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paulp

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hi there I'm new to the whole bit torrent thing.

I followed the steps and downloaded a few things but they are "seeding"

What exactly is this? will it eat into my usage limits ie I am currently on 7g/ month, how do I set limits and how do I stop it when it has reached those limits   ?

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Seeding is the process of upload data to others, to help them complete the torrent download. The 'whole bit torrent thing' works this way; people upload/download data to/from each other.

 

If your 7G includes upload bandwidth, then seeding will 'eat into' your usage limits.

 

You can set a transfer limit (ie. 6.GB) by opening 'Preferences' (CTRL-P), navigating to 'Transfer Cap' and enabling (+configuring) the transfer cap to suit your needs.

 

Alternatively, you can prevent seeding by stopping the torrent. 

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How does one set in preferences to stop seeding if they are not around when the download completes?

 

I am not trying to be selfish. I just got an email about copyright infringement from "someones" (not saying it's mine) computer seeding a show and now it has me concerned.

 

So please do not read this and think I am being ungrateful, I am just inquiring.

 

Thank you for your time and I apologize if this is off the original topic.

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hi guys, i'm new to the forums and have no idea how to make my own page so i'm goin have to hitch hike onto this one!

so here's my question about seeding: i just changed my internet provider and as usual used bittorrent to for my work.. anyway i received an email about copyright infringement,

 

is this because i leave my torrent for seeding/uploads for other people

thanks

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