#Deluge bittorrent no torrents are downloading how to#
#Deluge bittorrent no torrents are downloading utorrent#

#Deluge bittorrent no torrents are downloading utorrent#

Here’s instructions for uTorrent (same steps for any torrent client). Setup Port Forwarding: Most routers’ admin interface let’s you create port forwarding rules.You’ll need to do one of three things to fix the port forwarding issue. Peers give you a lower priority and your torrents download slowly or don’t start at all. Why it’s a problem: If there’s a port forwarding problem, incoming peer connections get delayed or stuck at your router. But most of us are behind a router, and that router doesn’t know which computer to direct that traffic to. The most important is the ‘Listen Port’ which handles incoming peer connections.Īll traffic on the listen port needs to be forwarded to the device running your torrent client. Here’s why it’s a problem:īitTorrent uses both UDP and TCP ports to manage your peer connections. Port forwarding errors used to cause so many problems for me.

#Deluge bittorrent no torrents are downloading how to#

How to fix: Change the listening port in your client’s connection settings, then restart the software and try again. Sometimes your torrent client will accidentally be set to use a listening port that is blocked (or in use by another program). If you use another firewall software (often included with your antivirus) you’ll need to manually whitelist your torrent client in the firewall settings. You should be getting your secure encryption from a VPN anyway. Or just disable protocol encryption altogether.

How to fix: Change your encryption settings from ‘Forced’ or ‘Required’ to ‘Enabled’. But your settings are too strict, you might be reducing your number of available peers. Most torrent clients have a built-in encryption option designed to help circumvent throttling. If all else fails, try to find a similar torrent that is well-seeded. You should also check your encryption settings (below) to make sure you aren’t limiting connections. How to fix: Usually you’ll need to wait until a new peer joins the swarm with the missing piece(s). This happens when other users hit-and-run the swarm without seeding the complete torrent. Some don’t have sufficient availability, meaning the swarm doesn’t have all the pieces of the file.

These are the most common causes (and solutions) for a torrent that won’t download. Stuck torrents are super annoying, but fortunately it’s usually fixable. Do you have a torrent that’s stuck part way and won’t complete the download? Or can you not even start the download and your client still shows ‘connecting to peers.’