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What is torrenting and why do you need a VPN for it?

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Whatever one may say, but today, with the help of torrents, a huge share of information is transmitted over the Internet (moreover, many of the files simply cannot be found anywhere else!). 👌

However, recently there has been a rather fierce struggle with many popular trackers (at least in our country). This is a bit surprising, because everyone is subject to sanctions: even completely legal resources without "gray" software ...

Actually, why am I ...

In this post, I wanted to give a few of the most common problems associated with torrents, which almost every user often encounters, and, of course, give a short solution to them ...

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Solving common problems when downloading torrents

Educational program: a few words about the main thing - what torrents are and how to use them

In order for a wide range of readers to understand the terms and definitions (used below in the article) - I decided to make a small remark below about the basics. So, what is a torrent ...

👉 Torrent (BitTorrent) is a special. a protocol that allows you to exchange files over the Internet. The main feature of the protocol: files are downloaded directly from one PC to another (bypassing intermediaries).

Moreover, if the file you are downloading is on hundreds of PCs, you can download it from all of them at once (i.e., from one 100 KB / s, from another 500 KB / s, from the third 200 KB / s, etc.) - which in total will give 20 MB / s!). This really speeds up the exchange of information!

Of course, specials are needed to work with this protocol. programs - they are called 👉 torrent clients (uTorrent, MediaGet, etc.).

It is worth noting here that although files are transferred from one PC to another by special. protocol (and it seems that intermediaries are not needed) - however, before we start downloading something, we need to find out (and somehow tell the client program) where and on which computers certain files are available.

You can get this information 👉torrent trackers... This is special. sites where users can post links (".torrent" format) to their shared files. By downloading such a link and opening it in a torrent client (MediaGet, for example), you will start downloading the shared files.

👇 See the screen below. MediaGet allows you to download files directly from your window (you don't even need to visit torrent trackers).

MediaGet - main program window - search torrents

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Torrent tracker website won't open

Perhaps this is one of the first things that an unprepared user may encounter ...

In general, a torrent tracker, like any other site, can be unavailable for many reasons:

  • the server on which the site is located temporarily does not work;
  • there was a problem with your Internet provider (one of the networks "fell off", for example ...);
  • the resource has become unavailable in your country (the provider has blocked it);
  • your PC has been 👉 infected with a virus that blocks all torrent trackers and antivirus sites (so you cannot download antivirus and uninstall it).

However, there can be many more reasons - I have only highlighted the main ones.

In general, if we ignore the temporary reasons, then one of the main ones is the blocking of the site (they often fall under it even by mistake, remember at least how the social network "VKontakte" was blocked).

To solve this problemas one of the options - you can use a VPN (virtual private network). If you connect to this network and open sites through it, we, firstly, will secure our system from many threats; secondly, we will get access to many sites (not available in the current country).

👉 Help!  

1) What is a VPN and How to Set It Up Correctly: A Beginner's Guide!

2) How to use a VPN (simple free options)

Maximum Opera browser allows you to simply enable VPN (see screenshot below).

The tracker is opening!

In Opera, just open the security settings (the combination of buttons ALT + P), and slide the switch to the "On" position. 👇.

Opera - how to enable VPN

After enabling this option, many sites start working normally ... Convenient ?! 👌

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uTorrent is full of ads and slows down

The latest versions of uTorrent have a lot of ads embedded. In some cases, it not only distracts, but also "makes" your computer slow down.

There are two solutions:

  1. install some 👉 analogue of uTorrent (for example, I am impressed by the qBittorrent program);
  2. block ировать ads in uTorrent (there are tricky ways).

What about the brakes:

  1. first, turn off uTorrent auto-download along with Windows startup (this will allow the system to start faster and freeze less);

    UTorrent settings

  2. secondly, remove from the list of torrents in uTorrent everything that you have not used for a long time (especially large collections of pictures, music, etc.);
  3. thirdly, it is highly desirable to transfer uTorrent (as well as Windows itself) to an SSD drive. This will significantly increase the speed of your computer as a whole;
  4. fourth, try installing an older version of uTorrent (for example, some 1.8.2). Those versions did not contain ads, and also less loaded the system.

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Few distributors (can you do something?)

Your download speed depends on the number of distributors (seeds). If there are few seeders and many of them have not appeared for a long time, it becomes problematic to download the file, it can hang in your download list for weeks ...

Few distributors

In my opinion, there are two ways to solve it:

  1. if this is a novelty torrent, and it has just been posted, then just wait, for sure it will be "distributed"!
  2. if the torrent has been in the download list for a long time, try to find its analogue on other trackers. By the way, there is such a program 👉 as MediaGet - it has a built-in "search" line, where you can find many files!

    MediaGet - main program window - torrent search

  3. you can also try to look for an analogue in such programs and networks as "StrongDC" and "eMule".

    Downloading and Searching Files in StrongDC ++

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Downloading nothing or slow download speed

As a rule, uTorrent (and its analogues) refuse to download something for the following reasons:

  • no internet connection. Check 👉 the real speed of your internet!
  • torrent tracker does not support your version of uTorrent. Be sure to check on the tracker's website which software versions it supports;
  • check the number of seeds (distributing users). If there are few of them (less than 10), then the download may not start immediately and you need to wait;
  • you may have already downloaded too much on the current torrent tracker and is being blocked by the "rating system". Check your torrent tracker rating;
  • also look out for antivirus and firewall software. Try to disable them for a while (in the same Avast it is done simply! 👇).

    Disable Avast antivirus for 1 hour

By the way, what about the download speed - be sure to check the limitation in uTorrent: just right-click on the program icon in the tray, next to the clock (often, this is the reason for slow downloads! 👇).

Limiting downloads in uTorrent

I also recommend that you familiarize yourself with a couple of my previous articles, they describe the current problem in sufficient detail.

👉 To help!

1) Why torrents (files) do not download: reasons and solution.

2) Why uTorrent downloads at a low speed: torrents take a very long time to download.

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Downloaded a file but it won't open

Firstly, restart uTorrent (or whatever client you are using) and check if the file is 100% loaded! It's just that in some cases the status in the program is shown as 100%, but in fact 99.8% (and because of this, the file cannot be opened correctly).

uTorrent - file uploaded to the end, 100%

Secondly, see reviews for this torrent file (and system requirements, if any). It is possible that the distributor overlooked something and posted broken files on the network.

Thirdly, check your system with an antivirus - because during a virus infection, some files and programs may stop opening ...

👉 To help!

How to remove viruses from your computer if the antivirus does not see them!

Fourth, try reloading this file from another source (excellent torrent tracker, 👉 different download method, etc.).

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That's it for now ...Criticism is welcome!

Good luck!

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