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I have installed the utorrent rockon and downloaded a tv show file, but I can not find where the rockon has stored the file. The setting inside the Webui " Put new downloads in:" doesnât allow me to save the directory /mnt2/Rock_TV
Iâm pretty sure that Iâm just missing something but canât seem to figure this out. I have checked all of the shares and donât see the file that is currently showing complete.
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OK I found where it is saving the files. The files are being saved in /mnt2/UtorrentSettings
is that correct? how can I move or redirect those files?
Is it possible to have this Rock-on save the files to another Rockstor device known to the device in use?
Rockstor plugins are based on Docker, and only have access to the filesystem objects that are exported to them as volumes.
When you installed the Rockon, you were asked to provide two volumes to be mapped.
/media - Directory for your downloaded media
/settings - Holds all the utorrent settings files and databases
In this case, during the installation, you (hopefully) selected the /media location as /mnt2/Rock_TV
If you did this, then inside the utorrent configuration, you must select the path that it has been mapped to - /media and this will resolve the issue.
If you did not do this during the initial install, then your easiest option will be to uninstall and re-install the Rockon with the correct settings.
Thanks for responding, the odd part of this is that my files are being saved in the settings share and the data/media share isnât being used at all.
I uninstalled and tried it again and the same thing happens. I created two shares UTMedia and UtorrentSettings. UTMedia is empty and UtorrentSettings has settings and the downloaded files.
So youâve configured the utorrent rockon with the share labelled UTMedia to /media
Assuming your utorrent client is correctly configured to download into /media that means your files should be available in /mnt2/UTMedia (The share mapped to /media).
If this is the case, I suggest browsing to /mnt2/UTMedia and having a look.
If your utorrent client is not configured to download into /media, then the files will be stored internally in the Docker image, which is not ideal, and requires some fairly advanced knowledge to get it.
If you want the downloads going to /mnt2/Rock_TV, you need to reinstall utorrent appropriately to use the Rock_TV share instead
thank you Haioken for the info. If I am reading this correctly it seems that my Utorent client may not be configured to save in Media? At this point I would be happy if it would save into UTMedia as set in the install settings.
If this is correct what do you suggest I do, is there a way to check where the client is configured to save?
you can see in the photos that I have /UTMedia mapped to /Media so it seems correct yes?
Sorry for all the pictures I just want to be sure that I am being clear
Even though I donât have any experience with this Rock-on, it appears to me that, based on your Rock-on installation screenshot, you have set the UTMedia share defined in Rockstor as the /media folder for the Rock-on.
As a result, in the UT webUI, you should be able to set the folder /media as the download directory. To see (and access) these files from âoutsideâ of the Rock-on, you would simply need to go to /mnt2/UTMedia.
As mentioned by @Flox, this needs to be changed in the UTorrent web UI, to set the download location to /media.
I also have little experience with UTorrent, but I believe that youâre looking for Settings -> Folders.
If that doesnât help you, let me know and Iâll run up a UTorrent instance tonight (AU time) and test if for you
Flox,
Thanks thatâs my understanding as well but unfortunately as you can see in the photos, the files are not showing up where I have mapped them to be. I am at a loss as to where they might be going.
The actual torrent is being saved in settings, until I delete it using the UT UI.
It seems that the actual media files are being saved on my system disk rather than where they are supposed to be . My system disk had grown from 3.07 gb to 28 gb before I uninstalled Utorrent.
I really like Utorrent and it seems like if I could just get this mapping issue corrected it would be great. Please give me any ideas you have.
Haioken, Please do run it up, perhaps if you get it working you can tell me where I am messing up.
Mahmoud,
Thanks for weighing in on this.
The directories tab in the Utorrent UI doesnât seem to be working for me. I took this screenshot before I clicked on save.
This is the problem, itâs not saving the directories where youâll be downloading to and this is why it saves it into the UT settings. From memory sometimes the mapped folder doesnât work correctly try to put this in the âPut new downloads inâ field, /media/UTMedia, and empty the 2nd field under then save it and see how itâll go. If it worked then in the 2nd field replace the /mnt2 with /media. I have stopped using all the rockons since they are very difficult to troubleshoot, but I am happy to enable them and reinstall the Utorrent and try it to tell you exactly what you need to do.
Well I tried the entrys that you suggest but it doesnât look like it is sticking, the directories tab is still blank but now the media file is ending up in UTSettings
Your configuration is attempting to put the files into directories that are not exported to the docker container.
Your configuration should be:
[*] Put new downloads in: /media
[ ] Move completed downloads to: <blank>
The inside of your docker container is not your local filesystem.
the paths you can normally see are not available to it, only the paths exported to it are (/media and /settings), and the paths that created inside the docker image.
Please disable the âmove completed downloadsâ option, and set the âPut new downloads inâ option to /media and try again.
As @Haioken mentioned disable âMove completed downloadsâ by unticking the box. Just try to add /media/Acer_tv in the âPut new downloads inâ
/media is the default location for the your downloaded data, it meant to be mapped during the initial setup and you add your own directory, but sometimes this mapping representation doesnât work properly. Once I get home I will install the rockon and will see how I used to use it .
Yes you can, just enable the 2nd field in the directories of Utorrent and make sure to add /media/yourpath. Basically the /media is a substitute for the /mnt2. Your new path will be /media/Acer_tv, I am not sure if this path is a share or not?
Yup, no problems with that as long as you specify the correct directory (/data/media) in the âRockon Directoryâ section of the rockon add storage option.
Iâve seen no instances where the mapped representation has not performed as expected, and I have tested UTorrent myself (just now, over my OpenVPN connection) to verify, and /media correctly maps to the appropriate share location.
I have just tested it myself, and it works fine.
Further to that, in his latest post, I believe @kysdaddy was referring to using Rockons -> Utorrent -> Settings -> Add Storage to map his local âAcer_TVâ share to his Rockstor instance, with the Rockon directory as /data/media
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