What are Torrent Files?

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used to distribute large amounts of data. The initial distributor of the complete file or collection acts as the first seed. Each peer who downloads the data also uploads them to other peers. Relative to standard Internet hosting, this provides a significant reduction in the original distributor’s hardware and bandwidth resource costs. It also provides redundancy against system problems and reduces dependence on the original distributor.

How to Open .torrent files?

There are various software’s that will allow you to open and download the content from .torrent files. BitTorrent has their own software using which you can open .torrent files. We prefer using uTorrent though, a lightweight software, which is fast and allows for easy management of .torrent files.

uTorrent is completely free and was included in the 35+ amazing and free softwares we talked about earlier.

More Resources and Tips and Tricks for Using and Managing Torrents

• Now that you have learnt about torrents, you might want to create and share them too, read our tutorial on How you can create and share torrent files.
• When you create your own torrent files, you will need a tracker server for it, here is a open & universal bittorent tracker.
• Certain limitations on Windows decrease torrent download speeds, here is a tool that will help you boost your P2P and torrent download speeds.
• Torrents provide fast downloads, however where can you find them? We have listed the Torrent Search Toolbar, you might also want to check a Firefox toolbar for searching torrents.
• Not all Torrents available out there are safe many of them are infected with viruses and spywares, take a look at how you can Save yourself from infected torrents.
• Want to preview a torrent before downloading them? Use this handy tool to Preview/Watch movies before downloading them.
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Here is a simple tutorial that will show you how to create torrent files, you will need a BitTorrent client to create a torrent file. In this tutorial we will be using the popular client uTorrent, most of the other BitTorrent clients will have the same or similar steps to create a torrent.

Step 1 Create New Torrent: Open uTorrent and select the option to create a new torrent.

Step 2 Select Files or Directories: In the new window that opens up, select the file or folder you want to share with your family or friends. You can also skip certain files within a directory.

Step 3 Adding a Tracker: A Bit Torrent tracker centrally coordinates the P2P transfer of files among users. A torrent without a tracker server is useless, so you will need to find and use a tracker server. You can use any of the following free trackers to share your files.

http://open.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
http://www.torrent-downloads.to:2710/announce
http://www.sumotracker.com/announce

Step 4 Start seeding the torrent: Before any of your family or friends can download the data, it needs to be shared. Under the other options, select start seeding and click the create and save as button to create the torrent.

Step 5 Share it with family and friends: Once you have created the torrent file, you can email it to your friends and family who can then download the content to their PC and continue sharing it with others.

You can also upload the torrent to a public server, but only do that if you want to share the files with general public.

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