Table of Contents
- 1 Why do my torrents download and upload at the same time?
- 2 How do I stop uTorrent from uploading?
- 3 What is seeding and leeching on uTorrent?
- 4 Why do we need to upload and download files?
- 5 How does torrent downloading work?
- 6 What happens if someone stops uploading on torrents?
- 7 Can torrents be used as seeder or uploader?
Why do my torrents download and upload at the same time?
When you download a torrent file, BitComet and other torrent clients simultaneously upload pieces of the file to other users. The more people uploading pieces of the file, the more options downloaders have and the higher speeds torrent clients can achieve.
How do I stop uTorrent from uploading?
How to Disable Upload (Turn Off Seeding) in uTorrent
- In uTorrent, go to Options -> Preferences.
- Go to Bandwidth section.
- Set the maximum update rate (kB/s): [0: unlimited] to 1 (not really necessary, but just in case uploads are still happening, at least the rate is slowest.
What is uploading while downloading?
While exploring the Internet, you’ve probably encountered the terms downloading and uploading. Downloading means receiving data or a file from the Internet on your computer. Uploading means sending data or a file from your computer to somewhere on the Internet.
What is seeding and leeching on uTorrent?
A seed is a person who has a complete file and uploads the file for other users to finish downloading the file. On the other hand, a leech is a user who does not have the complete file; hence, they cannot share any part of the particular file.
Why do we need to upload and download files?
Downloading is the process of getting web pages, images and files from a web server. To make a file visible to everyone on the internet, you will need to upload it. When users are copying this file to their computer, they are downloading it.
What is the difference between downloading and uploading files?
Uploading means data is being sent from your computer to the Internet. Even clicking on a link on a web page sends a tiny data upload. Downloading means your computer is receiving data from the Internet.
How does torrent downloading work?
Downloading files on torrent works on P2P or peer2peer basis. What it means is, instead of being stored at a server – the file is stored in pieces spread across different users. When you are downloading a piece of file, you are downloading it from another user and vice versa.
What happens if someone stops uploading on torrents?
The concept of torrent is based on peer to peer sharing. Consider a simple example. You want to download a ebook. Someone already has it in his PC, connected through torrent. Now as per the logic of your question, if that person stops uploading, you cannot download it.
What is BitTorrent and how does it work?
Bit Torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, unlike a normal download, Bit-Torrent does not rely on a single source and network, instead it uses simultaneous uploads and downloads from many users. In Bit Torrent a file is divided into a number of pieces. Someone uploads a file which is shared between many users.
Can torrents be used as seeder or uploader?
Even after you are done downloading as long as torrent client such as bittorrent or bitcomet are running (i.e. you have not exit the application) it act as seeder (uploader) allowing other people on the network to download the file…. A2A.