uTorrent is a highly functional BitTorrent client with a very small
memory footprint. It can help you download a huge variety of music and
movies, and it is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. This
article will teach you how to get and use uTorrent.
Part 1 of 2: Installing and Setting Up the uTorrent Client
-
1
Download uTorrent at here.
If you are using GNU/linux, Try Transmission or Ktorrent. uTorrent is
what's called a BitTorrent client. Your client is a piece of software
that communicates with lots of other computers via a server on the
internet. In order to download torrent files, you'll need a BitTorrent
client.
- uTorrent is only one of dozens of BitTorrent clients. They can be
used in more or less the same way, with subtle differences. Some other
popular clients include:
- BitLord
- Vuze (Azureus)
- ZipTorrent
- Tomato Torrent
- Frostwire
Part 1 of 2: Installing and Setting Up the uTorrent Client
-
1
Download uTorrent at here.
If you are using GNU/linux, Try Transmission or Ktorrent. uTorrent is
what's called a BitTorrent client. Your client is a piece of software
that communicates with lots of other computers via a server on the
internet. In order to download torrent files, you'll need a BitTorrent
client.
- uTorrent is only one of dozens of BitTorrent clients. They can be
used in more or less the same way, with subtle differences. Some other
popular clients include:
- BitLord
- Vuze (Azureus)
- ZipTorrent
- Tomato Torrent
- Frostwire
Ad
-
2
Open your newly-downloaded client and perform a speed test. Go to Options → Setup Guide → Perform Speed Test. Note what your connection speed ends up as.
-
3
In the Speed Guide, select the speed that best corresponds to the number you retrieved in your speed test.
If your computer is running on a slower connection, such as a 56k
dial-up, expect your download speeds to be significantly slower.
-
4
Choose a port number somewhere in the acceptable range.
The acceptable port range is between 49512 and 65535. Type in an
arbitrary number somewhere in between the two and test your port number.
-
5
Enable encryption. Encryption is the process by which
your client disguises your connection speed in order to keep ISPs from
throttling it. If an ISP recognizes a client downloading a bunch of
data, it may choose to throttle it in order to keep it from monopolizing
the connection. If you want to download files faster, enable encryption
by clicking on the appropriate box and then selecting "Use Selected
Settings."
-
6
Navigate to Preferences and select where you want your downloaded files to end up. Go to Options → Preferences → Downloads and browse the folder location you want completed files to end up in.
-
7
Speed up uTorrent by setting up port-forwarding. You
can enable uPnP (Universal Plug-n-Play) on uTorrent and your router and
that will automatically port-forward the ports for you when you start
uTorrent.
Part 2 of 2: Downloading Torrent Files
-
1
Go to a torrent search site. There are many torrent
sites. (Remember, these are different from the BitTorrent client
websites.) The five most popular torrent sites, as of 2013, include:
[1]
- ISOhunt
- The Pirate Bay
- Torrentz
- Extra Torrent
- TorrentReactor
-
2
Type the name of the files you want to download in the search box.
- If you press search, another page opens. The first torrent site that
opens is mininova. The black bar on top of the page gives you links to
other torrent searching engines if you can't find the file you are
looking for at mininova.
-
3
Take a look at seeders and leechers. On the right of
the page you can see the seeders and leechers. Seeders are people who
have completely downloaded the file and are sharing it with others.
Leechers are people who are currently downloading the file and thus
share only a fraction of the file. Always select the torrent with the
most Leechers and seeders.
-
4
Always check the comments on the torrent. Some
torrents may contain viruses or corrupt files. If the file seems to
check out, you can go ahead without worrying about viruses or other
compromising factors.
-
5
Find the download button somewhere on the torrent page. If you click on the torrent you want to download a window like this appears.
-
6
Know that µTorrent will now display a box allowing you to choose which files to download.
In this box, the files of the torrent you selected are displayed. You
can select or deselect the files you wish to download and click OK.
-
7
Wait for the file to start downloading.
THANKS .
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Your Comment is Awaiting Moderation....