torrents stopping at 99%

[Ste#70]

doing my head in now.

any ideas on how to sort it? ive searched and read all about this port forwarding etc but it all seems a bit much to me.

is there anyone else having or had this problem?

 

[Griff]

# Why is my download stuck at 99.9%?
There are actually a few factors which may contribute to this problem. Though 99.9% is the most common, it actually happens with percentages in the high 90s (96%, 97%, 98% and anything in between).
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* There may be an anti-leech protection in effect limiting transfers to you. Many clients does have this feature to ensure peers give back what they have taken to the swarm.
* The final piece(s) may be something changeable. Check to see what is left on the download. If the file(s) in question are ". DS_Store," " Thumbs.db," or "desktop.ini," you may select these files and choose to omit them from the download. If the seeder's version of these files changed, then they will fail the hash check, preventing anyone from getting the original. Similarly, if on your side, these [hidden] files are "read only" and/or protected, your client will keep downloading and discarding that which cannot be replaced.
* There may be a physical problem preventing you from completing the download. Try stopping the torrent, run scandisk, and restarting the torrent. This will fix any errors on your harddrive.
* The more pieces you have, the harder it becomes to find people who have the pieces you need. That's why downloads sometimes slow down or even stop completely. Just be patient and you will get the remaining pieces.

Your problem will be the bit in bold.

Sounds like you're using a crap torrent site/tracker as well.

 

[Ste#70]

wtf are pieces? the files in the download?

torrent site recomendation? also whats a tracker?

its all so unnecessarily complicated.

 

[Griff]

If you think torrents are complicated then I suggest you don't try Usenet.

http://www.bittorrentguide.co.uk/torrentguide.html

 

[Ste#70]

i used to click, download and play, but these days it seems to just be alot more complicated, obviously not that complicated when you know what your doing like yourself.

ill have a good read of that site and see how i get on.

 

[Griff]

That guide should explain the basics easily enough.

The better torrents sites to use are private ones such as Torrentleech or Demonoid and both sites have much more in-depth guides on their sites if you want more reading material.

 

[Ste#70]

ok cheers.

both closed to signups at the moment though.

 

[Griff]

ok cheers.

both closed to signups at the moment though.

PM me your email address and I'll send you an invite code.

 

[Andy.]

If you find torrents complicated and want fast download speeds. Look into buying yourself a rapidshare account. Not expensive and you get maximum download speed. There are a couple of good sites which can help you find whatever legal software, music etc you want.