"Unable to download files for this magnet"

[thecoolhand]

I get this message when I try to download any non-FitGirl game. I am still able to "Add", which closes the modal, but the download stays at 0.0%.

I've also tried other torrent clients like qbittorrent, with the same problem.

A magnet link as an example:

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please don't post magnet links to copyrighted software here

//ambipro

The only other post I've seen is this one: viewtopic.php?t=56616

But there was no meaningful solution provided.

Is there a solution to this that I'm not aware of? Thanks in advance!

[ambipro]

If you experience this with multiple clients, there may be some issue with the trackers or your connection to DHT preventing download.

Public trackers, particularly magnet links, rely on DHT heavily (although not exclusively) - which could be a problem.

I'd assume that there may be some blocks to the trackers listed, or they may be down, and perhaps DHT may or may not be disabled as well.

If you are experiencing this with these torrents in other clients, it would be possible the torrent is also just dead and the public trackers are simply lying about their seeder counts, they do this quite regularly.

[thecoolhand]

Thanks for the quick reply!