@MrMazda Gotcha. The reason for my comment is that it could have been interpreted by someone as "If you set up port port forwarding on your VPN, you don't need to do anything with your home setup.", which is not the case. You need to set the port forwarding on your client to match that of the VPN. It was simply a case of distinguishing between "your router" (most people's 'home network') and "your computer", in this case your client app. As you say, whether or not you've previously set port-forwarding on your home network without that VPN becomes irrelevant, as the VPN's port forwarding bypasses whatever router settings may previously have been in use.

I edited the OP to remove the passkey

@dicluv If you've downloaded the torrent from the site and are using that in your client, not the one you created, the most likely explanation is that your client is trying to find the files you want to seed in the wrong directory. Look for the "Save path". If you're using qBittorrent, it's the second to last line on the 'General' tab. This is where the client is expecting the files to be. If this is not where they actually are, you have two choices: (1) Pause the torrent. Copy or move the files there, maintaining the same directory structure as shown in the torrent. "Force recheck" the torrent. It should now find them. If it reaches 100% it has. Restart the torrent. or (2) Change the location the client should be looking. In qBittorrent, pause the torrent. Right-click it, then choose 'Set Location'. Use the dialogue box that opens to change the location to where the files actually are. 'Force recheck' the torrent. Assuming it gets to 100%, restart it. If you're not using qBittorrent, the locations of where to find stuff will likely be different, but the principle is the same.

@geovanniem and you are using your FULL tracker URL listed in your profile section under user details?

Kevin4fm I got it to work by reducing the number of files. I had split it into two parts, but had to split it into 5. I had no problem making a torrent file in my client (uTorrent) that only gives me problems if it's over about 22gb. This was the Classic Uploader, I just don't think it could handle 60000+ files. The new parts are about 15000-20000 files and I got them all uploaded. Thanks.

@echoone249 This is a torrent you created, yes? How did you create the torrent? What torrent client are you using? (Client = app = qBittorrent or uTorrent, or Transmission, or similar.) Did you download the .torrent file from the site and launch that one in your client, or are you trying to use one you created locally yourself? (That won't work. Could you post a link to the torrent description page that was created? That may give a couple of clues.

@ianfontinell Oh, okay, thank you so much!

Actually, there's another reason for sometimes not getting back up to 100% on an individual file. People often include images as well as videos. Those people often include them at the same folder level as the video. People like me don't want / need other peoples' images so delete them. However, the way files are split in a torrent, the last chunk of a video file may well have been uploaded/downloaded within the image file next to it. Hence, if you no longer have the video file you may also find that the video files above and below it only recheck to 99% or so each. This may not be an issue if you haven't originally downloaded the image file at all, or it may be. You'll often see part of a file shows as downloaded even if you've unticked it. I'm not sure if that means the full video file has therefore downloaded and be retained. I get around this by redownloading the images if I get a reseed request, and someone does have the images too, so I become a fully fledged seeder again. Their size is normally minor in comparison to the video files.

@frostycab said: Over at Torrentday you are required to seed all of your downloads to either a 1:1 ratio OR at least 72 hours within 30 days, the idea being to discourage hit & runs. Not required, if it happens that the file you are sharing are copyrighted materials and falls into legal action then everyone is involved and being sued ... look what happen to gt. org ...

@filthycasual1337 BitTorrent Web is just the same as uTorrent Web. It is generally regarded as a TERRIBLE choice for torrent client. It may have a lot to do with the issue you are having.

@Seakyusee1 This is usually the case when your torrent client is trying to download the torrent, rather than seed it. To fix this, remove the torrent from your uTorrent, then do the following: Move the video file or the folder containing the multiple files into the folder that your uTorrent downloads into by default. Download the .torrent file from the site to use Open the .torrent file from the site with your uTorrent As long as all the file(s) are in the correct place (ie the default download folder, or their collective folder within that folder), uTorrent should check the contents, then begin to seed it for you. When it tries to download the contents, it is because it cannot find them in the default download folder, so it assumes you are trying to download, rather than seed.

Staff here. This is how visibility works: a fresh upload stays non-visible until our tracker sees the first seeder, there is no approval queue. The usual fix when uTorrent says seeding but the site disagrees: delete the torrent you created locally from the client, download the .torrent file from your own upload page here, add that one to uTorrent pointing at your original files, then force a re-announce. That version carries your personal announce key, which the self-made one does not. It should flip to visible within a minute or two of the tracker seeing you. If it still stays invisible after that, tell me the torrent name and I will check the tracker side directly.

@Kevin4fm Yea i will usually remove them from Vuze, rename them and stick them in a catalog folder so my Stash can pull Metadata. ok ill give that a shot. thank you guys for the help.

@tarrat if you still have the same issue and need help in the future make sure to inform your OS, which version of utorrent you're running, if the files are on SSD or HDD. If your upload is smaller than 8GB you don't even need to create a torrent, you can hash it directly from the upload page.

Welcome aboard. 0 kB/s upload usually means your torrent client can't accept incoming connections, so other peers can't reach you to pull data from you. Two things fix it most of the time: make sure your client's listening port is open/forwarded in your router (or turn on UPnP / NAT-PMP in the client settings), and if you're on a VPN, use one that supports port forwarding. Also double-check the client is actually seeding the completed files. Once peers can connect to you, your upload will pick up. Let us know if it's still stuck after that.

Quick update from the team — this is fixed now. Uploading torrents and adding pictures were failing for a few hours because of a technical problem on our side (nothing to do with your torrents or your accounts). It is sorted and everything is back to normal — new uploads are flowing again. Sorry for the disruption, and thanks for the reports, they helped us pin it down fast.

@etalith this tool is not new, it was developed a while ago by a fellow site member but after the recent overhaul that changed the entire site, this tool has also stopped working. Now you need to use the upload page, there's no other way yet. A new app is in development but there's no estimate for release.

Solid one, saving the form as you go so a failed submit doesn't wipe it. Noted, and we're fixing the upload failures that make it sting in the first place.