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Why do torrents stall at 99.5%?

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Torrent downloads the file through many seeders. As such, the file is split into many parts. It takes some time to merge those parts to a single file.

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What is the metadata that is downloaded?

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Metadata are small files that tell your system what the torrent contains. You can think of metadata as a summary of what files are going to be downloaded.

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Why does the download sometimes stall at "Queued"?

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You may need to change the number of torrents that can be active at the same time in your settings.

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What is the best torrent client?

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Some people recommend uTorrent as the most reliable.

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Why are my torrents disappearing?

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If you remove any torrents, be careful to only highlight the torrent(s) you wish to remove. Everything highlighted will go poof when you select "Remove."

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How can I speed up torrents on a smartphone?

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Download ram booster, free up space wherever possible, and close all other programs that require the net while you're downloading.

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What if the torrent is stuck on connecting to peers?

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Exit torrent and run it as the administrator. That should help. If it doesn't help restart your internet broadband, reboot and try again.

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How can I determine whether a torrent file is defective or not during a download?

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Before you commit to a download, check the number of downloads of the file and then read all the comments regarding the file. There will be more and more seeders when the file is a good one. If the file has a few seeders and they go offline, you will have to wait for them to return. By using the tips here, you should never have a defective torrent.

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Can I set two different downloaders, to download half each, and recombine after the download? Or is this what's already happening on a different scale?

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You cannot add two similar torrents because as you do it will merge into into single torrent.

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What does "seeding" mean? Does that mean the download is finished?

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In computing, and specifically peer-to-peer file sharing, seeding is the uploading of already downloaded content for others to download from. A peer, a computer that is connected to the network, becomes a seed when having acquired the entire set of data it tries to download.

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I have a 1 GBPS connection but the maximum download speeds I get while using a torrent with good seed/peer ratio on Bittorent is only 10-11 Mbps. How do I increase the speed?

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Unfortunately, your torrent download speed will depend on the upload speed of the seeders. Seeders with faster or higher upload speeds will allow you to take more advantage of your download bandwidth.

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