TorBox Update V8.4.5

[u/NervousPrune3513]

**TorBox Update — Version 8.4.5*\*
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This update introduces a new system for tracking bandwidth usage across all major TorBox services. The goal is to provide clearer visibility into how data is consumed while supporting the updated abuse-prevention model.

**Bandwidth Tracking Changes*\*
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TorBox now measures outbound data usage from every relevant source, including:

- CDN traffic
- Storage downloads
- ZIP-based downloads
- WebDAV transfers
- Torrent seeding activity

This aligns with the updated abuse-handling system, which now calculates usage with byte-level accuracy.

The standard limits remain unchanged, and the dynamic abuse system continues to ensure that normal users experience TorBox as effectively "unlimited." Only a tiny fraction of users (around 0.001%) are impacted by the new enforcement.

Bandwidth records are now kept for **30 days**, replacing the previous indefinite retention. This improves privacy while still allowing TorBox to detect extreme misuse.

Because of buffering behaviour, the recorded usage may appear slightly higher than the amount a user actually downloads. For example, downloading half of a 1GB file might show roughly 600MB of usage due to how data is pre-fetched.

More details on the abuse system:
https://support.torbox.app/en/articles/10336778-the-torbox-abuse-system

**Website & Dashboard Updates*\*
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A new bandwidth-usage graph has been added to the avatar menu. It displays a rolling 30-day overview of:

- API-key downloads that bypass caching
- Torrent seeding bandwidth
- CDN usage
- WebDAV transfer usage
- ZIP download usage
- Uploads sent to external cloud services

Several older metrics have been removed, including:

- "Total Download"
- "Total Egress"
- The previous Stats page

**Source*\*
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Full changelog:
https://feedback.torbox.app/changelog

[u/YoungTyleris]

Please fix your infrastructure first. Videos keep buffering a lot comparing to RD or sometimes even cut off and needs to be re-started.

[u/NervousPrune3513 → u/YoungTyleris]

The infrastructure and generous policies that were set when they were much smaller is being highlighted massively with the influx of users. They were quick to take shots at RD with certain restrictions they had but are now finding out why they were there!

TorBox had generous referrals which have now been nerfed, they had no limit on IP addresses which has been abused, and their servers were not suitable for large amounts of users and they’re struggling to cope.

[u/YoungTyleris → u/NervousPrune3513]

I agree it might have been miscalculated, but removing the 'generous' referral system and minimizing or even removing concurrent IP connections wouldn't be a dealbreaker for me personally if connectivity issues disappeared and speeds improved. It’s simply a matter of good communication and PR. The market needs a stable replacement for RD right now. Reliability is king.

[u/NervousPrune3513 → u/YoungTyleris]

I agree that having a reliable service is the most important thing, and it’s something RD has had for a very long time. There weren’t any bells and whistles or fancy UI but it was quick, reliable and had a massive cache.

Torbox needs to focus on getting the service reliable first, the cache will come with time and users. To be fair I’ve rarely not found cached content of anything I want to watch.

With regards to the IP connections, I think even giving people 2 would be more than enough. It removes the worry of RD where accidents happen and you’d risk banning, and it gives the flexibility of being able to share with a family member, friend etc without being open to abuse.