How to speed up torrent download with low seeders

BitTorrent Speed is a product that enables faster download speeds but it isn’t the only way to boost the performance of your torrent client. Below are a few tips to help speed up the BitTorrent Classic desktop torrent client and the BitTorrent Web online torrent downloader.

Check the number of seeds

Because the BitTorrent protocol relies on users with other BitTorrent clients to seed (also known as sharing) the file you wish to download, it’s important to check the number of seeds. If the torrent has a few or no seeds, it may not be possible to download all of the files you need. Similarly, if the ratio of seeders (users sharing your file) is significantly outnumbered by the number of leechers (users downloading your file), then it may take longer for your torrent program to download the complete torrent. Inside BitTorrent Classic, you can check this ratio by clicking the ‘Trackers’ tab and looking in the Seeds and Peers column.

Limit the number of downloads

Although BitTorrent Classic is a bulk torrent downloader, and BitTorrent Web enables you to download multiple files simultaneously, the more downloads you have running, the longer each individual download will take. If you need to optimize your BitTorrent download speed for a single torrent, keep that in mind before you begin several downloads. Or, if the torrents are already downloading, pause a few to speed up your priority downloads.