Problem downloading torrent files
Problem downloading torrent files
Hello, When downloading files, it gets stuck at "Downloading metadata" and cannot be downloaded. I tested these torrents on another machine and everything works fine. Is it because my device has a problem?
Re: Problem downloading torrent files
If it says metadata, it means your client is trying to download the torrent file from the other peers because it's a magnet link. But it can't connect to them.
Look up port forwarding and make sure you don't have qBittorrent firewalled.
Look up port forwarding and make sure you don't have qBittorrent firewalled.
Re: Problem downloading torrent files
Lack of port forwarding will affect only a tiny minority of cases, it's very unlikely to be the cause of a systematic problem.
Re: Problem downloading torrent files
What Peter said. Are you by chance using a VPN on your main machine? Some providers have designated P2P file transfer servers. Others don't allow torrenting at all (they actively block it). I ran into this issue once before with a previous service provider I tried so just thought I'd mention it.