phantomofthetorrent 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Greetings all! First post here so I hope I am in the right place. I occasionally have cause to use torrent downloads and I've noticed that I am sometimes able to download a torrent even when--according to the client I am using--no one is seeding. Since there is no one seeding and torrents are a peer to peer exchange protocol, where is that file coming from? Many thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Feit 15 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 The .torrent file is metadata and can be exchanged independently of the client. The original torrent was made and was likely seeded at one time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phantomofthetorrent 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 I see. So once it was seeded it just sort of stays out there in "cyberparts unknown" then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Feit 15 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Seeding happens by either the person who made the torrent or people who downloaded it. In the case of torrents that won't complete, they are no longer seeded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
