If you can’t find another torrent file with seeds in these torrent websites, you can try this trick that i found: Search an alternative torrent file with seeds in one of these best 3 Torrent Websites: It is very important then to choose a torrent file with many seeds (not less than 10 seeds) so that you can download that file with Utorrent or Vuze. As the time passes by, the Seeds decrease and the Torrent file becomes dead and impossible to download especially with 0 seeds. Utorrent downloading is based on Peers to Peers connection (downloading files from other computers). No seeds or 0 seeds is another major cause of Utorrent not downloading problem. To allow Utorrent or Vuze in your Antivirus Firewall you must check your Antivirus and search for “Firewall” then add a permission for Utorrent.Īs Antiviruses have different interfaces, you should know how to do this manually or you can simply write this sentence in google “How to allow utorrent in -Name of your Antivirus-” (you must change name of your antivirus by the correct name of your current antivirus such as “Norton, Eset, Kaspersky, Avast.”.) and search in google you will find step by step guidance. If you use a good Antivirus, usually the Antivirus will take control over your Windows Firewall.

Mark both “Home” and “Public” then save your settings.

Search for Utorrent or Vuze and check all the related terms (TCP and UDP usually).

Click on “Allow a program or feature through windows firewall” then click on “Change Settings”.

Click “Start” (in left corner) and write ” Windows Firewall ”, when you find it click on it.

So the solution is to do the permission manually: Windows Firewall (without Antivirus) However some Antiviruses (such as Norton) do not allow such permissions.

When you install Utorrent or Vuze, there is an option usually to check (during installation) to let the Firewall allow the Utorrent to access internet. This is the most common problem for Utorrent not downloading problem. How to fix Utorrent not downloading 1) Utorrent Blocked by Firewall / Antivirus

So just try to find out the real cause or just follow these solutions until the error is fixed. I will give you now the Solutions to these major errors and show you how to fix Utorrent not downloading. These were the major causes that make the uTorrent not downloading and stuck at Connecting to Peers.

Using non compatible VPN (Virtual Private Network).

ISP (Internet Service Provider) Blocking Torrenting.

No Seeds for the Torrent file (Dead Torrent).

Firewall / Antivirus Blocking the Internet Access.

This is the list the major causes of Utorrent not downloading problem: However, some problems and errors may occur before or after using these BitTorrent programs. BitTorrent Clients (such as uTorrent or Vuze) are very helpful to download and share files among Internet users (as far as the files are legal of course). Utorrent not downloading or stuck at connecting to peers is very annoying.

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