diff --git a/home.admin/50torrentHDD.old.sh b/home.admin/50torrentHDD.old.sh
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+++ b/home.admin/50torrentHDD.old.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# *** BITCOIN Torrent ***
+bitcoinTorrent="raspiblitz-bitcoin-2018-07-16"
+bitcoinTorrentsize=231230512
+                   
+# *** LITECOIN Torrent ***
+litecoinTorrent="raspiblitz-litecoin-2018-07-29"
+litecoinTorrentsize=10240000
+
+# load network
+network=`cat .network`
+
+# settings based on network
+torrent=$bitcoinTorrent
+torrentsize=$bitcoinTorrentsize
+if [ "$network" = "litecoin" ]; then
+  torrent=$litecoinTorrent
+  torrentsize=$litecoinTorrentsize
+fi
+echo ""
+echo "torrentFile: ${torrent}"
+
+echo ""
+echo "*** Downloading TORRENT ***"
+echo "IN CASE DOWNLOAD DOES NOT START OR TOO SLOW:"
+echo "CTRL+z start ./10setupBlitz.sh choose other option"
+echo "***************************"
+echo ""
+tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+chmod a+x $tmpfile
+echo "killall transmission-cli" > $tmpfile
+sudo transmission-cli ./assets/$torrent.torrent -D -et -w /mnt/hdd -f $tmpfile
+echo "OK - Download closed"
+echo ""
+
+echo "*** Checking TORRENT ***"
+echo "wait a moment"
+sleep 5
+downloadsize=$(sudo du -s /mnt/hdd/$torrent/ | awk '{print $1}' | tr -dc '0-9')
+if [ ${#downloadsize} -eq 0 ]; then 
+  downloadsize=0
+fi
+# add some tolerance for checking 
+size="$(($size-1024000))"
+echo "download size is(${downloadsize}) needs to be minimum(${size})"
+if [ ${downloadsize} -lt ${size} ]; then
+  sleep 3
+  echo -ne '\007'
+  dialog --title " WARNING " --yesno "The download failed or is not complete. Do you want keep already downloaded data?" 6 57
+  response=$?
+  case $response in
+    1) sudo rm -rf /mnt/hdd/$torrent ; sudo rm -rf /root/.config/transmission ;;
+  esac
+  ./00mainMenu.sh
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
+echo "*** Moving Files ***"
+echo "moving files ..."
+sudo mv /mnt/hdd/$torrent /mnt/hdd/${network}
+echo ""
+
+# set SetupState
+echo "50" > /home/admin/.setup
+
+# continue setup
+./60finishHDD.sh
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diff --git a/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh b/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh
index 0118d34f..ba86b23c 100755
--- a/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/50torrentHDD.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
+echo ""
 
 # *** BITCOIN Torrent ***
 bitcoinTorrent="raspiblitz-bitcoin-2018-07-16"
@@ -13,56 +14,162 @@ network=`cat .network`
 
 # settings based on network
 torrent=$bitcoinTorrent
-torrentsize=$bitcoinTorrentsize
+size=$bitcoinTorrentsize
 if [ "$network" = "litecoin" ]; then
   torrent=$litecoinTorrent
-  torrentsize=$litecoinTorrentsize
+  size=$litecoinTorrentsize
 fi
-echo ""
-echo "torrentFile: ${torrent}"
 
-echo ""
-echo "*** Downloading TORRENT ***"
-echo "IN CASE DOWNLOAD DOES NOT START OR TOO SLOW:"
-echo "CTRL+z start ./10setupBlitz.sh choose other option"
-echo "***************************"
-echo ""
-tmpfile=$(mktemp)
-chmod a+x $tmpfile
-echo "killall transmission-cli" > $tmpfile
-sudo transmission-cli ./assets/$torrent.torrent -D -et -w /mnt/hdd -f $tmpfile
-echo "OK - Download closed"
-echo ""
+# screen background monitoring settings
+name="Torrent"
+targetDir="/mnt/hdd/torrent/"
+targetSize=$size
+maxTimeoutLoops=100000
+command="sudo lftp -c 'torrent -O ${targetDir} /home/admin/assets/${torrent}.torrent; bye'"
 
-echo "*** Checking TORRENT ***"
-echo "wait a moment"
-sleep 5
-downloadsize=$(sudo du -s /mnt/hdd/$torrent/ | awk '{print $1}' | tr -dc '0-9')
-if [ ${#downloadsize} -eq 0 ]; then 
-  downloadsize=0
+echo "command to execute:"
+echo ${command}
+echo "Press key to continue"
+read key
+
+# starting session if needed
+echo "checking if ${name} has a running screen session"
+screen -wipe 1>/dev/null
+isRunning=$( screen -S ${name} -ls | grep "${name}" -c )
+echo "isRunning(${isRunning})"
+if [ ${isRunning} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Starting screen session"
+  sudo mkdir ${targetDir} 2>/dev/null
+  screen -S ${name} -dm ${command}
+else
+  echo "Continue screen session"
 fi
-# add some tolerance for checking 
-size="$(($size-1024000))"
-echo "download size is(${downloadsize}) needs to be minimum(${size})"
-if [ ${downloadsize} -lt ${size} ]; then
+sleep 3
+
+# monitor session
+screenDump="... started ..."
+actualSize=0
+timeout=1
+timeoutInfo="-"
+while :
+  do
+
+    # check if session is still running
+    screen -wipe 1>/dev/null
+    isRunning=$( screen -S ${name} -ls | grep "${name}" -c )
+    if [ ${isRunning} -eq 0 ]; then
+      timeout=0
+      echo "OK - session finished"
+      break
+    fi
+
+    # calculate progress and write it to file for LCD to read
+    freshSize=$( du -s ${targetDir} | head -n1 | awk '{print $1;}' )
+    if [ ${#actualSize} -eq 0 ]; then
+      freshSize=0
+    fi
+    progress=$(echo "scale=2; $freshSize*100/$targetSize" | bc)
+    echo $progress > '.${name}.progress'
+
+    # detect if since last loop any progress occured
+    if [ ${actualSize} -eq ${freshSize} ]; then
+      timeoutInfo="${timeout}/${maxTimeoutLoops}"
+      timeout=$(( $timeout + 1 ))
+    else
+      timeout=1
+      timeoutInfo="no timeout detected"
+    fi
+    actualSize=$freshSize
+
+    # detect if mx timeout loop limit is reached
+    if [ ${timeout} -gt ${maxTimeoutLoops} ]; then
+      echo "FAIL - download hit timeout"
+      break
+    fi
+
+    # display info screen
+    clear
+    echo "****************************************************"
+    echo "Monitoring Screen Session: ${name}"
+    echo "Progress: ${progress}% (${actualSize} of ${targetSize})"
+    echo "Timeout: ${timeoutInfo}"
+    echo "If needed press key x to stop ${name}"
+    echo "NOTICE: This can take multiple hours or days !!"
+    echo "Its OK to close terminal now and SSH back in later."
+    echo "****************************************************"
+    screen -S ${name} -X hardcopy .${name}.out
+    newScreenDump=$(cat .Download.out | grep . | tail -8)
+    if [ ${#newScreenDump} -gt 0 ]; then
+      screenDump=$newScreenDump
+    fi
+    echo "$screenDump"
+
+    # wait 2 seconds for key input
+    read -n 1 -t 2 keyPressed
+
+    # check if user wants to abort session
+    if [ "${keyPressed}" = "x" ]; then
+      echo ""
+      echo "Aborting ${name}"
+      break
+    fi
+
+  done
+
+# clean up
+rm -f .${name}.out
+rm -f .${name}.progress
+
+# quit session if still running
+if [ ${isRunning} -eq 1 ]; then
+  # get the PID of screen session
+  sessionPID=$(screen -ls | grep "${name}" | cut -d "." -f1 | xargs)
+  echo "killing screen session PID(${sessionPID})"
+  # kill all child processes of screen sceesion
+  pkill -P ${sessionPID}
+  echo "proccesses klilled"
+  sleep 3
+ # tell the screen session to quit and wait a bit
+  screen -S ${name} -X quit 1>/dev/null
+  sleep 3
+  echo "cleaning screen"
+  screen -wipe 1>/dev/null
+  sleep 3
+fi
+
+# the path the actual data will be in
+targetPath="${targetDir}${torrent}"
+echo "path to downloaded data is ${targetPath}"
+
+# calculate progress and write it to file for LCD to read
+finalSize=$( du -s ${targetDir} 2>/dev/null | head -n1 | awk '{print $1;}' )
+if [ ${#finalSize} -eq 0 ]; then
+  finalSize=0
+fi
+echo "final size is ${finalSize} of targeted size ${targetSize}"
+
+# check result
+if [ ${finalSize} -lt ${targetSize} ]; then
+ 
+ # Download failed
   sleep 3
   echo -ne '\007'
-  dialog --title " WARNING " --yesno "The download failed or is not complete. Do you want keep already downloaded data?" 6 57
+  dialog --title " WARNING " --yesno "The download failed or is not complete. Maybe try again (later). Do you want keep already downloaded data for next try?" 8 57
   response=$?
   case $response in
-    1) sudo rm -rf /mnt/hdd/$torrent ; sudo rm -rf /root/.config/transmission ;;
+    1) sudo rm -rf ${targetDir} ;;
   esac
   ./00mainMenu.sh
   exit 1;
-fi
+  
+else
 
-echo "*** Moving Files ***"
-echo "moving files ..."
-sudo mv /mnt/hdd/$torrent /mnt/hdd/${network}
-echo ""
+  # Download worked
+  echo "*** Moving Files ***"
+  sudo mv ${targetDir}${targetPath} /mnt/hdd/${network}
+  echo "OK"
 
-# set SetupState
-echo "50" > /home/admin/.setup
+  # continue setup
+  ./60finishHDD.sh
 
-# continue setup
-./60finishHDD.sh
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+fi
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