I can't seed anymore

BeaC

Hi everyone,

I really hope someone can help me solve this problem. It appears that I can't seed torrents anymore, so my ratio is dropping down quickly. Whenever I download a new torrent from this site, after the file has completely downloaded, it remains "seeding to 0 of 0 peers" and the ratio just stays at 0,00. Whenever I upload a torrent myself, it says the same thing. However, my torrent is visible on the website, and apparently, there are already 10 seeders! How is this possible when my ratio doesn't change?

Help!

BeaC

Some extra information:

I'm using Transmission on a Mac.

MtGox

Could it be that nobody is downloading the torrent after you?

MrMazda

I believe that this could be because of the default settings in Transmission. By default, Transmission is configured to "hit & run". Fear not though as there is a rather easy way to fix this little problem. I too use Transmission and fell victim to it. To fix this issue, please do the following:

Open Transmission
Click the "Edit" menu, then click in "Preferences"
Click the "Seeding" tab
Uncheck both of the checkboxes ("Stop seeding at ratio" and "Stop seeding if idle for N minutes")
Click the "Close" button
Start the torrents that otherwise say "Finished" or "Paused".

Once you have done this, your desired torrents will continue to seed regardless. You can also change the setting for each individual torrent after it is added by right clicking the torrent, then going to the "Options" tab and looking for the "Seeding" options. By default, Transmission will assume the global settings when a torrent is added, however it is possible to change these settings for an individual torrent if you so choose.