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      hairycock87 last edited by

      Let me start by saying that i'm a computer illiterate and new to torrent. So i want to apologize beforehand for any frustration i might cause to people who will try to explain it to me.
      Only thing i know is that after i'm finished with downloading i need to let the torrent seed until there is a share ratio of 1. But the thing is after an hour it's still at 0. I don't know if i have to change some settings for it to start or where to look for those settings.
      I searched around the site a little and tried a freeleech torrent but it didn't seed either. My bonus points keep increasing and the site says i'm uploading but the ratio is still 0.

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        bearbearbear last edited by

        @hairycock87:

        Only thing i know is that after i'm finished with downloading i need to let the torrent seed until there is a share ratio of 1. But the thing is after an hour it's still at 0. I don't know if i have to change some settings for it to start or where to look for those settings.
        I searched around the site a little and tried a freeleech torrent but it didn't seed either. My bonus points keep increasing and the site says i'm uploading but the ratio is still 0.

        First off, you have uploaded a very small amount so you CAN upload, it's just that it's not happening much.

        Seeding just means you have the complete file and it is available for others to download.  You will only get upload credit if someone actually downloads data from you.  That could happen during your initial downloading time on a popular torrent with lots of downloaders or it might never happen on an older torrent that no one wants to download ever.

        I think what you are saying about seeding until the ratio is 1 is for NEW uploads, where you create a torrent and post it on the site.  That is a bare minimum.  Generally you should seed as much as possible and for as long as possible, ideally 24/7/365 indefinitely or until you delete the file.

        You will get seedbonus points for seeding torrents even if no one downloads from you.  Then you can exchange those points for upload credit.  Click on the "Bonus: XXXXX.X" at the top of the page to read about that.

        Freeleech just means that the download doesn't count in your download total.  If a lot of people have already downloaded the file when you do, you may not get much if any upload credit due to the competition.  What you can do is jump on a NEW freeleech torrent, and that makes it more likely that you will get upload credit.  You can also upload a new torrent that doesn't already exist on the site and you will get upload credit equal to at least the size of the file, as long as at least one person downloads it.

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          hairycock87 last edited by

          Is my account doomed? I just read a guide on how new users shouldn't download old torrents for their first time because they won't be able to seed them. I'm seeding new freeleech torrent since last night but my ratio changed just by 0.006. At this rate I can't catch up by the time Grace ends unless it's years long. I don't understand how others seed GBs of data.

          Edit: I uploaded my own torrent and now my ratio is fine. Thanks for all the info! It really helped me understand the site's system.

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            bearbearbear last edited by

            @hairycock87:

            Edit: I uploaded my own torrent and now my ratio is fine. Thanks for all the info! It really helped me understand the site's system.

            Woah!  You certainly turned things around FAST.  :cheers:

            Keep up the good work with your ratio now and you won't have any problems later.

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              MrMazda Global Moderator last edited by

              You need to make sure that the port that your torrent client uses is forwarded through your home network to your computer, both in TCP and in UDP. This is a critical, yet often overlooked step, necessary for getting proper upload traffic.

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                klobber last edited by

                @MrMazda:

                You need to make sure that the port that your torrent client uses is forwarded through your home network to your computer, both in TCP and in UDP. This is a critical, yet often overlooked step, necessary for getting proper upload traffic.

                How can I go about doing this?

                (I find that my upload speed has slowed down considerably in the last few days).

                Many thanks.

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                  MrMazda Global Moderator last edited by

                  This varies from one torrent client to another, as well as the network hardware that you use. As a general reference, we recommend checking out http://www.portforward.com/

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