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[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i'm on two private trackers that aren't that hard to get into and I routinely download 10 plus year old 50 - 100 gb files with good seeds. I have never run into something not decently seeded since I went private.

[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Would love to hear about these trackers too!

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Which trackers if you don't mind saying? DM me if easier.