My torrent is downloading extremely slow

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I recently switched torrent clients from Transmission to qBittorrent, and I've noticed a pretty drastic drop in speed. Anybody have any ideas what could be causing the issue? Something in my preferences perhaps? The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:. Make sure you have a green icon in the middle of the status bar.

If you are not seeding, you may be anonymously identified by the swarm as a leecher. Some users reporting slowdowns after using the app for a long time are having this issue due to not seeding. Try seeding a little, and see if your torrents start speeding up.

Use wifi-only mode, which is also under Settings. Did you find it helpful? Most torrent clients have built-in encryption. This lite-weight obfuscation not unbreakable like a VPN is designed to fool simple throttling algorithms. This limits your peer availability and thus your speeds. This article tackled all the most common causes of slow torrents. Plug your computer directly into your modem and see if that makes a difference. Make sure to leave any questions in the comments below and let us know how these tips worked out for you!

David started torrenting before it was cool. He enjoys hiking, strategy games and eats watermelon year round. He still rocks his Napster t-shirt once a month. Thank man, I applied the torrent setting you have posted and my utorrent download speed just rocketed. Thanks again. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. David Barnes. What causes slow torrents? Slow torrent downloads are commonly caused by a few factors.

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