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Does Torrenting use a lot of data?
No. Because a torrent download is peer to peer download system. So,for every torrent file download your computer’s torrent client have to share some uploading data to make the torrent file available for other users. It’s called leeching.
Can you download with 1 seeder?
No you can’t. Because there must be one seeder.
Does seeding take up a lot of bandwidth?
If you’re seeding many torrents while downloading a torrent the seeding while take up some bandwidth and thus you’ll probably download slower than if you weren’t seeding many torrents.
Is seeding bad utorrent?
Don’t seed more than is absolutely necessary. Not to say that the downloading part is any less illegal, but if you stop seeding and delete your . torrent file after it’s done downloading, your odds of staying safe are significantly higher.
Does seeding consume data?
Yes, seeding on torrent consumes data. Seeding actually means uploading a file that is present on your computer so that other users can download the file.
How much time does seeding take?
As a general rule, seeding a file for a few days is probably fine, but again it can vary. A 1MB file with 1000 seeders probably doesn’t need you to seed for an entire week.
Does seeding slow down PC?
Seeding uses your upload bandwitdth, not download, so it should have no impact on your download speeds.
Is seeding bad for Internet?
Yes seeding a torrent using any torrent client reduces your internet speed. I used to seed my torrents like all day reaching up to 2-GB of uploaded data. Seeding uses a part of your network bandwidth. It definitely takes up bandwidth but it depends how much you’re seeding and how much bandwidth you have.
Does seeding on torrent consume data?
Yes, seeding on torrent consumes data. Seeding actually means uploading a file that is present on your computer so that other users can download the file. Torrent does not have a fixed server.
How much download do torrents take up per day?
There would be small amounts of overhead although nothing significant. With a multitude of torrents running (15+), it’d eat up about 50mb of download per day.
Why is uTorrent eating up so much of my data?
If your plan counts uploads, you are eating usage. This isn’t unique to uTorrent, every single client will download when uploading and the more torrents you have active/running the more download you do. I was pulling anywhere from 300-900MB/day download seeding ~800 torrents when I ran off my home pC.
Does uTorrent count uploads and downloads as usage?
Of course it does. You are uploading, they are downloading. If your plan counts uploads, you are eating usage. This isn’t unique to uTorrent, every single client will download when uploading and the more torrents you have active/running the more download you do.