So a file I was needing is showing as 9 seeds, 5 peers, but its stalled.
Why is that? And what does it mean for me other than I can’t grab it. Is there something I can do on my end, or is it on the other side of things?
I’ve just cut the cord, so if these questions are basic, I apologize, I am just now learning a lot of this stuff
Depends on where you got the torrent, but those seeders might actually be just wrong reports by the tracker. It has happened to me as well. I’ve left torrents for months just to see if it will eventually start downloading… nope, just sitting there, idle.
Can’t say what the real reason behind this is, but my best guess is some bots are reporting wrong info via DHT and/or the trackers. Why? Have no idea, your guess is as good as mine 🤷.
I added in more trackers by finding the same file on few other servers, that seems to have resolved it for one of the files I need. But not the second one. First one should be done now in 57 minutes. The other is showing it DLing, but the ETA is infinity lol
Yeah, be careful relying on status messages from trackers, most are actually not that reliable and may misreport. Have had it happen on occasion as well.