@justanedflan said in I see the list of files from the .torrent files but cannot download: Hello guys, Relatively new here, I have been trying to download a specific torrent off of this site. I download the .torrent file and when I click it it gives me the usual "Add Torrents" prompt on deluge where I see all the files listed. However, when I click add it does not add it to the list in deluge at all. I know Deluge will not re-add it if it is something that was previously downloaded and still on the server but this is not the case here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks list item

@kekkaishi Thanks so much! I will try this very soon. Red Macaw

Basically, there are only two ways that you can get this error. The main cause of this error is the corrupted torrent file and the only ways that the torrent file can get corrupted is as follows: Your ISP corrupts the file as many ISP now days are corrupting torrent file because of Government restrictions. HELPFUL LINK: https://www.geekdashboard.com/unable-to-load-torrent-is-not-valid-bencoding/ Hope this helps !!! ...

Do you have a torrent client installed? The torrent file points towards the content and you need something like uTorrent to get the content.

@beachdude sometimes torrent becomes dead when there are no longer active seeder for a period of time [it does not mean that is dead and is available as long as any users who download the file has it, and your chances depends on how many times the torrent snatched.] Request re-seed or ask helpdesk, any moderator, admin can modify or evaluate this process by means of recycling or revival until it become active. [Remember seeding is pointless when there are no active leechers/peers connected.]

Unfortunately, you've found a torrent that has no seeders. Look near the bottom of the torrent's page and you'll see that there are currently 0 seeders, and 1 leechers (that's you!). At this point, your best bet is to click on the "Request Reseed" button just below the information above... With any luck, someone who has downloaded that content will still have it (and it'll still be organized the same way) so that they can help you get your own copy! Good luck! I hope you get your re-seed!

@muscleslut3 said in downloads missing: i just made an account here, but i can't figure out how to do anything - whenever i open the torrents tab, it just takes me back to the front page. tried on multiple browsers. any help? When you click the torrents tab, you go to the homepage for the torrent "side" of the site (the Forum being the other "side")... Once you're on the "torrent" side (URL is https://www/gaytor.rent, where the forum is https://community.gaytor.rent), you will then need to click on the Torrents drop-down at the top... most people choose the top: Search From there, you'll see plenty of torrents to download. Happy hunting!

@ricky Yes, but it's not downloading. Thanks for the port forwarding advise!

@blablarg18 The uploader never seeded the torrent in question hence no member had been able to snatched it, that is why the request reseed button is not functioning

More help, the merrier! https://community.gaytor.rent/topic/29909/port-forwarding-mini-tutorial-updated-11-13-2017

@odoh11 Have you forwarded your ports? https://community.gaytor.rent/topic/29909/port-forwarding-mini-tutorial-updated-11-13-2017 If this does not help - what is your operating system, and which program are you using for torrenting?

@blastedbitch Please go to the Helpdesk link, under Support and select the next to last option (right before Other), and send this inquiry in that way so that it will reach the right Staff to handle this. Ricky GayTorrent.ru Staff

@unluckybotto Always seed! As long as you can, above a fair 1-to-1 ratio as much as possible. Hit and Run hurts everyone Glad you asked on that Ricky

@sportykitguy You will need to forward your ports so that you can start sharing what you have downloaded. Please check out how, by going to https://portforward.com. Our Staff Team Leader has more help with downloading and ratio, posted at https://community.gaytor.rent/topic/34754/advice-for-our-members-how-to-maintain-a-healthy-ratio Ricky GayTorrent.ru Staff

@thebomb It's not a bug, it's just how people upload the torrents unfortuantely. It's been a subject that's been long complained about. There just isn't enough staff to take a more granular look at each member's post.

@ricky thanks

@Ricky raises a good point - if you just downloaded the torrent file, what you've downloaded is a pointer... to something called a tracker - which contains pointers to other people that have the original file... it's an indirect process. You will still need to download the file you want from one (or more!) of the people the tracker will connect you with... THEY have the file you're looking for, but the tracker only has the pointers. If you don't already have one, you'll need a Torrent Client. For Mac, I recommend the FreeDownloadManager is far more than just a torrent client, but it'll get you your file! However, I don't know whether it will then also SEED the file (allow YOU to share the file with OTHERS - give, as well as take!) Transmission is a true MacOS torrent client... Quick terminology check: Torrent File: a very small file that contains descriptors of blocks of a "source file" (or folder). It is created by an original "uploader" (who uploads this torrent file to the tracker), and is then downloaded by other people who also want or have that file. Torrent Server (called a tracker): a website that maintains a list of files and people who are sharing those files. The Tracker is the source of the .torrent file for all but the original uploader. Torrent Client: the program on an end-user's PC that will communicate with the Tracker to find people who have the file and are willing to share it. The torrent client does not download the torrent file itself (you use your web browser for that), but it does download the target file (or folder) Torrent Blocks (aka: chunks): the individual PARTS of a file. They are described in the torrent file itself. Each descriptor helps to ensure you are getting the correct, unchanged, file contents. Seeder: someone who has the target file already, and has registered their willingness to share it on the tracker. The original seeder is the original uploader. Other seeders are usually people who have downloaded it via the torrent tracker themselves, and then agreed to share it. Leecher: someone who wants the target file and downloads the torrent from the tracker. The beauty of a torrent is that the source file is broken up into "blocks" - and the tracker helps you manage getting all of those blocks from wherever you can find them! That means you can download from multiple people simultaneously - thus, speeding up the download process considerably. But keep in mind: the tracker has the .torrent file (the descriptions of the blocks), and it maintains a list of people who have those blocks, but the tracker does not have the original file itself, or any of the blocks. The tracker (in this case GT.RU) is just a middle-man. When you decide upon your client, you open your .torrent file with that client... it will start the process of connecting to the tracker (gt.ru) and determining where the other people who have (and are sharing) that file. Your client will then reach out to those other people and download the blocks (parts) until you have all of them! Once you finish your download, please seed the file!!

@sirronkcaj Many torrents that are heavily seeded are "saturated" - that is, there are tons of seeders, but few leechers. To get upload credits (not points), you need to be seeding torrents that people are actually downloading! But keep seeding those "dying" (leecher-less) files! You get POINTS just for making them available.. 600 points = 10 GB of upload credit! Look at some of the NEWEST posts - they typically get the most action!