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Why does BitTorrent Mainline keep downloading or uploading while a torrent job is paused?

April 26, 2017BitTorrent downloading Job mainline paused torrent

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Why does BitTorrent Mainline keep downloading or uploading while a torrent job is paused?

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Pausing a torrent job might not stop all traffic for it immediately because BitTorrent Mainline attempts to finish receiving and sending any queued pieces first. Because pausing a torrent job keeps connections open, occasional bits of peer communication may show up in the speed calculations.