

Normal prio max size

Files with the same or under the entered size, but above Highest and High prio max size, will be set to Normal as priority. (default: 0 KiB)

High prio max size

Files with the same or under the entered size, but above Highest prio max size, will be set to High as priority. (default: 0 KiB)

Low prio max size

Files with the same or under the entered size, but above Highest, High and Normal prio max size, will be set to Low as priority. (default: 0 KiB)

Autodrop settings

Autodrop allows automatical removal (or disconnecting) of slow download sources. By default, slow sources are removed.
All of these autodrop options are necessary to estimate and disconnect/drop sources properly.

Drop sources below x B/s

If the download speed of a file is below the entered value, the source will be dropped. (default: 1024 B/s)

Min elapsed

Amount of time (in seconds) that has to pass since the download started before a source can be dropped. (default: 15 s)

Min sources online

Minimum amount of sources before any sources will be dropped. (default: 1)

Check every x s

Check every x second(s) if the source is slow. (default: 10 s)

Max inactivity

This is the maximal time since the last chunk of data for the file was recieved. It is meant to improve speed measurement accuracy and to prevent dropping sources that are going to be disconnected only because of their current inactivity. (default: 10 s)

Min filesize

Minimum filesize before sources will be dropped (in KiB). (default: 0 KiB)

Other queue options

Set lowest prio for newly added files larger than Low prio size

With this enabled, files that are larger than Low prio max size are set to Lowest as priority. If disabled, the files will be set to Normal as priority.

Autodrop slow sources for all queue items (except filelists)

This option removes the slow sources for all queue items (except file lists).
To enable autodrop, turn on either "Autodrop slow sources for all queue items" or "Remove slow file lists" (or both of them).

Remove slow filelists

With this option enabled, DC++ will delete a file list whose speed was recognized as too slow.
To enable autodrop, turn on either "Autodrop slow sources for all queue items" or "Remove slow file lists" (or both of them).

Don't remove the source when autodropping, only disconnect

With this option enabled, sources will only be disconnected but not removed from the queue.

Automatically search for alternative download locations

Every few minutes, the client will search for files in your Download Queue to find more download locations (more users/sources). The autosearch will find exact matches by searching via hash. The drawback is that it may won't find much more sources and will prevent manual searches on hubs where a predefined search interval rule is in effect. To avoid constant auto searches you can set the maximal number of sources that files can have when you specify a number in Auto search limit setting.

Automatically match queue for search hits

Enable to automatically download a user's list and match them as sources for files in your Download Queue when they've been discovered as a source for one of the files you're downloading. If you download files in sets, that user is probably a source for many more files you're downloading. Enable if unsure. The drawbacks are that it might add slower sources, possibly increasing the time needed to complete a download, and that you'll download a lot of file lists.

Skip zero-byte files

When this option is enabled, any zero byte files you try to download will be silently skipped. Sometimes empty files contain information through their naming. However every file, even an empty one, will consume some drive space.

Don't download files already in share

This option will stop you from downloading files which already exist in one of your shared directories. When you enable this function, to get already shared items removed from the queue you have to restart DC++.

Don't download files already in the queue

This option will stop you from downloading files which already exist in your queue by blocking the addition of the same file to a different place in the queue. The comparsion is made by TTH and not by the name or the size of the file. Even though the addition is blocked the possible new sources will still be aquired and added to the existing file in the queue. If the file already exists in the queue and no new sources found either then a "File is already in the queue" message will be shown.

Keep finished files in the queue

Enable this option if you want to keep downloaded files and folders in the download queue after they have been finished. After downloaded the queue items will have 'Finished' status and you can delete these finished entries anytime later. Using this function you can keep track of what files are already downloaded right there in the download queue without the need of checking the Finished Downloads window. Note that if you physically move/delete your downloaded files from their target location, it won't result automatic deletion of the corresponding finished entries from the queue. If you disable this function, it won't remove existing finished items from the queue either, you must do that manually.