FAQ Why can't I share the download folder with LinkDrop?

[Silas Mariusz]

Symptoms

• Sharing the download folder ends with Cannot share … as a whole (the download folder). Share what is inside it instead.
• Sharing a folder that holds the download folder ends with Cannot share this folder: it holds … (…). Share something inside it instead.

Cause
LinkDrop does not share the folders Rtorrent 16 works in as a whole: the base folder, the download folder, the completed folder, the media library and the other folders torrents download to. You can share what is inside them: a torrent's folder or file, or an item of the library. LinkDrop never shares anything from Rtorrent 16's own folders: the package, rtorrent's session, backups, logs, settings and temporary files, the watch folder and the trash folders. It also refuses a folder that holds any of these folders, as well as a whole share or volume.


Resolution

1. Share a torrent from its row. In Quick access, right-click the torrent (on a phone, tap …) and choose Share via LinkDrop…. The window shows the torrent's data path. Press Create link.
   
   
2. Or open the download folder in Files, right-click the torrent's folder or file inside it and choose Share.

Notice & Advise

• Share via LinkDrop… makes a link only for a complete torrent. A torrent that is still downloading returns Download incomplete; no share created.
• With several torrents selected, each gets its own link: press Create all links.

Ref. links:
Rtorrent 16 guide: LinkDrop