A torrent file is a file that is gotten from a
torrent tracker. For you to download software, videos etc from such site. You have
to follow the following steps
Install
a torrent client. The software gives you a platform for downloading the actual file you
want to download. There are many clients available for torrents download but I will
give you two of the sites
How
to open the torrent file. The
torrent file that you download from the tracker site is very small, usually
only a few KB in size. You may be tempted to think that this is the actual
file. This file does not contain the
content that you are downloading. The file serves as a command to download the
actual file from the client server.
Your torrent client should be configured to automatically open torrent files. If yours is not, you can drag the torrent file into the client window to add it to the download queue.
Your torrent client should be configured to automatically open torrent files. If yours is not, you can drag the torrent file into the client window to add it to the download queue.
How
to Set the download location.
Depending on how your torrent client is configured, you may be asked where you
want to download the content to when you open the torrent file. Select a
location that you can remember.
How
to Check the download. You can
check the progress of your download in the torrent client. Most clients will
allow you to see how many seeders you are connected to as well. Torrent clients
will automatically try to download at the fastest speed allowed by your
connection.
- Downloading multiple files at once will slow the overall speed of each file.
- If you don’t want to use all of your bandwidth on a download, right-click on it in the client and select Bandwidth Allocation (the wording will vary depending on your client). From here you can limit the download speed and upload speed. This is useful if you want to stream a movie while the file is downloading.
How
to Add more trackers to the torrent.
If you are having difficulty connecting to enough seeders to download the file,
you can try adding more trackers to the torrent. Do not attempt this if you are
using a private tracker, as you may get banned.
- Find a list of active trackers online. There are several websites that list active trackers. Copy the list of trackers to your clipboard.
- Right-click on the torrent in the client. Select Properties from the menu.
- Select the General tab. You should see a list of trackers in a box (there may be just one). Paste the list that you copied into the box. You need a blank line in between each tracker that you enter. Press OK and the torrent will automatically try connecting to the new trackers.
How to Access your downloaded
content. Once the download is complete, you
can use the files that you downloaded as you normally would. If you move or
delete the files, you will lose the ability to seed.
- Before you will be able to access your download, you must wait patiently for the download to complete. This is so because, it downloads in parts until it is finished. That means you can only make use of the files until the download is completed.
This is specially dedicated for
those who will download a torrent file either from this blog or from another
blog.
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