Problem upload big file on my NAS

[nXXo]

I would like to share with you an issue that has been bothering me for a long time with macOS. Recently owner of a Mac with M1, I am unable to download large files via Torrent on my NAS. Connected in AFP or Samba "same problem". The problem is not present when I download small files, but exceeded 20 gig nothing to do, the download remains at 0% even after an hour of waiting when I download directly to my SSD, no problem, but as soon as I goes on my NAS it does not want to download or rather it leaves at a super good speed, but goes down to 0 after 2 min.

I'm a little desperate, because I'm not the best in macOS. I have tried several different clients and the problem is still the same. A little helping hand would be really appreciated.

 

[nXXo]

nobody

 

[nXXo]

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[Ifti]

Assuming you are using WiFi??
Do you have an ethernet adapter you could try?

I have a 10GBe network at home, and when transferring large files back and forward to the NAS I tend to use a TB3 to 10GBe adapter and switch my laptop wireless off (to make sure its not sending over wifi even with ethernet connected). Never had an issue since doing it this way.
I have also found using an external NAS a much smoother and pleasant experience with Windows over a MAC.....

 

[nXXo]

No I do not use WiFi, I am wired with a 10go connection. But the problem does not arise for example when I download the file directly to my Mac and then transfer it to my NAS with Finder, but only when I want to download it directly to my NAS from a torrent client and that with file larger than 20gb

 

[nXXo]

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[BLUEDOG314]

What NAS device are you using? I'm running one of the later FreeNas builds, I forget exactly which one, and I regularly pull disk images from my NAS to a 16" MBP that are much larger than your files.

 

[nXXo]

Synology DS918+

 

[BLUEDOG314]

I would start trying to isolate down to see what device is causing it. Try using another computer and test with the same file if possible. Also I found that your device has at least one USB port on the back. Try connecting via USB to see if the issue is being caused by your network.

 

[nXXo]

I tested under Windows and this is not a problem, after some test I found this interesting ... if I go on the web and I download a 20gb file, any, through safari and download it directly to my NAS ... no problem. But if I take the same file with the same link, but instead of downloading it with safari I take Folx, qbittorent etc etc, well the same problem arises as if this was a torrent. So the problem is not with torrents, but either with the download or with Finder. he may not like the fragmentation of downloaded files ‍

 

[nXXo]

Another update today ... I managed to download a 45gigs file today directly to my NAS using Folx and a torrent, but the download started after 20 min of waiting. Let me explain, the torrent download started at a very good speed, but as usual the speed dropped back to 0 after 1 min, and Folx was completely frozen as usual, but instead of forcing to quit I left drive and the download resumed after a 20 min wait. I don't understand why it does this yet.

PS its the same thing with qbitorrent like client... and connect in SMB or AFP, it's the same result for me

 

[myfranco]

Another update today ... I managed to download a 45gigs file today directly to my NAS using Folx and a torrent, but the download started after 20 min of waiting. Let me explain, the torrent download started at a very good speed, but as usual the speed dropped back to 0 after 1 min, and Folx was completely frozen as usual, but instead of forcing to quit I left drive and the download resumed after a 20 min wait. I don't understand why it does this yet.

PS its the same thing with qbitorrent like client... and connect in SMB or AFP, it's the same result for me

I've been using torrent since almost the beginning and I can tell you your problem is overloading. Try to limit the speed to 100Kb/s and you'll see it won't crash in a minute. It's probably old hard drive.

 

[nXXo]

I've been using torrent since almost the beginning and I can tell you your problem is overloading. Try to limit the speed to 100Kb/s and you'll see it won't crash in a minute. It's probably old hard drive.

Even limited to 10kb the problem arises the same ... my NAS only uses 2 year old iron wolf discs 6 and 10 tb and don't forget I don't have this problem under windows. The only thing that changes in windows is that I am using SMB instead of AFP but I have already tried and it does not change anything in Mac

 

[myfranco]

Even limited to 10kb the problem arises the same ... my NAS only uses 2 year old iron wolf discs 6 and 10 tb and don't forget I don't have this problem under windows. The only thing that changes in windows is that I am using SMB instead of AFP but I have already tried and it does not change anything in Mac

Well that's odd. As far as I understand, you download the .torrent file to your MAC and add the .torrent file to your NAS through WebUI and it downloads fine. Am I right?

 

[nXXo]

yes when I select in my client the location of my dowload ... I put it on my NAS through Finder who is connected by SMB

 

[Honza1]

If you start downloading a file via torrent clients, the file comes in out of order, random, pieces. To handle this clients first create full size file (empty) and then are writing in specific places parts which happen to come. I think what you see is file creation by the client, which basically looks to you as copying the whole large file there first. Small files are probably handled by system cache and not visible to users.
What you are doing is really bad idea from many points of view. Creating the target file takes long time and then load on NAS is also needless...
What you really want to do is download to local disk and then (after finish) copy or move file to its final destination. Most clients have this as option in their configuration and if yours does not, look for better one.

 

[nXXo]

yes I had thought of this solution, which works well by the way, but it is still strange that this phenomenon does not occur under my Windows 🤔 and I also wanted to avoid downloading files to my SSD of my Mac, to keep the life of this SSD to the maximum

 

[IG88]

Synology DS918+

Use Download Station on the NAS to download directly to the NAS.

 

[nXXo]

It's also a solution, but sometimes it's just more convenient to be able to use my Mac, derectly

 

[nXXo]

I found my problem, thank you for your help, it was really easy