Bittorent help

BWillie · 05-28-2006, 06:45 PM

I'm an idiot, and I can't figure out how to get Bittorent to work. I downloaded it from www.bittorent.com. When I go to download a movie or something it downloads in like 10 seconds, and obviously plays nothing. What is the best way to download with bittorent and where/how do I do it? I'm sorry this isn't more of a descriptive post.

JBucc · 05-28-2006, 06:46 PM

You have to click on the thing it downloads to start downloading the actual video.

BWillie · 05-28-2006, 06:59 PM

I still don't understand. I search thru the bittorent software and then it sends me to search results via my web browser firefox. From there on I have no idea what to do. I've tried right clicking and seeing if I could open with a program and to try using bittorent but I don't see that option.

Hammock Parties · 05-28-2006, 07:06 PM

Torrents are not media files.

Use azureus to open the torrent file, and your media file will then start downloading to the location you choose.

http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

theultimatekcchiefsfan · 05-29-2006, 12:31 PM

I have tried several and never could figure them out. Until this one. Super easy. Just download the torrent.
Click the file you downloaded and it should work for you.

HINT> Always download the file to the folder where your torrents are. Downloading to your desktop wont work.

Small file. Nothing installs. Zipped.

Utorrent.

listopencil · 05-29-2006, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

I still don't understand. I search thru the bittorent software and then it sends me to search results via my web browser firefox. From there on I have no idea what to do. I've tried right clicking and seeing if I could open with a program and to try using bittorent but I don't see that option.

The file that bittorent sends you to is like a marker. It's not the file itself. You have do download that little "marker" in the folder you want your torrent to eventualy be downloaded into. Then double-click on the "marker" that you downloaded. Bittorrent will launch and (depending on what settings you have picked) a dialog box will come up asking you where you want to save the file. Pick the location and Bittorrent goes to work. It may take a long time to download or it may go very quickly, there are some variables involved. I tend to just minimize the Bittorrent window after it is set up and go do other stuff.

jspchief · 05-29-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by theultimatekcchiefsfan

I have tried several and never could figure them out. Until this one. Super easy. Just download the torrent.
Click the file you downloaded and it should work for you.

HINT> Always download the file to the folder where your torrents are. Downloading to your desktop wont work.

Small file. Nothing installs. Zipped.

Utorrent.

I would second Utorrent. I've used several different different bit torrent clients, and Utorrent is by far the mosty user friendly that I've dealt with.

**Reaper16** · 05-29-2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

I would second Utorrent. I've used several different different bit torrent clients, and Utorrent is by far the mosty user friendly that I've dealt with.

Simply because I don't care to install Itorrent blind, how does it compare to BitComet? (The only torrent client I sparingly use)

jspchief · 05-30-2006, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Simply because I don't care to install Itorrent blind, how does it compare to BitComet? (The only torrent client I sparingly use)

Itorrent? Was that a typo for Utorrent?

If so, I'd say Bitcomet is good too. I prefer the interface of Utorrent a little, but not for any tangible reasons, It just has a familiar feel. Compared to old ones like Torrentstorm both are solid.

StcChief · 05-30-2006, 10:50 AM

I like Azureus. Java based nice tunable options for up/down speeds, monitoring etc.

azureus.sourceforge.net/

**QuikSsurfer** · 05-30-2006, 10:55 AM

i keep it simple w/tomato torrent

theultimatekcchiefsfan · 05-31-2006, 10:20 PM

Supposedly utorrent uses less sysytem resourses than the other ones, especially source hog Azureus.

BWillie · 06-01-2006, 02:20 AM

So what are the chances I'm gonna go to jail from downloading torrents? These things rule, I can download anything I want. My roommate told me 4% of heavy torrent users get caught and fined up to 10G's

jspchief · 06-01-2006, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

So what are the chances I'm gonna go to jail from downloading torrents? These things rule, I can download anything I want. My roommate told me 4% of heavy torrent users get caught and fined up to 10G's

Well, if you're a heavy user, I'd say your chances are about 1 in 25.

StcChief · 06-01-2006, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by theultimatekcchiefsfan

Supposedly utorrent uses less sysytem resourses than the other ones, especially source hog Azureus.

Yeah. I've started noticing if multiple download/upload it really takes over the memory etc. But can be throttled with parameter tweeking.
I was considering switching....

I will give utorrent (u = micro I guess after electronics symbol for micro
?)

I was happy before with Rufus earlier version. Python based tool.
rufus.sourceforge.net/

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