Downloading metadata

[Cov]

Hi,

this happens to me frequently, that I try to download a torrent but stuck at: Downloading metadata:



I have the feeling this happens mainly with old(er) torrents.
Anyone else got the same problem?

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Hmm ...

[SectorVector]

Try using the 'GET TORRENT FILE' link adjacent to the 'GET THIS TORRENT' link on the TPB page.
No active peers apparently. So it is stuck. Can't be a 'site issue'.

Related:
https://pirates-forum.org/Thread-Magnet-...-computers

[Cov]

Cov, Your thread Downloading metadata has been redirected to forum Applications and Software ..

Huh ??

[kjf]

Cov, Your thread Downloading metadata has been redirected to forum Applications and Software ..

Huh ??

You posted your thread in the "Site Issues" forum. However, the functionality of magnet links has nothing to do with TPB, or any site for that matter.

This is a more appropriate forum for this discussion.

Your problem could be that the swarm is small and you can't connect to a peer that supports the metadata transfer protocol.

Could be a configuration error on your end. For example, magnet links from TPB only include UDP trackers, so the ability to make UDP connections is required. (Not to mention it is also required for DHT to work)

Or maybe it is a bug with uTorrent itself.

[Cov]

Alright,

I occasionally stil get this Downloading metadata and sometimes, after like 1 Minute, it starts downloading and other times it just stucks at this. I think it happens with older torrents more often that with newer ones. Twice or three times I tried Get Torrent File like suggested by SectorVector and it worked but not sure if it happened by chance. Anyway, if this happens again I would like to give you the link just to see if you get the same message or not.

Thanks

[kjf]

Alright,

I occasionally stil get this Downloading metadata and sometimes, after like 1 Minute, it starts downloading and other times it just stucks at this. I think it happens with older torrents more often that with newer ones. Twice or three times I tried Get Torrent File like suggested by SectorVector and it worked but not sure if it happened by chance. Anyway, if this happens again I would like to give you the link just to see if you get the same message or not.

Thanks

Functionally there is NO difference between the magnet link and the "get torrent file" link. One gets the torrent metadata from the swarm, the other comes in a file. The latter will always work, when it is available. It is available for smaller swarm because sometimes it is difficult to connect to a peer that can reliably deliver the metadata.

[Cov]

Wow hey, sorry but that's like rocket science to me
I'm a total noob in networking stuff.

[kjf]

The short short version is that it doesn't matter which link you click - the end result is the same.



If the "GET TORRENT FILE" link is available, try that first. It will always work - so long as the torrent file server is available, and torrent file downloads aren't blocked.

The "GET THIS TORRENT" link can't be offline (though proxies can mangle it), and should almost always work for larger swarms when the "GET TORRENT FILE" link is not there. Even for smaller swarms it should still work, but it may take a little longer to connect to a peer that can and will share the metadata.

[Cov]

Thanks for your help, that's nice of you to take the time.