So a file I was needing is showing as 9 seeds, 5 peers, but its stalled.
Why is that? And what does it mean for me other than I can’t grab it. Is there something I can do on my end, or is it on the other side of things?
I’ve just cut the cord, so if these questions are basic, I apologize, I am just now learning a lot of this stuff
In qbit click on the stalled torrent and look for “last time seen complete” if it says “never” it means the file is dead. None of the seeders have the last bit of the file and the seeders are other people waiting for somebody to complete the file. If this happens just delete and restart from a different source.
Edit: This applies to files that have started downloading then stalled out later. If your download is still at 0% you have a separate issue.
Not all seeds are online 24/7. Sometimes leaving the torrent running for hours or days can allow you to download it when that PC/server gets switched on.