How to Fix the “qBittorrent Stalled” Error? – 9 Proven Ways

qBittorrent is a cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent client that can help users download content off the internet. However, lots of Windows users report that the torrent file status is stalled and stops downloading.

In qBittorrent, the “stalled” status means that the torrent download or upload is paused because the client can no longer connect to any valid nodes (Peers/Seeds) for data transmission.

Why Is qBittorrent Stuck on Stalled?

qBittorrent stalled is a temporary inactive state, often caused by resource scarcity (no seeders online), firewall restrictions, temporary software connection failures, misconfigured settings, low disk space, incorrect tracker URL, antivirus, etc.

The specific reasons and recommended fixes are as follows.

• A torrent download requires seeders—users who have the complete file and share its data. If a torrent has zero seeders or very few active seeders, qBittorrent may remain stalled because there is no available source to download from.
• Trackers help qBittorrent discover peers. If trackers are offline, blocked, or returning errors, qBittorrent may fail to find users to connect with.

Now, keep reading to learn how to perform these solutions.

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#1. Force Resume and Reannounce Torrent

Right-click the stalled download task and select Force Resume. Then, your torrent file should resume downloading.

If it is stalled still, right-click it again and then choose Force reannounce.

#2. Restart qBittorrent And Run It as Administrator

Step 1: Right-click Taskbar and select Task Manager.

Step 2: In the Processes tab, right-click the qBittorrent client and select End task.

Step 3: Once the program is closed, right-click the qBittorrent shortcut on your desktop and select Run as administrator.

If this method works, let the program run as administrator always. Right-click the qBittorrent shortcut and select Properties. Then, go to the Compatibility tab and tick the checkbox for Run this program as an administrator. Finaly, click on Apply and OK to save the change. 

#3. Change qBittorrent Queueing And Connection Settings

Step 1: Run qBittorrent as administrator. Then, click Tools > Options.

Step 2: In the Options window, select BitTorrent and then uncheck Torrent Queueing. This will break the limitations on the max number of the active torrent that can upload at a certain time.

Step 3: Select Connection and then locate the Connections Limits section. Untick the 4 options to remove any limits at connections. Or, you can substantially increase the number of the 4 options.

Step 4: If you are using a VPN, go to the Advanced option and make sure Network Interface selection is correct. Then, go to the Connection option and uncheck Use UPnP/NAT-PMP port forwarding for my router. After that, click on Apply and OK to save the changes.

#4. Check the Tracker URL

If the tracker URL you entered is incorrect or outdated, you may encounter the qBittorrent stalled error. Here you can follow the steps below to check the tracker URL:

Step 1: Launch your qBittorrent client and select the stalled torrent file from the list.

Step 2: Navigate to the Trackers tab at the bottom menu, and then right-click the Not responding line and select Edit tracker.

Step 3: Check out what URL is the correct one (it should be stated on your torrent community site) and replace it with the correct tracker URL.

After that, you can re-add the torrent file and see if the qBittorrent not downloading issue gets solved.

#5. Download the File via the Torrent File

qBittorrent primarily supports three file download methods: magnet links, torrent files (.torrent), and URL links. Among them, the torrent file method is fast and stable.

If you encounter the qBittorrent stalled status when downloading files through the magnet links or URL links, you can delete the stalled task and then redownload it via a torrent file. Here is the guide:

Step 1: Right-click the stalled download file and select Delete, and then tick the checkbox for Also delete the files on the hard disk and press OK to confirm it.

Step 2: Search online using the same torrent magnet hash ID to find the corresponding torrent file (if there is). Download the torrent file. Launch qBittorrent and select File > Add Torrent File to add the torrent file. The downloading should start.

#6. Check Your Hard Disk Space

If you are downloading the torrent file to a drive that doesn’t have enough free space to store the entire file, then you will encounter the “qBittorrent not downloading” issue. In this case, you can either change the download location or free up disk space to solve the issue.

To change the download location, you can right-click the stalled torrent file and select Set location. Then, in the pop-up File Explorer, you can select another location to save the torrent file.

To free up disk space quickly, you can use MiniTool Partition Wizard. It can find large files on the hard disk to delete.

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Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard and click Space Analyzer. Select a drive to scan. Then, right-click unnecessary files and choose Delete.

In addition, this software can also extend the torrent file save location drive by taking free space from another drive. To do that, follow the steps below:

1. Select the partition and click on Extend Partition.
2. Expand the Task Free Space from menu and select an existing partition or unallocated space.
3. Drag the slider bar to determine how much free space to take.
4. Click OK, and then Apply.

#7. Allow qBittorrent to Go Through Firewall

Step 1. Type firewall in the search box and then select Windows Defender Firewall from the result.

Step 2. Click on Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall from the left pane.

Step 3. Click on Change settings and select qBittorrent from the list of programs, and then tick the checkbox for both Private and Public networks, and click OK to save the change.

#8. Clean Reinstall the App

To clean reinstall qBittorrent, first uninstall the program in App and Features section, and then delete all data related to qBittorrent in File Explorer, including saved preferences, saved torrents, downloaded torrent data, etc. Once uninstalled, you can re-download it from the official website.

#9. Check Seeds and Peers

Look at the Seeds and Peers columns in qBittorrent. A torrent with 0 (0) seeds is unlikely to download.

At the same time, having 0 seeds displayed does not necessarily prevent downloading. This is because you can still download from peers who have parts of the file.

Also, you can check the available seeders within other torrent clients like BitTorrent or µTorrent.

If there are very few numbers of seeders available, you can try reconnecting to seeders by inserting torrents in qBittorent, and then the downloading speed may recover a bit. If many seeders are available here, you can try restarting the qBittorent client and using the Force Resume option.

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