User profile for user: Allan Eckert Allan Eckert. Jan 21, AM in response to justin In response to justin How much free space do you have on your system drive? How much RAM do you have? Who are you connected to the internet with? They may be throttling your connection when they see you are using Torrent to move so much data.
Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: justin Question: Q: Why is my torrent download speed so slow? We threw the earlier cable away…. Are multiple apps and software running in the background on your Mac?
Closing apps can also increase your download speed. If you have automatic macOS updates, then a new version of macOS may be downloading in the background, which you are not aware of. To check and cancel this download and increase your other download speed, follow the steps below. Click on Software Update and see that nothing is downloading here. Open Launchpad and see that no updates are being downloaded. If you notice one, wait for it to finish or cancel the download.
To improve the overall performance of your Mac, it is an excellent practice to be on the latest version of macOS. You may use apps or torrent clients that split downloads into threads. This usually speeds up the download process. Folx is one such app that does this job in its premium version. Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, etc. It is effortless, and you do not have to bother about being on the latest and most secure version of your browser.
However, this also means that there may be times when this update is being downloaded. So it is quite likely that for a few minutes, downloads and web browsing inside your browser are slow. But after the updates are downloaded, your speed will resume to normal. Finally, when nothing works, it is time to contact your internet service provider and ask for his help.
Now, he may change your Wi-Fi router, or change some settings from their end, or ask you to upgrade to a higher and faster plan. Have a word with their representative and request them to address the issue. These were the ways to increase the download speed on your Mac. Now, one last thing that I did not mention above is switching to a newer device. Most new Macs have better Wi-Fi antennas and can provide faster download speeds.
Improved and next-gen hardware also ensures superior download speeds. For a long term solution, you may consider this. Do you have any additional methods for increasing download speeds on Mac? Share it with us in the comments down below. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Forward your ports and enable uTorrent in the firewall.
I foward the ports, got it all right, checked and unchecked the upnp thing in preferences, got a green little dot on the lower right corner. My downloads kicked into high gear! Anything wrong with this? Testing the same torrent in an uncontrolled environment the swarm is next to worthless for speed comparison.
I second Ultima's thoughts on DL speed of a select torrent. One issue I have found is the utilization of upload bandwidth with torrents, specially with multiple torrents. This could be and maybe needs to be slated in the feature request section related to be unable to individually set torrent upload speed. More to come for I am using uTorrent as my default program for now.
The program appears to be running well with very few problems with the core code design and current problems has to do with features needed to be added to the code and GUI. It seems I have the same issue. I'm running Utorrent on an Imac G4.
I don't know how to do the port forwarding. The web site provided on here had instructions for port forward on PCs. My router is attached to a PC that doesn't have utorrent downloaded.
Faraz Burdeus Teacher. Why is my Internet connection so slow? There are many reasons your Internet connection might appear slow. It could be a problem with your modem orrouter, Wi-Fi signal, signal strength on your cable line, deviceson your network saturating your bandwidth, or even a slow DNS server. These troubleshooting steps will help you pin down thecause. Yueping Stattegger Supporter. How do I download movies from uTorrent to my computer?
The movie torrent file will now download to your device. Briseida Gohricke Beginner. How do you force quit a Mac? How to force an app to quit on your Mac. Press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Esc Escape.
Or choose Force Quit from the Apple? Select the app in the Force Quit window, then click ForceQuit. Patrisia Muhlehner Beginner. How do I download a magnet link on a Mac? Download torrents with magnet links on Mac. Isamar Burruezo Beginner. How can I download movies on Mac? Stream the movie. Locate the file on yourhard drive once the download has completed.
Jorgen Humphries Beginner. What is better BitTorrent or uTorrent? Both the torrents have a built-in bandwidth thatmaximizes download speed of a torrent. Since BitTorrent canmanage ads thus it doesn't affect the torrenting speed as uTorrent does.
Nawfal Leirado Beginner. How can I increase my uTorrent download speed on mobile? Open the uTorrent app. This is in the top-left corner when youopen uTorrent and pulls up a drop-down menu with more options. Select Settings in the menu. Tap on Download Limit. Slide the download limit to your preferred speed.
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