Two points I can quickly make here.

1. Some files, particularly some video formats reserve download space. (b) You do not necessarily download all parts of a file sequentially, so you might have the beginning, parts in middle & end, and the info data for that file that tells the operating system how large that file is.

2. There is a known fake bug file floating around that is multiple gigs in size. In the example I'm thinking of, the file mysteriously disappeared. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/334401-post1.html oops .. not good example. I saw another example recently. The one i was thinking of turned out to be a file requesting you to download a codec which is a virus. The torrent community know about this issue.

I hope you checked the file with Bitzi before starting to download it to get user feedback on the file. ;)

yeah i know what you mean, i figured there were a myriad of explanations, all of which make equal sense...

the file is not a video file, it's an iso of a certain software suite, however, i'm sure the same precautions apply...

so far my virus program has removed a few 'installers' from software suites i have downloaded, so i am aware that some people 'crack' software as an excuse to spread viruses and such.

i just was confused as to why the file was so big so fast and yet i had to wait so long, and now i have a few ideas as to why...

thank you for your input...

...while we're talking about viruses and such, anyone know anything about a system tray icon, looks like a red box with a thin black border, no popup info when you hover over it, and no response when left-, right- or double-clicked? it showed up in my system tray, but when i explored my system tray, it shows up as <no title> and then just as mysteriously is not there after i rebooted... just curious...