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Store torrent files. The magnet links are just the hashes of the torrent files.
Yes, the magnet link points to a specific torrent file, but you will only be able to get them if anyone is still sharing it and currently online.
If you have the torrent file and the content, you can start a new swarm if the old one is dead. If you only have the magnet link and the content, you can’t.
Ok, that's what I'll do. Thanks so much for the info! 😁
As long as it's in your list, your client keeps a copy of the torrent file around somewhere.
The other handy reason to keep torrent files around is you can use it to verify the data you have isn't corrupted or changed in some way.