List of Torrent Clients Error Messages and Fixes

Bad bencode or bad bencode data


Re-download the torrent and before you will start it make sure you are logged in to the site then run
torrent in your client.



Problem getting response info - [Errno 2] No such file or directory: "C:\\Documents and Settings\..."


Internet Explorer sometimes doesn't BitTorrent files (torrents) in the Temporary Internet Files directory properly.It seems to disproportionately affect files with brackets (']' and '[' in the filename.
Right click on the link and choose Save As..., and save the torrent file to disk, and then double-click the file to launch the client. Clearing the IE cache seems to help if this problem is recurring.


A piece failed hash check, re-downloading it


Typically this is a safely ignored BitTorrent error message. It means that you received a piece of the file that when verified was found to be corrupt. It will automatically be downloaded again


Bad data from tracker or Bad Tracker Data


Another error message that typically means little. Usually this is a problem when a tracker is overloaded. If problem persists, you may want to look for another torrent, but typically patience and time will allow the problem to correct itself.


The common "Problems Connecting to tracker" error messages.


Problem connecting to tracker - timeout exceeded
Problem connecting to tracker - HTTP Error 503: Connect failed
Problem connecting to tracker - [Errno socket error] (10061, "Connection refused"
Problem connecting to tracker - (111, 'Connection refused'

Trackers tend to be heavily loaded, and connections often fail. The best thing to do if an error listed above? Simply leave the client open. An error of this nature typically will resolve itself.


Problem connecting to tracker - HTTP Error 400: Not Authorized


Usually this indicates an old torrent


Problem connecting to tracker - HTTP Error 404: Not Found


Usually a dead torrent


Problem connecting to tracker - HTTP Error 407: Proxy Authentication Required


You need to configure a username and password for your proxy server setting in order to contact the tracker


Connection refused : ......' or <Urlopen error (10061, 'Connection refused")

This means that you cannot for whatever reason establish a connection to the Tracker needed to download a file.
This is commonly caused by firewalls/routers, trackers/servers going down or being too busy, or your net connection going down.
You may also be banned from using this tracker either for leeching from it.More often than not with this error you can simply leave your client window open and it will sort itself out, or you can close the BT Client and try resuming the torrent.
If the problem is persisting make sure the Tracker you wish to connect is operating, and make sure your firewall/router is not interfering with TCP traffic on the BT ports.
If after a few days your download still does not start or continue and you have correctly configured your environment, then you can safely assume the tracker is gone.


Connecting to peers


Maybe there are no users to connect to. Leave your torrent open and maybe the bittorrent client will connect (it may take some time).


Windows cannot find "C:\Documents and Settings\<YOUR LOGGED IN NAME HERE>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.ie5...


It is an error that can sometimes occur in Windows XP; either download the torrent to your Hard Drive and launch it from there.... or clear out your temp internet files that will generally resolve the issue (XP starts compresses temporary internet files once it reaches certain number of files or 1/2 the allotted drive space and that's what causes the error).
Just let the torrent run in your client and the client will keep checking the tracker and should resume eventually.


No space left on device


The client allocates the space needed to store the file on your Hard Drive, you get this error when you don't have enough space on your hard drive for your bittorrent client to fully allocate the file.


(IOError - [Errno13] Permission denied)


Sometimes your bittorrent client is still running in the background from your last session, and if you start more than one instance of the client, it will try to download the same torrent twice, and it will give you permission denied, startup Task Manager and close down all instances of your bittorrent client. Start your bittorrent client again and everything should work fine.If this will not help restart your PC !


Rejected by tracker - Your IP is not registered to use this tracker for this file



You have to register with the site that hosts this Tracker and be logged in when you first start the torrent downloading.


Problem connecting to tracker: HTTP Error -1


Leave your torrent running in your client. The client will keep checking the tracker and it should resume eventually.



Problem connecting to tracker - <urlopen error (10055, 'No buffer space available'>


A lot of routes in your routing table (due to a misconfigured router, or misconfigured default route)
Or lots of stale connections in your connection table
Or a lot of data that is pending for sending or receiving on a current connection(s), which can't be sent or received for some reason (destination System dead or unreachable, for example).
Or opening too many sockets at the same time.
Or maybe you don't have enough free space on your hard drive.


Problem connecting with tracker - (10054,'Connection reset by peer')


This occurs when an established connection is shut down for some reason by the remote computer, just ignore it.


\"Error on Line xx\" or \"Cannot execute free Script\"


Do you have any ad blocking software running? Some firewalls like NIS and Agnitum Outpost have such options built into them.
There is also at least one pop-up-stopper that now supports ad blocking.
If you have any of those turn them off and try again.
You also might like to check your security settings in your Browser.
Perhaps you have very aggressive security and privacy settings that are causing it?


Missing/Can't See Categories


Disable your ad-blocking, it may be part of your firewall.



Problem connecting to tracker - (7, 'getaddrinfo failed')


That means that your client can't get a connection to the Tracker's IP address.
Here are some possible reasons:

1. Your client can't get through your firewall.
2. Your ISP's DNS server is down.
3. Your ISP's DNS server can't resolve the tracker's domain to an IP address.
4. The Tracker is down and isn't responding.



Problem connecting with tracker - (10060, 'Operation timed out')


That error means that the server is down or too busy to process your request.
Just keep trying - leave your torrent open, if it doesn't see some action in about 20 -30 minutes try again later, the tracker may just busy that's all.


10047, address family not supported


This error is generated only because of incorrect network settings in Windows.

Make sure you:

1. Have "Client for Microsoft Networks"
2. Install the Microsoft version of "TCP/IP"
3. You're logged in and have a current IP address. You can use "winipcfg" or 'ipconfig/all' from the Command Prompt.
4. Test other network applications for proper operability


Page cannot be displayed/found


The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later - Error 404.
I think it's just that some of the mirrors come on line and others go of, I use goggle to find other mirrors, sometimes it works some not, it isn't your firewall.
The site might just be too busy, try it again in a few minutes.
Also, I would suggest right clicking the file and saving it to you hard rive for easy access in the future.
It might be that the server the .torrent file is stored on is busy.
If it's a file that is being downloaded by many people then the chances are it's a popular one and many people are also trying to get the .torrent file itself too. Try right clicking on the .torrent and selecting "save as" then read the error message, it probably says something along the lines of "a connection with the server could not be established, please try again later".
Keep refreshing the page and try and get a different mirror.
you can try the refresh again, but it's likely the site has too many people accessing it, try again periodically.
It's not a huge issue because chances are it works one at least one of the mirrors and the others will be fixed eventually.
You just have to refresh a few times to try and find a working one.


No known mirrors

That normally means the mirror hosting the tracker is too busy or is having problems.

Web page is filled with errors

Means the torrent is dead, down or overloaded. You really can't tell which of the three.
It only mean it can't get a connection with tracker,so anything that cause the tracker to be non-responsive during checking could be causing that error message.