Thread: GOOD TRICK to seed for looong time!

Well, I know sometimes it's difficult to seed in music trackers, but I found a relly good way to do it, actually it works with any tracker.
I realized while I was downloading a file I was able to be connected with a lot of leechers, of course while more % downloaded file you've got, more leechers you're connected with.
The thing is when you finish downloading the file (I don't know why) but you can't be connected with to many leechers, I mean:


Downloading a file:
FileXXXXX.......75% Downloaded..........status: downloading.......35(45) seeds
.............12(25)leechers..........good upload speed



File downloaded:
FileXXXXX......100%Downloaded..........status: seeding...............0(46) seeds
.............2(24)leechers............no so good upload speed


So I think is much better seed while you are downloading the file than when you have downloaded it at all, because in that way you are connected with a lot of leechers in the swarm and you are uploading with fast upload speed all the time.
The thing is you can't download the file forever... but you can do it slower in that way you will be able to upload a lot.
I follow the next steps:

I. Download a big file (well more than 1GB)

II. Download it under normal conditions until you have about 65% of it

III. If you are connected with a good amount of lecchers, reduce your download speed until 2Kb/s and keep seeding with good upload speed until you finish downloading it, in that way you will be seeding that file for 3 or 4 hours at max upload speed

IV. DONE!!!



Well, I hope it works for you.

credits goes to ADMIN


looking for GFT because my upload speed isnt that great

its an old trick..always limit your download speed in order to seed together.

Slowing down download speed keeps u in swarm for longer time , On the contraire , i get much higher upload speed when am done downloading , certainly wld like to try doing that , perhaps it's better if u add some info on slowing download speed on rutorrent .

does this actually work i mean will you be put in priority for uploading over the seeders when u are downloading ?

swarm consists of seeders and leechers so it doest keep you longer in the swarm to my knowledge cause you already in the swarm only way i see this working is because you are throtling your download speeds so it wont cause a bottleneck on some connections.

but if anyone could show me a reference that this is how the BT protocol works that leechers get priority over seeders for uploading that would be great

While this method is good for brand new users downloading older files, in most cases it's not a good idea.

The better method, is to get on a brand new file as quick as possible. Download the complete thing FAST, and seed.
Then your chances of seeding to someone who doesn't have a certain piece of the file go up at least 10-fold.

Your method is only good at keeping the down/up ratio good at first since they stay pretty even.
This doesn't usually matter though because most trackers offer a safe zone for the first 5-10gigs.
Meaning you won't be banned or warned anyway.
Ultimately with the method of downloading fast, you get the files quicker and you upload more.

Originally Posted by konVILEuted

While this method is good for brand new users downloading older files, in most cases it's not a good idea.

The better method, is to get on a brand new file as quick as possible. Download the complete thing FAST, and seed.
Then your chances of seeding to someone who doesn't have a certain piece of the file go up at least 10-fold.

Your method is only good at keeping the down/up ratio good at first since they stay pretty even.
This doesn't usually matter though because most trackers offer a safe zone for the first 5-10gigs.
Meaning you won't be banned or warned anyway.
Ultimately with the method of downloading fast, you get the files quicker and you upload more.

exactly thats what i thought but the topic poster suggest that leechers get priority for uploading.

Originally Posted by medschool

Slowing down download speed keeps u in swarm for longer time , On the contraire , i get much higher upload speed when am done downloading , certainly wld like to try doing that , perhaps it's better if u add some info on slowing download speed on rutorrent .

If u have access to rtorrent u can throttle your speeds there. If not, u can always install the plugin Throttle in rutorrent to achieve this.

Regardless of priority, the more of the file you have the more people you can be uploading to simultaneously.
Test it out if you'd like.

lol I think thats the problem with TL, no one does that. and that is a bit 'old' of a trick, but still effective.