12-01-2023, 08:13 PM
(12-01-2023, 07:58 PM)SpriggsySpriggs Wrote: Unless you are the only seeder, a torrent doesn't pull only from your PC.
When you first upload, you're the only seeder. You need to share 100% before anyone else can become a seeder. Most folks are on limited bandwidth, so IF they download a TB torrent, they immediately stop it. They're hit-and-run downloaders. The amount they seed is going to be trivial. Most folks don't have TB of bandwidth, storage space, and connectivity. When it gets to being that size, folks upload once to a dedicated seedbox, and then they leave it up to the seedbox to transfer over.
No matter how you hack it, if it's a 2TB torrent, you've got to expend 2TB to share and seed it even once. Once you filter out the hit-and-runs, you'll probably need to seed that thing for months before it becomes "stable" for long-term reliability.
If you're movng that size torrents around, then you've got a HELLUVA internet plan! Share the details with us! I'm certain a ton of folks would love to be able to afford such transfers!
(My ISP is giving me 2TB transfers per month for about $50, with $1 per 10GB overtures after, at close to 1GBS speeds. Just what type of plan have you found to subscribe to?? The world wants to know!)