ashletina Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 i am downloading a file in size 2.2g and now at 5gig it says its 77% done? is this usual? its my fist time, apologises if im on the wrong board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashletina Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 anybody help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 For many of us, it's the middle of the night!This isn't an instant messenger and we're not "on call 24/7".So don't expect a response till the next day.Ok, having said that...on to your problem!In the general tab (after clicking on this torrent)What's that torrent's availability?What's the wasted amount?How many hash fails have you had?Are seeds/peers being banned for hash failure?What speed is your connection, up and down?...if you don't know, you can test it under Speed Guide (CTRL+G) in µTorrent.Speed Guide can also let you pick a setting that matches your connection's UPLOAD speed...so overloads are far less likely, even nonexistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashletina Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 sorry i was just getting a little frantic cause because im downloading at my boyfriends and his brother will shoot me if he finds out i downloaded all this extra crap....availability - 0.775wasted 4.36mb (0 hashfails)seeds - 0 our of 0 connected. according to some test, my download speed is 3364kkps upload 563kbpsSpeed Guide can also let you pick a setting that matches your connection's UPLOAD speed...so overloads are far less likely, even nonexistant.i dont understand how to set them and what to set them too?thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Hrm... Can you try the speed test again, but making sure you're not using the internet connection for any other reason than to test? Meaning shutting µTorrent down, no IM'ing, no downloading, etc. I'm inclined to think you should select xx/640k, but we need to be a bit more sure first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 If availability is 0.775, then there's only 77.5% of the whole file available. You can't get any more than other people also have to share. And since you said you already had 77%, you're quite likely stuck till someone who has the rest rejoins.In the meantime, any new person that comes along is downloading from you and downloading from others till they also get the same 77.5% as you have. So they probably download VERY fast till they reach that point...and then nothing! The 5gig is probably the amount you've uploaded -- quite likely the same thing over and over again. This is normal. Someone has to return the favor, possibly more than once, for these files to ever be available in the first place...and to stay available days later!It's not your fault, if that is important you can wait for someone to come along...but most people never give a second thought when they download something that sharing back is important, and once they leave they're gone for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashletina Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 thanks guys. my speeds (without utorrent or anything running):to seattle - down 3409 up 571san fran - down 3277 up 634los angeles - down 2049 up - 658dallas - down 3151 up 544chicago - 2911 up 503atlanta - down 3034 up 509ney york down 2981 up 509 would the availability thing be helped by getting a different client? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 If there's no one there, I don't see how changing clients will make them come.Seems you can use Speed Guide settings for either xx/512k or xx/640k -- with the second being faster on upload but possibly a little slower on download...assuming there's anything available to download! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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