Q&A for How to Seed a Torrent

In info, under transfer, somewhere it should say share ratio. For example: share ratio: 4.9.

Seeding is completely optional, but it is recommended for other people to download that same file also. No seeds = no download speed.

It's fine, a low ratio could also mean a low connection or that no one is downloading the file anymore.

It means you have seeded the complete file, the equivalent of 12 or so times.

You can if you are connected to enough leeches but it will be an extremely slow download. However, this is pretty uncommon if you use popular torrent engines. I used The Pirate Bay when I first started downloading torrents and never had a single problem finding seeds.

No, you need seeds to gather the data to download. No seeds = no download speed.

If you are using a normal torrent client on Windows, you should be able to go the sidebar that has your different torrent states. Click on the seeding tab to see how many torrents you are currently seeding. In the main window, right click the torrent and select stop to prevent that torrent from seeding. Note: If your task manager opens the torrent client every time you log into windows, then it may start to seed the torrent again. Disable the program on startup in the menu to prevent this.

It means that no one wants your download, so you have no downloaders. And when this happens, then there is no seeding. It's a relationship that requires both parties to do their part.