i downloaded a torrent file, and for good practice started seeding overnight reaching more than the 1:1 ratio, should i just delete the file or is there a way to correctly stop seeding?, im using qbitorrent

(im posting here because the community is more active and its kinda related)

          • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Yes and no. I keep a seedbox for convenience, but the vast majority of them are hosted on a home server.

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                Not in any noticeable way. I have a gigabit connection and the server runs over ethernet so it doesn’t clog up the wifi. There is no noticeable difference when I run a speed test on another device with the server turned on vs. turned off. I’ve never gotten an ISP letter either, so it seems I’m doing something right.

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      1 year ago

      Oh won’t my fellow thieves please show some decency! LMAO! Don’t worry, I don’t use P2P, but the high and mighty attitude given the context does tickle me!

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        1 year ago

        You can delete it once you’ve hit a good ratio. If you pause, just means you can resume and reseed in the future.

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    1 year ago

    You can set a seeding limit in the option, it’s under “BitTorrent” “Seeding Limit”. The torrent will then go to “Completed” and not seed anymore once it’s reached the limit. You can also manually “Pause” a fully downloaded torrent and it will stop seeding.

    I wouldn’t say it’s more “correct” than deleting it and I personally also delete them. But keeping the torrents on a “Completed” status would allow reseeding or redownloading without having to find the torrent file again. It could also serve as a log to easily see what you have downloaded.

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      1 year ago

      thank you, makes sense to leave it as Completed, if by any circumstance some of the torrents i’ve downloaded lack the presence of seeders ill help :p

  • Treq01@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I seed to 500% and then it auto stops. But I wouldn’t mind if Qbittorrent had an option where it would start seeding again automatically a while if the torrent had too few sources at some point later.

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        1 year ago

        Did you mean 2:1? 1:1 is basically leeching because the network cannot grow. 2:1 means you’re supporting growth therefore seeding.

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          1 year ago

          While anything over 1:1 is ideal, I think we can agree that setting it to at least 1:1 is better than setting it to 0 as u/Riusaki suggested. While it is the bare minimum, it’s not in any sense leeching to give back as much as much as you’ve received.

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      1 year ago

      Boooo leecher… Sharing is caring! Use a VPN if you are worried about getting a “friendly” message from copyright firms.