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How to share the private torrent using qBitTorrent Check your Windows firewall or antivirus settings to ensure it isn't blocking the connection.Does it have the prefix and the /announce suffix ? You will need to edit the Port Forwarding settings to use the current local IP. If you have more than 1 device connected to the router, it is possible that a new local IP address was assigned to your computer. Re-check your computer's local IP address (for e.g. 192.168.1.4).Double-check the settings in the router/modem, and run a port forwarding test. Verify that the port that you selected is working.How to fix the "Tracker not working" error in qBitTorrent You can also verify this by navigating to the tracker tab, the status should say "working". Your torrent should start seeding immediately if you did it right. You can close the pop-up window once the progress bar reaches 100%. Wait for the process to complete it might take a while to create the torrent as it depends on the number and size of files among other things. Copy the external IP address and paste it in the "Tracker URLs" field in the following format.The simplest way to do this is to search for "What is my ip" and Google should display your public IP address. Enable the following options: "Private torrent", "Start seeding immediately" and "Optimize alignment".The program should ask you to save the torrent file on your computer, choose a folder to save it.Select the file or folder where the content that you wish to upload is located.Run qBittorrent and select the Torrent creator option from the Tools menu.How to create a private torrent using qBittorrent If you don't use the embedded tracker and private torrent options, the torrent that you create will be public, i.e., it will be visible to all and anyone may (in theory) download the files.