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Torrent Tutorial

This document provides instructions for using torrents to download files. It explains that a torrent file acts as a middleman, using a bittorrent client to download the actual desired file. It recommends using the uTorrent bittorrent client and provides step-by-step instructions for setting up uTorrent, finding torrents, and downloading and accessing files. Key factors to consider when choosing a torrent include the number of seeders and leachers and reading user comments to avoid viruses or slow downloads.

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Torrent Tutorial

This document provides instructions for using torrents to download files. It explains that a torrent file acts as a middleman, using a bittorrent client to download the actual desired file. It recommends using the uTorrent bittorrent client and provides step-by-step instructions for setting up uTorrent, finding torrents, and downloading and accessing files. Key factors to consider when choosing a torrent include the number of seeders and leachers and reading user comments to avoid viruses or slow downloads.

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Today we will be covering torrents! What the heck are they? Why use them?

Exactly what do I need to start downloading? Well don't you fret. :) I'm here
to help.

What is a torrent?
- A torrent is a file that is used by a program called a bittorrent client, which
then uses the file to download the actual file you want. Basically, it's the
middleman of the download process. You don't really need him, but still he
remains. So, this process would go like this.

A. Google for what you want. Say you googled "Open Suse torrent"

B. Once you find what you want, there will usually be a "Download Now!" button or
whatever. You can save it to wherever you want or you can just open the file
in your favorite bittorrent downloader.

C. The torrent client will then use the actual whateveryourfilenamewas.torrent


(whether it be a temporary one or one that you saved to your computer) to
download the file. Depending on how large your files are, and other certain
circumstances, it could take a minute or a couple days to download.

"What do you mean other certain circumstances?" Well, I am glad you asked!
Because this is where the whole beauty of bittorrent comes into play.

In most downloads, there is one host giving out the information. So, if there are
a bunch of people who want that information, it might take forever for the
information to get to you or the host might just die out. Bittorrent, on the
other hand, is different. Simply, it gives the ability for anyone whose already
downloaded the torrent to upload it as well. That means more hosts, which means
faster download times, and no clogging.

OKAY

Enough information, let's get this ma' set up.

Step 1. Google utorrent. It is a very small and fast bittorrent client. There
are many clients for all operating systems, so feel to google whatever you want.
Like, "torrent client for mac" or whatever.

Step 2. Download and install it. You can keep all the default configurations if
you want, it will work fine.

Step 3. There should be a new icon on your desktop for utorrent. Double-click,
run. When you first run it, it is going to ask for some information. What it is
asking for is what's called your "Upload Rate", or how fast you are going to give
back the information or file that you downloaded. You can go to the website they
advertise (make sure you pay attention to the upload rate, not the download rate.
I believe the download rate is the first thing it tests), or you can just put a
number in. I have mine set on 1/MB per second and it works fine.

Step 4. Although you can download .torrent files from just about anywhere, try to
avoid websites that look shiesty. Due to the nature of torrenting, getting a
virus is always a possibility. Most torrent search websites have a comment
section about a certain torrent, so make sure you read it to see what people say.
Also make sure you look at how many "seeders" and "leachers" there are. Seeders
are the amount of people distributing the file and leachers are the amount of
people who are downloading but not uploading. Seeders = good. Leachers = bad. 0
seeders mean that you won't be able to download it. A bunch of leachers mean that
it will be a slow process (but it should still download). If all sounds good,
download the file to your desktop (or open it. If you open it, it should
automatically open in Utorrent. A small box will show up showing you just what
you're going to get, press okay, and there you go! Your downloading!) and double-
click to open in Utorrent. Press okay, and your good.

Step 5. Once your file is done downloading, go to the place where you have
downloaded it to (usually a file called Downloads in My Documents).

Okay, that's that. Any questions? Feel free to ask. :)

-Wrinkliez

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