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fortunefaded
03-31-2007, 12:02 AM
Guys,

Is it possible to download a torrent from one tracker and use it to help seed an identical torrent on another to improve my ratio? If so, can someone point me to some instructions.

This other tracker is really hard to keep my ratio at the required level. I can't upload until I have reached a specific amount of gb.

Cheers.
askj
03-31-2007, 12:04 AM
Download the file from public trackers and download the torrent from your tracker that is difficult to seed, add the torrent and save it where the file is. But, remove the torrent from the public tracker.

Its a way.
kayvanblue
03-31-2007, 12:09 AM
Guys,

Is it possible to download a torrent from one tracker and use it to help seed an identical torrent on another to improve my ratio? If so, can someone point me to some instructions.

This other tracker is really hard to keep my ratio at the required level. I can't upload until I have reached a specific amount of gb.

Cheers.
thats one of the usual method that people use to boost thier ratio
fortunefaded
03-31-2007, 12:14 AM
Thanks for the info my friends. I'm going to try it now :)
RTFM
03-31-2007, 01:58 AM
Ahh, I never even thought about downloading from public trackers :pinch:. I've been downloading from one private tracker and then seeding on others, which works as well.
fortunefaded
03-31-2007, 02:39 AM
Yes, it works but no one currently leeching :( 1209 seeds 6 peers. May be have to try something more fresh!
Skiz
03-31-2007, 02:45 AM
Yes, it works but no one currently leeching :( 1209 seeds 6 peers. May be have to try something more fresh!

Download something that people are always downloading. The original Star Wars trilogy and the Band of Brothers box set have been a huge cash-cow for me on TL for some time now. :)
fortunefaded
03-31-2007, 03:13 AM
The tracker in question specialises in TV shows.
seppypom
03-31-2007, 03:15 AM
Then you have to be fast.
Skiz
03-31-2007, 03:15 AM
The tracker in question specialises in TV shows.

Get all the new shit and seed it til it dies, even if you don't watch the show.

Prison Break, 24, Lost, etc..
fortunefaded
03-31-2007, 03:18 AM
The tracker in question specialises in TV shows.

Get all the new shit and seed it til it dies, even if you don't watch the show.

Prison Break, 24, Lost, etc..

Yeah, that's my strategy. I have to time it just right. If I wait too long after the show release then no leechers. At least I know what to do now :)
Skiz
03-31-2007, 03:25 AM
Get all the new shit and seed it til it dies, even if you don't watch the show.

Prison Break, 24, Lost, etc..

Yeah, that's my strategy. I have to time it just right. If I wait too long after the show release then no leechers. At least I know what to do now :)

What tracker is it, if you don't mind my asking? :whistling
h0ttztuff
03-31-2007, 04:54 AM
The tracker in question specialises in TV shows.

Get all the new shit and seed it til it dies, even if you don't watch the show.

Prison Break, 24, Lost, etc..

That's what I do... I select the most leeched DVD or game, but I don't waste my time downloading the whole torrent...
I just select 1 .rar file from that DVD or game torrent (which is usually about 47 MB average), download it, then seed it...
Why download just 1 .rar file and not the whole torrent? Well, I don't really have a fast upload speed. I just let it upload for 32 kBps max and it ends up uploading to leechers for an average of 2-3 GB a day... If you add that up, that's about 20 GB of upload in a one week...
But if you have a really fast upload speed, then obviously just download the whole shit and seed it.
fortunefaded
03-31-2007, 06:33 AM
Yeah, that's my strategy. I have to time it just right. If I wait too long after the show release then no leechers. At least I know what to do now :)

What tracker is it, if you don't mind my asking? :whistling


BitmeTV ;)
khartman
03-31-2007, 09:46 PM
BitmeTV you jump on ealy and hold on tight.

also put you max torrents to upload to one so you are maxing out your connetion on that one torrent.
Leecher101
03-31-2007, 11:47 PM
That's a definate no-no in my book. Almost always there are a few tv shows to boost at BitmeTV every night. I would get 2-3 from somewhere you can seed back easily (TL) and has decent pres or where you have a buffer that you could use and then seed ALL of those shows at TV.

I definately wouldn't upload on 1 torrent max. You're upload will die fairly quickly.
khartman
04-01-2007, 12:13 AM
I only leave it at one upload on very popular torrents and only leave it for as long as I am maxing out on it, so I do have to monitor it. I always seed back very quickly that way and always get a good ratio.

Your method sounds good too, what do you have to do unpack it and you can leave it in the same folder or you have to create a new folder - due to most sites using rar's?