Article Summary. Part 1. Understand what torrenting means. When you speak of "torrenting," you're talking about using the BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol to download files. There are a variety of torrenting clients software you can use to download files using the BitTorrent protocol, including one that's just called BitTorrent.
Torrents themselves are small files which tell your torrenting client how to connect to other users sharing the file you want to download. Your torrenting client then pieces these chunks together and gives you the completed file. Because you are connecting to multiple computers simultaneously, torrents are one of the fastest ways to download large files, and they don't require a central server like a website or FTP would.
Despite what you may have heard, torrenting is legal and has many legitimate uses. However, torrenting copyrighted content like movies, TV shows, and non-freeware apps is illegal—only download torrents that are legal in your area. In order to download torrent files, you'll need what is called a torrenting client—just think of "client" as another word for "app" or "program.
There are a variety of torrent clients out there, all with different features. Deluge, on its own, is pretty basic, but you can download plugins that expand its functions. Transmission is known for being lean, fast, and customizable, especially on macOS and Linux.
Both apps are free and have great reviews in the Play Store. There are no ads in LibreTorrent, but there are some in Flud's free tier. If you're using an iPhone, stick to torrenting on your computer.
There are no torrenting apps in the official App Store, so you'll need to jailbreak your phone to torrent files. Configure your torrent client. Before you start downloading torrent files, you may want to check a few settings in your torrent client. The process varies depending on the client you are using, but generally the options are very similar. You can find the Options or Preferences menu in the menu bar. Check the "Bandwidth" or "Speed" section and set an Upload rate limit.
Open the "Downloads" section and choose where to save your torrented files. If Windows prompts you to allow firewall access for your torrent client, make sure to accept. Browse or search for files. Some torrent clients have built-in search engines that let you specify what you're looking for. In most cases, you'll use your regular web browser to browse for and download torrents.
Just keep in mind that downloading copyrighted content is illegal and your ISP might issue you a warning if you choose to do so. After enough warnings, your ISP could disconnect your service. To protect yourself, make sure to connect to a VPN service before downloading torrents!
Torrent websites: Simply stated, these are websites that list torrents you can download. Some torrent websites only list legal torrents, but most focus on pirated copyrighted and redistributed illegally software, movies, and other files. You may have heard of The Pirate Bay, which is still one of the most popular places to download torrents.
Torrent search engines: These are websites that let you search many popular torrent websites at once. It's safer to stick to standard torrent sites and search engines, as they are more likely to have legitimate reviews, more seeders, and potentially better vetting. Evaluate the torrent before downloading. When you find a file you want to download, you'll see some information about the file.
This includes a list of files included in the download, ratings, comments, and other details. You'll want to review this information before downloading the torrent. Check the number of Seeders S versus the number of Leechers L. Seeders are users who have completed the file transfer and are now sharing the file with others. Leechers are users who are still downloading the file and are not yet sharing the whole thing. If there are a lot of Leechers and very few Seeders, it may take longer to download the file.
Conversely, if there are a lot of Seeders and not as many Leechers, the file should download at your connection's maximum speed. Check the comments section for the torrent file before downloading it. This can help you determine if the file is good quality important for video , and whether it is infected with viruses especially important when downloading programs.
Download the torrent file. Click the Download link to save the. Most torrenting clients are configured to automatically open. If your queue is clear, the client will attempt to connect to other users and download the file.
I've seen too many occurences of people complaining about video artifacts when they're using outdated codecs. Silverfire: K-Lite has been quite improved lately. Off all codecs-packs, it is one of the most mature and it is updated very regularly. For noobs, this is just one of the best options. Well, except the configuration at the install is quite confusing because of all of the options, though some default profiles exist. Googling is already a lot to ask.
Heh, ain't that the damn truth Although if you haven't sorted out the problem yourself I assume you're not familiar with codecs It plays almost everything 'out-of-the-box', is free, and works on many operating systems. I still stand by using ffdshow, and silverfire's claim that using libavcodec will give you extra artifacts is just FUD. I've also heard some good things from the "minimalist" Defiler codec pack , though hearing the "pack" attatched to "codec" is enough to make me not bother. Re: codec packs, I hear DefilerPak is a nice, light one.
Works for me, anyway. I practically have, I've set up a lot of people with exactly what I use. What do you need that for? Start new topic. Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2. Recommended Posts. Posted November 28, Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next. Posted 18 August - PM well i downloaded a tv show season 1 using bit-torrent but i cant play it. Close other programs that may be using the file, or stop playing the file, and try again later.
Can anyone tell me y its not working and how to fix the problem? The file is either corrupt or the Player does not support the format you are trying to play. Posted 27 August - PM Chances are the file you downloaded is messed up.
This sort of reply is highly uncalled for. It is of no use what so ever. And will not be tolerated. We here Bleeping Computer are here to help. This site is geared towards newbies. And this was in fact a newbie question. In the future, please refrain from posting, unless you have something constructive to add to the topic.
Please accept my apologies memorex Posted 27 August - PM In the P2Ps that I've used, if the P2P still registers the file as being a download or possibly if it registers it as having been downloaded, windows may think it is being used by the P2P and not play it. Please disregard coolchris's comments. That has nothing to do with the spirit of friendly assistance and cooperation we try to foster here at Bleeping Computer.
In situations like yours I use a handy little program called the GSpot codec information appliance. All you do is navigate to the problem file and this program will tell you if you have the proper codecs or if there is a problem with the file.
If you don't have the proper codecs it tells you what you need to get and a simple Google search will find them for you. Posted 28 August - AM if it is saying the file is in use, it might be that you are still seeding the file you downloaded. This shouldnt stop you playing the.
Posted 28 August - PM My apologies for my actions the other day. Will not happen again. Posted 26 April - AM I am having the same problem. I have downloaded numerous AVI files using BT, from several different sources, and not once have I been able to get one to play! Nov 5, MP3 player recommendations needed.
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