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Why doesn BitTorrent report me as a seeder when selectively downloading?

April 26, 2017BitTorrent downloading report seeder selectively

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Why doesn BitTorrent report me as a seeder when selectively downloading?

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By definition, a seeder is a peer with all of the files fully completed. If you are missing any bit of data (which would occur if you skip any file), it would be incorrect for BitTorrent to report you as a seeder. You are not a seeder unless you have 100% of the data.