Mister Moisture Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I have been using uTorrent for about 15 years to download but I have no real idea of the technical side at all so please be patient. I have noticed for some time and especially since the last update that it seems to take over and hog my internet and everything else slows down until the internet crashes. The first sign is that my PC slows to a crawl and trying to access a website using Chrome takes forever. Usually I get tod that there is no internet, even though UTorrent is still downloading. Sometimes, I can just wait and it will reconnect very soon. Other times, I have to remove the cable from the USB wifi adaptor, reconnect it and off she goes again. I might have to do this more than once before it ‘clicks’ and reconnects automatically. At times, I remove the cable, reconnect and nothing happens, then when I try to connect manually, first it says ‘checking Windows requirements’ but then I get told Windows can’t connect and I have to reboot. Then other times, things seem to just freeze and I have to reboot my PC when it usually reconnects and starts downloading again OK. However, there are times when even rebooting doesn’t work and I have to not only power off, but also remove the plug from the wall and reset the router in another room before reconnecting to the mains and starting from scratch. This doesn’t happen too often but probably 2 or 3 times a week. Having said that, the internet crashed as I was typing this and I had to unplug both the router and PC for about 5 minutes, then try to reconnect and it refused to connect twice, but on the third attempt it finally did. This was in the space of about 10 minutes. I don’t pretend to know why any of this should happen, but it’s 1) something to do with uTorrent, 2), something to do with my Windows configuration or 3) something to do with my ISP. Of course there could be any combination of the three. I have just noticed that whilst I have Windows 10 64 bit, my version of uTorrent is 32 bit. Does this matter? I don’t have any problem at all when downloading from sites via Chrome. If it’s uTorrent, I am not sure if I have it set up properly so could do with some help there. I would love to resolve this problem somehow so any help is very much appreciated. Setup – uTorrent 3.5.5 Build 45574 32 bit Windows 10 64 bit Pro Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363 16 gig DDR4 2133 Processor AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, Radeon Vega Graphics, 3500 MHz, 4 Core(s) Mainboard Product Gigabyte B450M DS3H-CF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I don't think it is related directly to uTorrent, maybe to your router or ISP. Try see if it still happens w/o using WIFI (over LAN connection).. Regardless, you are welcome to use my recommended settings file (@my sig). BTW, the latest stable now is 3.5.5 45628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moisture Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hi thanks for the reply. I'll try to wade my way through all that lot, but I'm no expert so it will take time. I recall now that I had problems some years ago and I ended up finding that it was due to an update, so I reverted to the previous version (2-something or other) and it was OK as long as I used that. I built a new PC last year and installed the latest version of uTorrent and that's when my problems started again. The previous PC was Win 7 32 bit and this new one is Win 10 64 bit but still the same problems. Having said that, the uTorrent I use is the 32 bit version because I can't seem to find a 64 bit one. With that in mind, I do think uTorrent has a significant bearing on the issue although obviously I need to check the other factors you mentioned. Finally, what about if I just set uTorrent to all default settings and see what happens then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 >Finally, what about if I just set uTorrent to all default settings and see what happens then? Mine are better... uTorrent was never published in a 64 bit version. If you've reported memory related issues, over 2GB I'd think it'd be possibly related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moisture Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 3:49 PM, rafi said: I don't think it is related directly to uTorrent, maybe to your router or ISP. Try see if it still happens w/o using WIFI (over LAN connection).. Regardless, you are welcome to use my recommended settings file (@my sig). BTW, the latest stable now is 3.5.5 45628 I am not sure what you mean by @my sig. Does it mean one of the links below your post? I'll try a LAN connection but my cable doesn't seem to be working and the places where I'd buy a new one are currently closed due to the COVID 19 virus, but it's on the list. I don't think it's a wifi issue though, because I don't have any problems when downloading movies etc directly through Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 My v3.x quick-fix >"Best Practice" settings.dat file< (^ see tip #O) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moisture Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 2 hours ago, rafi said: My v3.x quick-fix >"Best Practice" settings.dat file< (^ see tip #O) Well, I clicked on the link and downloaded the .dat file, but can't open it in anything because it needs a program to be associated with it. What now? Do I import the file into something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 You don't *open* it, you exit uT, backup and replace your settings.dat with it (renamed) and adjust to your paths if not using blank defaults & needed, plus your opened port #. It's all explained in "^ see tip #O", so, best you read it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moisture Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Ah! OK, I should have thought of that! :-D Give me a couple of days and I'll sort it out. Many thanks for the info so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moisture Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 3:16 PM, rafi said: You don't *open* it, you exit uT, backup and replace your settings.dat with it (renamed) and adjust to your paths if not using blank defaults & needed, plus your opened port #. It's all explained in "^ see tip #O", so, best you read it... Rafi, many thanks for your help. My problem seems to be sorted out. I think I had messed about with the settings of the previous installation too much and put too much strain on my PC memory and internet connection. I have done a truckload of downloading torrents over the last few days and not a problem once. Now to finish reading your tips and perhaps I'll be able to figure it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgosfm Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I'm using 3.5.5.45628, and ever since that update, uT has become virtually unusable for me. This "tiny" client has become a giant CPU hog. It doesn't appear to be memory related, it just seems that it sticks into some sort of evil runaway process that eventually (after about 3-4 hours) disables my whole computer. Running Win 10 Pro, I3770 processor, 24GB DD3 RAM. I'm also seeding roughly 5200 torrents. Are there any plans to come out with a 64 bit version? I'm thinking that would fix a lot of these problems, like crashes when trying to create a torrent over 2GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 10 hours ago, kgosfm said: Are there any plans to come out with a 64 bit version? No. Best I can think of for 5000k torrents, is using my settings + set the LAA flag in that uT exe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moisture Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 5 hours ago, kgosfm said: I'm using 3.5.5.45628, and ever since that update, uT has become virtually unusable for me. This "tiny" client has become a giant CPU hog. It doesn't appear to be memory related, it just seems that it sticks into some sort of evil runaway process that eventually (after about 3-4 hours) disables my whole computer. Running Win 10 Pro, I3770 processor, 24GB DD3 RAM. I'm also seeding roughly 5200 torrents. Are there any plans to come out with a 64 bit version? I'm thinking that would fix a lot of these problems, like crashes when trying to create a torrent over 2GB. Just what was happening to me. The machine just got taken over by a crazed process with a mind of its own, elbowing it's way to the CPU and RAM to hog whatever it wanted for itself. The best, but most time-wasting, way to resolve it was to unplug everything from the wall including the router, maybe go make a cup of tea and come back, plug everything back in and then all was fine after switch-on, but If I resumed downloading, eventually (could be 10 minutes, could be 2 hours) back came the problems. I just download what I want then leave uTorrent churning away and seed whatever is on there to whoever wants what I have got, so I don't have a huge amount of torrents going. I might have had up to 100 previously, but after updating with Rafi's settings I have much less. I tried making torrents from existing files and uploading them, but it never seemed to work so maybe I will post another thread on that elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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