Search results showing 0 seeders and 0 leechers across the board #7873

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opened 2026-02-21 19:13:05 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:13:05 -05:00

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Originally created by @kapamalo on GitHub (Oct 6, 2018).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System

V. 4.1.3 (64-bit), Mac OS High Sierra

What is the problem

All searches result in 0 seeds, 0 leechers. Attempting to download results in automatic "stall"

What is the expected behavior

For popular downloads, should be getting thousands of seeders, but all of my search results, for many different search strings, result in 0 seekers, 0 leechers.

Steps to reproduce

qBittorrent was working fine. However, three separate things happened between when it worked and when it didn't. 1) I updated to v. 4.1.3. 2) I tried turning on FileVault, but then turned it off a few days later (don't ask me why, I guess I was just curious). 3) I tried turning on the built-in firewall, but then turned it off a few days later (Again, don't ask my why--shouldn't have experimented). I changed zero settings in either FileVault or Firewall settings. I have no idea which of these three things, or which combination of things, has caused my problem. Anyone have any idea where to look to see if something is blocking qBittorrent from communicating with seeders/leechers?

2018-10-06 7:09 PM - 'The Hobbit The Battle Of The Five Armies 2014 720p HDCAM FIRST ENG x264 Pimp4003' added to download list.
2018-10-06 7:09 PM - Download first and last piece first: Off, torrent: 'The Hobbit The Battle Of The Five Armies 2014 720p HDCAM FIRST ENG x264 Pimp4003'
2018-10-06 6:51 PM - Python found in PATH: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
2018-10-06 6:51 PM - Python detected, version: 2.7.10

Originally created by @kapamalo on GitHub (Oct 6, 2018). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System V. 4.1.3 (64-bit), Mac OS High Sierra ### What is the problem All searches result in 0 seeds, 0 leechers. Attempting to download results in automatic "stall" ### What is the expected behavior For popular downloads, should be getting thousands of seeders, but all of my search results, for many different search strings, result in 0 seekers, 0 leechers. ### Steps to reproduce qBittorrent was working fine. However, three separate things happened between when it worked and when it didn't. 1) I updated to v. 4.1.3. 2) I tried turning on FileVault, but then turned it off a few days later (don't ask me why, I guess I was just curious). 3) I tried turning on the built-in firewall, but then turned it off a few days later (Again, don't ask my why--shouldn't have experimented). I changed zero settings in either FileVault or Firewall settings. I have no idea which of these three things, or which combination of things, has caused my problem. Anyone have any idea where to look to see if something is blocking qBittorrent from communicating with seeders/leechers? 2018-10-06 7:09 PM - 'The Hobbit The Battle Of The Five Armies 2014 720p HDCAM FIRST ENG x264 Pimp4003' added to download list. 2018-10-06 7:09 PM - Download first and last piece first: Off, torrent: 'The Hobbit The Battle Of The Five Armies 2014 720p HDCAM FIRST ENG x264 Pimp4003' 2018-10-06 6:51 PM - Python found in PATH: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin 2018-10-06 6:51 PM - Python detected, version: 2.7.10 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/43919099/46576882-ab8c1b80-c99b-11e8-8e25-8cc316d57550.png)

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:13:10 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2018):

FYI i don't get any seeds/peers from torlock either so maybe it changed something and broke the plugin. You should report it here https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/issues

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2018): FYI i don't get any seeds/peers from torlock either so maybe it changed something and broke the plugin. You should report it here https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/issues

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:13:11 -05:00

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@kapamalo commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2018):

Fixed. Sorry, I'm new to qTorrent. The solution was simply to update all the search engine plugins:

@kapamalo commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2018): Fixed. Sorry, I'm new to qTorrent. The solution was simply to update all the search engine plugins: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/43919099/46585078-93ff7200-ca31-11e8-8e47-124ecd681040.png)