Torrents stuck on downloading metadata - sorry, this
I got a really agonizing problem here. I use qBittorrent (v4.0.3) as my torrent client and go through PIA proxy server when torrenting, with VPN not running. (In case you're wondering why, it's because I have gigabit internet and running VPN really kills my transfer speeds. I spent a lot of time last year with PIA tech guys trying to fix the problem. In the end, they just threw their hands in the air and said there was nothing they could do about it.)
Anyway, here's the issue: when I add a torrent to qBittorrent, nothing happens--the torrent just sits there with "Downloading metadata" message displayed in the Status column. It doesn't matter if I add the torrent by clicking on a magnet link, or by downloading the torrent file to the desktop first and adding it to qBittorrent from the File menu. It doesn't matter if the client is already up and running, or it's launched by hitting a magnet link. Pausing and Forcing the newly-added torrent doesn't help. It'll sometimes work if I exit the client from the File menu and relaunch it, but most of the time I have to reboot the system.
This is a problem that I didn't have last year, but I have been having this problem for past couple of months. I have done a complete uninstall (settings and all) and reinstalled qBittorrent, but that didn't help. It's to the point where I'm tempted to reinstall the OS (Windows 10 Pro), but I'd really like to avoid that. Besides, I'm not sure that'd help anyway.
So, any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
Anyway, here's the issue: when I add a torrent to qBittorrent, nothing happens--the torrent just sits there with "Downloading metadata" message displayed in the Status column. It doesn't matter if I add the torrent by clicking on a magnet link, or by downloading the torrent file to the desktop first and adding it to qBittorrent from the File menu. It doesn't matter if the client is already up and running, or it's launched by hitting a magnet link. Pausing and Forcing the newly-added torrent doesn't help. It'll sometimes work if I exit the client from the File menu and relaunch it, but most of the time I have to reboot the system.
This is a problem that I didn't have last year, but I have been having this problem for past couple of months. I have done a complete uninstall (settings and all) and reinstalled qBittorrent, but that didn't help. It's to the point where I'm tempted to reinstall the OS (Windows 10 Pro), but I'd really like to avoid that. Besides, I'm not sure that'd help anyway.
So, any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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