Can uTorrent auto re-order torrents (for maximum bandwidth utilization)

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How can I automatically change download priority of torrents based on certain criteria?

For example, I have 12 torrents queued up right now. And I have configured uTorrent to keep a maximum of 4 torrents active due to my bandwidth.

Now, I want to automatically change the download order of torrents in certain intervals, based first on seed/peer ratio and then on number of seeds(in case of a conflict).

The reason I want to do this is to make most out of bandwidth available to me.

Is this possible? (honestly, I don't think it is possible)

I am okay to switch to some other torrent client if required.

Best Answer

You can use some of the advanced options to optimize your queue. This is from the uTorrent Manual

queue.dont_count_slow_dl: Enabling this option tells BitTorrent to ignore slow downloading torrent jobs as part of the queue. If a torrent job is downloading at less than the value specified by queue.slow_dl_threshold, it will not prevent the next item in the queue from starting.

So enable queue.dont_count_slow_dl and set the queue.slow_dl_threshold to an appropriate value. I think the number is Bps(Bytes per sec). This will optimize your queue with 4(your active downloads limit) torrents that download at a decent speed even if there are other slower ones in the queue. Make sure you dont set queue.slow_dl_threshold too high or you will have too many active downloads downloading at slow rates.

Hope this helps out in optimizing your bandwidth utilization.

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