@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.

@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.

@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.

@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!

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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!)

@Aestet Personally, I use qBittorrent. It's kinda easy but also kinda powerful, once you understand what you're doing and want to have more control. I've had no problems with malware / viruses, etc. with this client.

Many recommend uTorrent, which is a common popular client, but many also say it contains a lot of bloat. Staff here use it, but recommend specifically not going beyond version 2.2.1 (check this, if considering it - I may have got the exact version number wrong). Using a version that old comes with its own risks, of course, with things like identified security vulnerabilities not patched.

Having said that, I've seen no warnings of viruses, etc., in any the common clients, only of bloat in the later uTorrent offerings.

It's much more important to be very aware of what you're downloading. For example, I was about to grab a file for the very latest episode of a series I'm watching that appeared very early on the day it was due to be released. At the last minute, I noticed that what should have been a video file - .mkv, .mp4, .avi, etc - was actually a .exe!

@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.

@frostycab I think you're right that his attempt to download wouldn't show as a leecher if he's using the incorrect .torrent.

That's an easy test though. Simply pause the torrent in the client, wait a little bit, then refresh the Gaytor page. If the number drops from 1 to 0, it's almost certainly the same torrent. The chances of someone else having decided at exactly the same moment to give up trying to leech is tiny. Even this can be checked, simply by starting the torrent in the client again. If the number of leechers goes back to one, it's almost certainly so.

Given how unlikely it is that a third person is trying to leech, it seems far more likely that the correct .torrent is being used, and simply the download location not being the same as where the file actually is. [Going into some detail 'cos I'm off to bed, so won't be around to answer questions or help @okecovado for a few hours!]

@frostycab It could be a separate uploader, but that's extremely unlikely. Someone would have had to be viewing dead torrents as well as active ones to spot it. They would then need to have decided to try to download it even though it wasn't seeded. They would also have to have tried for quite a long time, seeing as the upload was twenty-four hours ago, though admittedly they could have stumbled ontot it just a few seconds before I took the screenshot. And could I point out that I did say "suggests" because, yes, there is a very slim possibility that the leecher is not him.

Also, don't understand what you mean "wouldn't show in the page stats". If he is using the correct .torrent file, but hasn't pointed it to where the actual files are on his computer, he would show as someone waiting to leech.

Actually, I've just realised.... the 1 beside the orange down arrow suggests you do have the torrent, and are trying to grab it. Perhaps you simply don't have the torrent pointing towards where the file actually is?

I've also just realised that this torrent is 24 hrs old (unless I'm getting confused by time differences). This means that even if you do get it working, it will appear quite a way down the list of torrents, at least for those sorting in "Newest First" order, which I suspect is most peoples' initial view.

You may be better off starting from scratch, so your torrent is fresh. It's a bit more work, but at least you're more likely to get people snatching it.

@okecovado No-one can reseed it, because no-one has snatched it, and you are not seeding it yourself!

The most likely explanation is that you haven't downloaded the torrent that was created by the site when you created the torrent, but instead are trying to seed it using the torrent you created. Although that depends how you created everything. Did you create the .torrent file using your own client? (i.e. app .... qBittorrent, uTorrent, etc.)

First check you've actually got the torrent in your client, and that it's active. If not, download th torrent again from the Description page. Best to have your client start it manually, not automatically, when you click it. Make sure the torrent is pointing to where the file actually is. Then "force recheck". It should go to 100%. Assuming it does, start the client. You should see it change to "Seeding" in your client, and on the site's Description page the number of seeders will move from "0 (0) to 1 (0). It will then be visible for others to download.

If I've not been clear enough, feel free to post a reply here or send me a direct message. It will help to know what cl;ient (app) you're using for torrenting.

@frostycab said:

@MrMazda said:

@EchoAxel From an account that no longer exists. The post cannot be viewed anymore

...which is exactly why it's always better to upload a pic rather than rely on a live link that could disappear at any time. I've been saying this for ages, but very few actually do it.

As well as showing a little consideration and courtesy to the people you're asking to help you!

@echoone249 So the download speed (2) gets stuck at zero. What about the progress bar (1) and the total downloaded (3)? Are these at zero too? If so, nothing is being downloaded. If they show numbers, it's downloading, but slowly, or being interrupted.

What about "Seeders" (4) and "Peers" (5)? (Seeders = those who have the file, Peers = those who want it.) The number in brackets are the total numbers of each in the "swarm" (what everyone connected to the torrent is called). The numbers not in brackets is how many of those you're connected to.

If seeders is "0(0)" it means no-one is connected for you to download from right now, so there's no-one to download from.

If you can post a screenshot like the above, we can maybe see what's (not) happening.

@echoone249 I'm with @ianfontinell, on both. I use qBittorrent because it gives me a lot of info and control, but it doesn't have to. You can kinda choose how easy or detailed you want things.

I use Transmission as a backup / for a quick test. I've not delved into it much, but the initial interface is really simple. Maybe start with this one for a little while, while you get to understand the basics, then qB if/when you want to get a little more detail and control.

On the other hand, members here are pretty helpful, and many of us use qBittorrent. If you decide to jump straight in with that, we'll not only know what buttons you need to press, but where they are on your screen. And we're surprisingly happy to show off what we know.

@john32123666 Having tried the "I suggest..." type replies, to be honest, I'd just report it.

A "Requests are banned!" message from a Moderator carries a lot more weight. Mods are generally quite forgiving, for a first offence at least, but it puts commenters like these on the radar.

If they don't learn after a first or second warning, they'll get a temporary ban. And if they continue after that... well, I doubt I'd be that sorry to see them go. Whether or not we agree with any particular rule, we're morally obliged to abide by them if we also want the benefits.