Why does BitTorrent Mainline still download a little bit when it is seeding, or even when no torrent jobs are started?
This behavior is absolutely normal, and occurs because BitTorrent Mainline includes the communication overhead when calculating speeds. When you are uploading data to a peer, you continue to download a little bit of information from the peer to keep track of the peer’s progress. Additionally, if the peer requests information or data from you, you also have to download that request (which gets figured into the download speed). While it is normal to see a non-zero download rate while BitTorrent Mainline is seeding, the behavior can be aggrevated by improper settings. When you have too many connections established simultaneously, BitTorrent Mainline has to communicate with more peers, and so there will be more downloading of requests and such. To optimize the situation, make sure you’ve selected the proper setting in the Speed Guide. Another possible cause for this behavior is the use of the DHT network. Because DHT is always active as long as it is enabled, it will continue to download a
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