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This article has been viewed 1,, times. This wikiHow teaches you how to increase the download speed of a torrent. Torrent download speeds can be increased by practicing basic Internet speed habits, though you can also modify your torrent client's settings in order to speed up some torrents.
Keep in mind that if the torrent doesn't have enough seeds to complete its download, there isn't much that you can do. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.
Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Part 1. Select torrents with enough seeds. Torrents with fewer "seeds" uploaders than "leeches" downloaders will take significantly longer to download than in the inverse.
If a torrent has few to no seeds, you won't be able to download the whole torrent. Close background services and programs when downloading.
Running any programs—especially those which take up large amounts of bandwidth, such as streaming services—while attempting to download torrents will invariably slow down your download rates.
Try downloading one torrent at a time. In the event that you're running into issues with torrent speed while downloading multiple torrents, try pausing all but one.
This will allocate the bandwidth that the other two torrents were using to the one that isn't paused. You can pause a torrent by right-clicking it and clicking Pause. Prioritize a specific torrent. If you're downloading more than one torrent, you can set its priority to "High" in order to cause it to download faster than the other torrents in your queue: Right-click a torrent.
Hover your mouse over Bandwidth Allocation. Click High. Avoid downloading other files when downloading a torrent. Again, running streaming programs and file-sharing programs other than your torrent client will prevent your torrents from downloading in a timely fashion. If you share an Internet connection with one or more people, try to download your torrent when you know that they aren't downloading or streaming.
Download during periods of low activity. This goes for both inside of your house and in general: try to download late at night or early in the morning during a period where you know that anyone else on your Internet connection isn't also downloading or streaming. Connect your computer to your router via Ethernet. Using an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to your router will ensure that there aren't any hiccups in your download speed.
If this isn't an option for you, bring your computer as close to your router or vice versa as possible. Use a VPN when downloading torrents. If your ISP is throttling your Internet speed because they don't approve of you downloading torrents, using a VPN will help you circumvent the restrictions.
Keep in mind that torrenting illegal files can result in your IP address being blacklisted among other criminal charges. Part 2. Open uTorrent or BitTorrent. These are the two most popular torrent clients. Click Options. If you feel these aren't fast enough for your purposes, it could be time to switch to an ISP with faster speeds on offer.
ISPs use a technique called "traffic shaping" to prioritize traffic on their network. This means the ISP can detect what data is being sent, routing it to its destination based on how important it considers the data to be. Usually, BitTorrent clients have tools for managing whether data is encrypted or not. However, this is inadequate in the face of ISP packet detection.
In this case, VPN software is advised. You might even see an overall torrent speed increase. Be aware that not all VPNs support torrenting, however. Using one of the better clients is advisable, such as qBittorrent or Transmission.
Wikipedia lists about 25 BitTorrent clients. Whichever one you choose, it should feature configurable settings to help you get the most out of your torrent downloads and shares. With your BitTorrent client installed, it's wise to ensure it stays updated. Performance issues in the software can lead to slower downloads. Keeping the software up-to-date can increase torrenting speed as well as overcome security issues in the torrent client.
So, whenever your BitTorrent client tells you that an update is ready, be sure to download and install it straightaway. A peer is any computer participating in the download and upload of a torrent file.
A seed or seeder is anyone who has one complete copy of the file being shared across the torrent network. Meanwhile, a leech or a leecher is the downloader It's a person who does not have the complete file yet but has joined the network to download it.
A leecher becomes a seeder once download is complete and the entire file can be shared across the network. For high torrent speeds, popular torrents are the best choice.
The greater the number of seeders, the healthier the torrent and the better the chance of higher speeds. For many users, below settings works perfectly well. Now, to make a change or reconfigure firewall settings of all the seeders is not possible, but uTorrent client offers the option to retrieve all the data directly without messing around with firewalls.
Download Torrents who have a High Number of Seeders. Once you start downloading Torrent files, the uTorrent client picks a small portion of files from several computers, who are known as seeders, who share files even when the downloading is completed.
Changing the bandwidth settings of uTorrent is one another way which can help you boost the download speeds. Follow the below steps:. Change the global maximum number of connections to Change the maximum number of connected peers per torrent to 50 Change the number of upload slots per torrent to
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