Applicable Products
QTS, QuTS hero, Download Station
Scenario
After I have created BitTorrent download tasks, Download Station still shows my download tasks as inactive.
Root Cause
Unlike traditional download methods (e.g., HTTP/FTP), BitTorrent uses a peer-to-peer model:
BitTorrent download tasks depend on the availability of files from other users. If your torrent is shown as Inactive, this typically means:
Your download will remain inactive until:
Solution
Verify seeder/peer availability:
- Check task details in Download Station.
- Check whether there are any seeders or peers available.
- Try a well-seeded torrent (e.g., Linux ISO) to verify its behaviors.
Download Station provides information on the number of seeders and peers connected to your torrent:
- Seeders (Seeds): Devices that have the complete file and can share all parts.
- Peers: Devices that are downloading the file just like yours. They may only have some parts, not necessarily the ones you need.
If the number of seeders is 0, your download task depends on whether any peers happen to have the parts you need—usually it’s a matter of luck.
If both seeders and peers are 0, it’s very likely that the torrent is no longer active, and continuing the download may be pointless.
We recommend checking the torrent’s tracker page or community information for updates, or you may try finding another source with active seeders.
Recommendation
Keep the torrent active; seeders may come online later.
Avoid private or niche torrents with few seeders.
Use only trusted and well-seeded torrent sources.
Further Reading
How to use Download Station?
适用产品
QTS, QuTS hero, 下载站
场景
在我创建了 BitTorrent 下载任务后，下载站仍显示我的下载任务为非活动状态。
根本原因
与传统下载方式（如 HTTP/FTP）不同，BitTorrent 使用点对点模型：
做种者拥有完整文件。
对等者拥有部分文件并与其他对等者交换这些部分。
BitTorrent 下载任务依赖于其他用户提供的文件可用性。如果您的种子显示为非活动，这通常意味着：
下载任务正在等待缺失的部分。
没有活跃的对等者或做种者可用。
您的下载将保持非活动状态，直到：
缺失的部分变得可用。
拥有这些部分的做种者或对等者上线。
解决方案
验证做种者/对等者的可用性：
- 在下载站中检查任务详情。
- 检查是否有任何做种者或对等者可用。
- 尝试一个种子良好的种子（例如，Linux ISO）以验证其行为。
下载站提供有关连接到您种子的做种者和对等者的信息：
- 做种者（种子）：拥有完整 文件并可以分享所有部分的设备。
- 对等者：与您一样正在下载文件的设备。它们可能只有部分，不一定是您需要的部分。
如果 做种者数量为 0，您的下载任务取决于是否有对等者碰巧拥有您需要的部分——通常这是一种运气问题。
如果 做种者和对等者都为 0，很可能该种子不再活跃，继续下载可能毫无意义。
我们建议检查种子的跟踪页面或社区信息以获取更新，或者您可以尝试寻找另一个有活跃做种者的来源。
建议
保持种子活跃；做种者可能会稍后上线。
避免使用做种者较少的私人或小众种子。
仅使用可信且种子良好的种子来源。
进一步阅读
如何使用下载站？
