What torrent client should I use?
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@Aestet Grab it from the org if possible. It's free, so don't be tricked into paying anything for it if you get it elsewhere. But if you get it from the source, it's far, far, far less likely that anyone will have messed with it to include / hide malicious code. (Don't want to say "impossible", cos things rarely are absolutely so, if someone has enough will and resources!)
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@Aestet If you do decide to go with qBittorrent and get stuck with, or intimidated by, anything you come across, do ask for assistance here. Or DM me, if it's something you'd rather ask quietly than publicly.
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the .org site sends me to sourceforge, is this right?
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@Aestet Should be fine. It's been a while since I downloaded it myself, but that's vaguely familiar. Sourceforge is a pretty reputable resource though, so you should be fine. If you're at all unsure, there's probably a checksum you can use to validate it. ... Though don't ask me how... I'm personally a little cavalier when it comes to that.
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@Aestet Does your VPN offer "port forwarding"? If so, that's one thing that pays back big dividends for a little time investment in setting it up!
It's also well worth while "binding" qB to your VPN. This means that if your VPN stops working, for any reason, qB will also stop working, so you can't accidentally carry on torrenting without protection. It shouldn't be hard. Best to ask to be talked through that once you've got the client installed.
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Thank you! I did that
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so I downloaded the thing, and it's running, but when I insert a torrent file, It'll say downloading, but immediatly stop?
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@Aestet OK. Is this a torrent file from here? Is it a recent one? Could you post a link to it so I can see what's happening at that end?
When you say the torrent stops in qB, do you mean it shows as "Downloading", but there's no actual traffic? Again, if you can do a screenshot of what you're seeing that will help.
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It's the JimmyUSMC collection from this site
https://www.gaytor.rent/details.php?id=vXXSdyvR98Ddl3Z_bJvSsA -
Second question, seeding doesn't work?
So, I uploaded a file to the site, and I added both the original file and downloaded the new file and put them in the torrent app. They're both at 100% and say SEEDING, yet the site doesn't recognize it?
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@Aestet Hmm. OK. It's quite an old torrent, so while there may be seeders, it does sometimes take a while to start. Also, there's this "port forwarding" thing I mentioned which also sometimes complicates things, but I won't get into that now as it'll just confuse you. It's odd, though, that your qB is showing no seeders when there are three. It should probably be showing that.
Can I make a suggestion? Let's start with a torrent that we know is working, so we can at least test it's working under "normal" conditions.
Go to the freeleech list, and pick any recent one from there. Not brand new freeleech though. Maybe the 10th one on the list. "Freeleech" doesn't count against your downloads, so it won't "cost" you anything. You don't even need to want it. You can simply delete it once we've proved it's working.
If you can't decide, use https://www.gaytor.rent/details.php?id=Lq6IQyS9Nb3mnl4NuE7MTQ
It's got 21 seeders, is a reasonable size so won't finish too quickly, and has about 70 hours left, so it might earn you some upload credit while you keep it.
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@Aestet LOL. OK, I can see you're keen. Can we sort the issues one at a time though? Otherwise it gets confusing for both of us!
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@Kevin4fm yeah, sorry!
Anyway, I downloaded that file, same issue. 0 peers, and 'stalled'
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@Aestet OK. Your last screenshot cut off the bottom. Make the window a bit smaller so you can properly capture all of it.
I'm interested in seeing both the two torrents you now have, and the bit at the bottom with the green arrow in my screenshot.
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@Aestet OK. The words along the bottom - "General", "Trackers", etc. are tabs. Click any one of them and the bottom part of the window will be come a different panel. As you then click each word, the info in that panel will change. You need to have one of the torrent lines selected though. What shows in that panel is data about the torrent you've selected.
On the left side, under "Trackers", it's showing three errors. Two will be the torrents you've downloaded, and one will be one of the ones you've tried to create.
Can you select one of the two and "Trackers" at the bottom. And tell me what it says in that bottom panel? Or post a shot of it, cos it'll be quite a lot of info, most of which is not strictly relevant.
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Very sorry for the late response!
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@Aestet OK. The first problem is that the trackers are showing as "Not working". This means your computer can't talk to the site to get details about the torrent, and who has the files you want.
Go into "Tools" at the top, then "Preferences". This will open up all the settings used to configure qB.
Go to "Connections" and see if (1) is set to TCP/uTP. If not, set it to that. Then make sure the option at (2) is ticked. So long as you've not set up port forwarding up on your VPN, the port number between them shouldn't be relevant, but you can also try changing this by clicking the "Random" button.
Save these settings by clicking "OK" at the bottom, then exit. See if it starts working after a few minutes. That column "Next announce" will tell you how long you nee to wait, but you can also force it by right clicking the line and selecting "Force Reannounce".
If this doesn't start things working, try a few variations of the same. For instance, change "TCP/uTP" to just "TCP" and try again. Try those options, then let me know.
Other opinions are also available. They're not right, obviously, but they are available.
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Also, what VPN provider do you use? They sometimes have instructions on torrent client settings, so it's worth a look.
One other suggestion, and ONLY for a short time. Try turning your VPN off to see if qB works when it's not forced through there. Do this literally for just a few minutes, so your risk of exposure is very low. It would be worth setting your VPN not to start automatically on system start, then rebooting, before doing this, just to be sure everything is "clean".
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