Coaster Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 I download usually a couple of torrents a day. So I am wondering how many I should keep in the seeding mode and for how long? I want to play fair and do my part but they all add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 you should seed your torrents to at least 1:1 ratio, that is the rule, u can set it in the preferences if u want it to stop automatically after it reached 1:1 ratiopreferences > queueing > seed while ratio is <= 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b003 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm rather new to torrents and was wondering about torrent etiquette. If no one picks what your seeding shouldn't you stop it? I've had some go on for a couple of days with no takers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 You should seed for as long as you can keep it on your drive, even if there's no one grabbing it. People will hop on eventually.Of course, if after a few days or something you got nothing and you actually NEED the space, I guess it's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b003 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hmm okay. While I'm on the subject I generally don't leave my my computer on overnight is that a big deal? I mean I could easily restart the seeding in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 nope, not a problem, not all people can leave their PC on 24/7 so, thats what we do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfire Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Some even argue that leaving your computer on is healthier for your hard drives because spin-up and spin-down shortens a drive's lifespan more than what leaving them constantly running would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b003 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 It is, drives have a fairly limited amount of startups before the chance they won't boot the next time increases. The older and more startups it's had, the less likely it'll be alive the next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b003 Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 But what about heat build up? The maxtor external I use tends to get more than a little warm, I was thinking that letting the system cool as well as the dsl modem would be better for the internals in the long run, but maybe not for chip creep though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfire Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Maxtor XD...I use my SATA external Maxtor drive as a hot plate - it keeps my coffee warm at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 True external drives are a little different from internal ones and are designed to turn on/off a bit more, I believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I usually keep 1 or 2 torrents seeding at night apart from downloads that finish. I go 1:1 for stuff I like and want to share or private tracker stuff (who knew sharing could be so addictive), whatever it needs to download or until sick with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfire Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 My external drive was just an internal drive stuck into a makeshift enclosure that was converted from an IDE enclosure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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