Stuck at 97% - 99% downloading
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NOTE: The following only applies to files that come in a folder, not to actual movie files.
This is a very common problem.
This is caused most often by THUMBS.DB file being in the folder that the person is uploading, though a couple of other types of files can also cause this.
Older clients tend to read this file as being there, but being a systems file that is specific to the seeders computer you can't download it.
This in no way affects the actual file{s} you are trying to get.
Solution, update your client. uTorrent and Az {as well as a few others} have fixed this issue.
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How does this affect the UPLOAD if my torrent seems stuck at 99.9% and isn't getting to 100% for anyone? how can I get it completely uploaded and seeded by others so I can upload a new torrent?
-DS
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As I said before, this only applies to people using older or bad clients. Most people should not be affected by this.
Anyway, it has no real affect on anyone.
If you upload a file that is affected by this, it will still only have about 5 to 10% {if that much} that has the issue. Everyone else will be showing it as complete.
If everyone was using the newer client versions, then this issue would no longer exist.
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It should also be noted, that if the uploader deletes something from the folder {ie screenshot or cover picture} no one will be listed with 100%. Thus no seeders, making the torrent appear dead.
Your computer may also alter your THUMBS.db file and if you have an older or bad client, this will cause your client to think you no longer have a complete file.
In cases like this, just remake the torrent and delete the old one from the site. Just make sure you put a note in the description box that the new one is a fixed version of the previous file.
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If any of the files are modified the hashvalues of the file(s) is changed creating a mismatch against the torrent-file.
