Many thanks for your reply.
I shut down the linkstation correctly and all of my active torrents remain.
What puzzled me is I have been doing improper shutdowns since I had purcahsed the Linkstation and on the previous firmware it kept all the active torrents.
I have since downgraded the firmware to version 1.24 and following an improper shutdown, all of my downloads remain :smileyvery-happy:
I would have loved to use the latest firmware but I doubt my partner would remember to switch the Linkstation on and off each time she uses the TV.
I know the easy solution would be to leave it on, but I don't like to leave anything on stand-by at night or when we are not in.
Many thanks for all your help.