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Ccan You Download Torrent Without Seeds ccan you download torrent without seeds Is there any way to download a torrent that has 0 seeds? I hate to say I'm growing desperate but I've scoured through Google in hopes of stumbling upon a method I haven't tried repeatedly and alas, nothing. Has anybody here ever found a solution to this problem other than hoping and waiting? I've only ever gone to Kickass and am unsure if whether or not the file would be on private sites. I'm unsure if this is acceptable here, but I would be willing to pay someone to either teach me how to download the file, or if someone helped me out and downloaded it for me (message me if interested). Seriously, I would be deeply appreciative. No. At least, generally not. Seeds are the people sharing the whole file(s). The torrent merely points your computer to their computer. If they aren't there, the file isn't even in the system for you to get. The exception is if between all the peers the entire file(s) exist(s). This can only really happen if several people downloaded different fragments and then the seed disappeared before anyone finished but only before someone collects all the pieces and becomes a seed. Or the individual file names from inside the torrent. Occasionally you will find another source or torrent that contains it. If there are actually 0 seeds (as in peers with 100% of all pieces) then it's still possible. That's the Definition though, which means there are caveats. A client can be 'seeding' and yet not be a 'seed'. If there are 3 files in a torrent, and 3 clients, each which has selected and is seeding only one file in that torrent, you can become a seed if the file they have is each different (because there will be 1 distributed copy, with 2 pieces - the file boundary pieces - duplicated. So the question is not 'are there 0 seeds' but 'are there 0 distributed copies' Don't trust scrape values, some trackers manipulate them (one of the trackers I worked on many years ago disabled scrapes to increase tracker capacity, hooked it to a random number generator instead), and sometimes peers (like above's example) don't list as 'seeds'. The key is 'distributed copies, and that's what to look for (also sometimes called 'availability'). And be sure DHT is enabled, so you have access to any other peers that might be out there. How To Seed Torrent file without downloading it? Hi guys, I'm don't deal too much with torrents, and actually I don't know a lot, just downloaded utorrent, and if I want something, download it then stop the seeding, but now I'm facing a new thing to me, I wanna seed some torrent files, but I don't need to download them, they are large and I don't need their content, How To Seed Torrents Without Downloading Them?, not for just the same size, as long as I'm seeding. sorry for bad English and thank you all for your time :) You can't. You have to have the data in order to seed it. That's how it works. what if I downloaded some of the data, just one file for example, Am I gonna just seed for this file? You can make a new torrent with data you already have. You cannot seed a torrent without having the data. I'm really wishing I could do that :/, but unfortunately, if i created one, its not gonna help a lot out there, but thank you anyways. You either have to download the data, or already have the exact same data in order to seed. If you have the data, put the data in the data directory, add the .torrent to utorrent, it will find the data and recheck to 100% and then start seeding. Also, please seed to at least a ratio of 1:1 -- immediately stopping seeding is rude, and offers no protections. I'm sorry could you please explain for me this: please seed to at least a ratio of 1:1 ? I really don't know, but don't worry I don't stop it immediately, I leave it for sometime until I seed some amount near to what I downloaded, or a little less :D you don't know my internet connection here is so weak. A seedbox would be perfect for this. You don't download the data, the seedbox does. The seedbox then seeds it. Usually, "seeding" a torrent refers to having the complete file downloaded, so someone could get the entire copy from you if you were the only one uploading it. If you only have some of the file downloaded, you are considered a "peer". You can upload the parts you have downloaded, but since you don't have the entire file, someone who wants to download it will have to get the rest of it from other people. This isnt a problem if there are multiple people downloading, but if you are the only one uploading, then they would only be able to get what you'd downloading. Is it safe to seed without a VPN? I mostly use torrents to download large amounts of files, however I'm still worried for security. Is it safe to seed without a VPN? Depends on what kind of "files" we are talking about. If you're breaking copyright laws by doing so, then, no, it's not safe. Linux ISOs obviously. Anything that has to do with torrents isn’t safe. As safe as having sex without a condom. Press your luck. No whammy No whammy stop! That's fucking hilarious. Don’t pass go and just NO! No, it isn't. If you're worried about it, a VPN gives you peace of mind. There is this myth that torrenting is illegal. But by no means torrenting itself is illegal or prone to piracy. The time when torrents came into existence, they were used for peer 2 peer sharing or more commonly known as p2p. Simply downloading content with one’s consent is not illegal. But if you are downloading your favorite movie, music, game or anything without the consent of the up loader then you are invading into illegal use of torrents. But to be honest this is how most users are making use of torrents getting stuff for free. When it comes to safety, than using a VPN is always advisable. But this could vary country to country. Every country has their own anti piracy laws. Japan tops the list of countries which are best at tackling digital piracy. Downloading torrents without a VPN in Switzerland, Mexico, and even Spain is safe. But doing the same in UK, Germany, USA could result in copy-right notices. Therefore watch out for your country’s digital laws before downloading torrents without a VPN. my recommendation is VeePN. It doesn't collect logs of your activity, including no logging of browsing history, traffic destination, data content, or DNS queries, speed is better than I have had in my previous vpns. It is unlimited and super fast. How To : Torrent Without Getting Caught. I'm not admitting to anything, but let's be honest, most of us download content on the Web from time to time. With copyright holders laying down the law more and more often, it can't hurt to do so with caution. And even if you aren't downloading copyrighted material, you still don't want companies snooping in on your online activities. So just how do you protect yourself when torrenting? Avoid "Open Communities" This is the first and easiest line of defense for your downloading habits. When you torrent, your IP is shared with a number of other users who help you to finish the file by sending you pieces of it that they've already downloaded. In turn, you send them back the pieces you have, and everyone ends up with a completed file in the end. Copyright holders looking to get their lawsuit on might join a download and log the IPs of everyone they come in contact with. Once they have your IP, they can contact your ISP which will lead them right to you. Public trackers, such as The Pirate Bay, are where these phony downloaders go to mine for IP addresses. Because these sites don't verify anyone's identity, and there are no restrictions on what downloads you can join, it's next to effortless for a company to jump in and grab some IPs. Now obviously, because popular torrents might have thousands of people connected to it at any time, the odds of them choosing your IP to go after is slim, but why take the risk? Private trackers such as Demonoid (now shut down) and BitMe provide an extra layer of protection by requiring users to register, and are often invite only to help keep those unwanted corporate presences. This might be a lot less convenient than browsing the public sites, but once you're in, the odds of getting caught go down significantly. And if you have any friends who download regularly, one or two of them might have some spare invites to go around. Read the Comments. If you really can't scrounge up an invite to any of these private communities, the least you can do is check the files before you download. Almost every reputable torrent site has space for user comments on the download page.
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