r/torrents

Hey, I've been seeding for quite a while now, and always had issues with the files I wanted to rename AND continue to seed, since, technically they do not have the same name anymore.

I recently started to rename most of the files to remove all the "h265" "multi" and keep only the show name, but when I do so, the seeding stops and goes "file missing" even though the file is always there.

So any of you have a solution ? my current solution is one RAID pool for the original files, and one RAID pool for the files with changed names and re-encoded if needed to fit my preferences and Jellyfin. this solution is the easiest but the most costly, as I'm loosing half my storage, and it's a lot.

So I am using TorBox (rip RD) and have primarily used it for streaming movies/shows with Stremio. And… that’s about as far as my knowledge goes.

Obviously there are many other things I can torrent, I just don’t really know where to start and am confused.

Are there certain softwares I use to torrent games/movies? How would that work with my debrid subscription?

If there are any resources to help with my dilemma, please point me in the right direction. I’d love to get the most out of my 🏴‍☠️.

I just realized I'm the leecher you probably hate. I've torrented various content for years, and never cared about seeding. When the download was done, I pulled the plug.

I setup a self-hosted automated media streaming stack this past weekend and decided that I need to have every single season downloaded of a few shows I regularly watch (~1tb total). Today, as the last few torrents stall due to there being no seeders, I finally realized that I am the part of the issue. lesson learned, I probably don't need all 20 seasons of southpark when I watch, at most, one season per month.

tldr my ratio is a pathetic 0.20 but slowly climbing.

I've wanted to share a Steam game which is still pretty niche, and I couldn't find where to share it's torrent, thepiratebay, 1337x both's registrations are closed. I didn't expect this honestly.

Hello i used to download movies and series from 1337x now when i search for something they give me random sht,and bunch of ads

I know the domain gets changed a lot but I’m sure I’m using the right one. When I start browsing the site seems to bug out and not let me click on anything. After refreshing the page it works for a few seconds then gets bugged again. I use Brave browser and have shields up. Wonder if anyone else has experienced this and maybe found a fix. Thanks in advance!

Can anyone explain what is happening, or how I could research this? Using a VPN, running on MacOS 26.5. Fingers crossed for any helpful suggestions.

Are older torrent files less likely to get flagged ? Or maybe I should say potentially even new files but of older content.

Thanks !

With Bill 22, many VPN sre threatening to pull out of Canadian market. In that case, are there any VPN we can use?

To start, I don’t know a lot of the technical details about using torrents, I know just enough to accomplish what I want. That said:

I’m using proton VPN (with kill switch turned on) and Qbit bonded to the VPN. I do all my searching through 1337x.

Today when I tried to go to 1337x I got a message that said the developer has blocked my IP. My VPN was on. I got this message once before, and on that occasion I just changed locations on my VPN and it worked fine. I tried that again today and it didn’t work, still said my IP was blocked.

Any ideas?

So i’m with T-Mobile and we have a tower really close by and for about 2 years the wifi has been really good and did everything i needed it to do. however i didn’t do my due diligence and torrented without using a vpn & after abt 2 months of doing it somewhat consistently my speeds have tanked consistently. i heard they can slow down your internet if they find out. the thing is i haven’t torrented much abt 200gb worth. So is this something they are know to do? i know its not my bandwidth because when my computer is off it struggles when i try to play on my x-box. is it common for them to slow down internet speeds like this? if so would going to T-Mobile & getting a diffrent box solve the issue of my ip address being different? sorry i’m new to this any advice helps thanks.also the price of my wifi went up 10$ i doubt that’s related but is that something else they will do?

edit: the 200 gb is over a span of 4 months as far as im aware this just started this month so if it is because i’ve used to much data over a span of time wouldn’t it rest because may just started? or is it over bill period?