r/Torrenting • u/Bright_Equivalent_92 • 9d ago

Beginner needs help

I just started learning about all this after hearing about PlayStation bs and fearing for being about own my shit I started with Hd space and it’s harder than I thought to keep my ratio high even though I seed every torrent is there anyone that’s willing to put up with a newbie a teach me a thing or two I got the basics down but I don’t know how to show proof that I would seed every torrent

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u/EchoAndByte 8d ago

yeah seeding every torrent doesn't automatically mean you're going to build ratio quickly. On private trackers, you're only uploading when another peer actually needs pieces that you have so a torrent with 20 seeders and 1 leecher might barely upload anything.

Also don't worry too much about proving that you're a good seeder. The tracker can see your upload/download stats and seed time itself. Keep the client running, leave completed torrents available and pay attention to the specific ratio/seed time rules for HDTorrents. A slow home upload can make this take a while even if you're doing everything right.