i downloaded a torrent file, and for good practice started seeding overnight reaching more than the 1:1 ratio, should i just delete the file or is there a way to correctly stop seeding?, im using qbitorrent

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Hit the pause button.

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alright i’ll do that, so deleting the file its like being a leach even tho i reached the ratio?

You can delete it once you’ve hit a good ratio. If you pause, just means you can resume and reseed in the future.

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