I keep seeing in forums and sites like these that say it’s frowned upon to not seed torrents that you use/used. I saw a post on here or Reddit (I don’t remember) with a guy ecstatic that someone started seeding his download he had been trying to get done for months. I know seeding lets someone download something using your computer but how is it helpful if someone doesn’t have a site and/or isn’t “in-range” ?
If you can’t tell, I don’t know much about how torrenting works other than how to download something using one. I hope that you all can just explain or point me in the right direction because I would like to support the community.
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If you have slower internet or don’t seed 24/7, I would recommend just focusing on seediing torrents with a low number of seeders. It doesn’t really matter if you leech the latest episode of a popular new TV series, as there will be so many other seeders, (many with a better capacity to seed). However, for something older or more niche your decision to seed or leech could determine whether someone else gets to enjoy that content.
Torrents are P2P. You are downloading from other people who are seeding. If no one seeds, there’s nothing to download. Simple as that. Etiquette dictates you should seed more than you download to ensure the network stays lively.
So even if no one directly connects to my computer, just letting it seed is all you need? I use Deluge and, when it finishes downloading, it says “seeding” but I worry that means that someone can connect to my computer directly. Does it work fine if I just leave it be?
Nobody is hacking your computer LMAO. It just lets them establish a connection to your computer to leech the file(s), nothing more
They don’t connect to your computer like you’re thinking. There is a connection, yes, just like when you’re downloading you connect to other people’s computers. You can see them in the peer list.
better to keep track of a ton of torrents and seed the ones that go completely dead
I am keeping some torrents alive and have mad seed ratios on some of them. If it goes under five seeds and I’ve downloaded it.
To OP, the more seeds a torrent has, the easier it is for everyone to download it, and the less each seeder has to contribute. Think of it as a sort of giving back to the community.
Obviously, the latest episode of popular TV show doesn’t need your help, but obscure bits of media can actually die out. Or stuck at the same 40% for months.
Since the files are just kept on everyone’s computer, if no one has that file while online, no one can download it. No central file repository.
What are ratios?
How much you’ve downloaded compared to how much you’ve uploaded. If it’s equal, it’s 1.0. If you’ve uploaded twice as much as you’ve downloaded, it’s 2.0.
I don’t know how to create them, just share them. Is there anyway I could find out how to create a torrent file?
You should understand the basics before you use anything. I hope you at least use a VPN…
