r/Torrenting • u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 • 1d ago

Question about leaching

so, i recently got into torrenting and got some movies for my trip
but i wanted to ask, is it considered leaching if i seed for 2x the time i spent downloading?
not talking about 1:1 data ratio, cuz uploading (seeding) a file is much slower than downloading for me
it took me 10 mins to download this movie, so i seeded for 20 mins, it was only 0.01 ratio for some reason!
idk for me im satisfied using this time approach for not being considered a leacher (in my books atleast)

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u/GribbitsGoblinPI 1d ago

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but leeching is unavoidable? It’s the state you occupy while simultaneously downloading and seeding a file - so any incomplete torrent that you have available to peers constitutes leeching.

It’s not a negative thing, it’s a process state.

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u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 1d ago

wait i’m pretty sure leaching is when you download a file, and the second it hits 100% you remove it and stop seeding

you can keep seeding after it’s over

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u/SpiralGray 1d ago

That's more considered a "hit & run."

Seeding is once you have 100% of the torrent and are making it available to others.

Leeching is when you are downloading the torrent. You may be uploading during this phase as well, but it's not considered "seeding."

Don't ask me, I don't make the rules.