Is a 2:1 ratio acceptable? I leave em running for a few weeks but usually the things i torrent become outdated very quickly so i dont get to seed much before all traffic stops on them.
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
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I've got some torrents that I've been seeding for months barely breaking 0.1 - for some that are in low demand and have some dedicated seeders with better internet connections than yourself, you will have to acceppt not being able to seed them properly, especially when they become outdated.
Just do your best and aim for a good ratio above 1:1, but don't beat yourself up if it won't work out. 1:2 as a goal is fine, not everyone has to be a dedicated super-seeder (which would be impossble anyway).
I know on some trackers, sufficient seeding time counts as a non-hit n run as much as a good ratio. A few weeks each is fine.
Anything more than 1:1 is acceptable. But if in your particular area of interest that is impossible then ok. What else can you do?
I've even heard people advise to not go too far above 1:1 because it means other people don't get the opportunity to seed lol
Whoops sorry I have some at 150:1
I’m currently downloading a 30gb torrent out of spite just so I can help seed it. There’s only 1 seeder and it’s 6kb/s.
!remindme 20 years
Why not seed while downloading? I feel like it's rather uncommon for one to have a network connection where one's download rate is limited by their concurrent upload rate.
My current rules are 2:1 ratio or 24hrs of inactivity. Some old unknown stuff just doesn't seed at all
I've been out of piracy a long ass time. Why would it be bad to keep seeding them? If someone would be looking for it I'm assuming they'd be very happy you would be seeding?
I didn't say it would be bad
Then for what are your rules?
I'd guess the minimum of what they would consider to be respectable for torrenting.
I just keep mine for a year, just with a badwidth limit of 500MB/s in total.
Keeps even the old torrents alive.
I find duplicate torrents and seed both from a single file on disk.
Why ever stop seeding?
Bandwidth isn't free.