Part 1. All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Understand the risks. Downloading movies you haven't purchased is generally against the law in most countries and can result in large copyright fines or even jail time.
BitTorrent websites often contain explicit adult material and invasive ads or malware that can harm your computer. Make sure you know what you are clicking on and what you are downloading before you open your system up to risk. Unless extra privacy precautions are taken , your IP address is public and can be recorded by companies who can take legal action against you if you commit internet piracy. This is the website for uTorrent. It is one of the more popular bitTorrent clients.
There is two versions of uTorrent available. You may need to temporarily disable your antivirus software in order to install uTorrent.
Depending on your browser, you may first have to click Save or specify a download location before the download will begin. This process will vary depending on your computer's operating system. Pay careful attention during the download process.
Use the following steps to download and install uTorrent. Click Yes when prompted. Click Next twice. Uncheck the checkbox on any additional software install offers. Select shortcut options and click Next , Click Next again. Click Decline on the recommended programs. Click Finish to finalize the installation. Mac : Open the uTorrent install file.
Part 2. Open your preferred web browser. It's recommended that you use a supported web browser like Edge, Chrome, or Firefox, since Internet Explorer may be too vulnerable for most torrent websites.
Search for a torrent website. Torrent websites are typically hit-or-miss due to legal reasons, so you'll likely need to browse to find a currently operational site rather than relying on any specific torrent website. You will likely find many websites listing the best and most recent torrent sites.
The Pirate Bay is the most commonly used torrent site. You'll typically find the search bar at the top of the site, though each site's layout will differ slightly. Searching for your term will pull up a list of matching results.
Using more specific terms e. Locate a healthy torrent. When downloading a torrent, there are a few things to look for: Seeders : Seeders are users who allow other users to download the video content from their computer.
File details : Make sure the file name, category, and any other information in the title matches exactly what you're looking for. Quality video only : Look for at least "p" in the title "p" is ideal or higher as those files will in the range of DVD quality or greater.
Anything lower will have poor quality. Click a torrent to review its feedback. There are a couple of other things you'll look for here: Comments : Specifically, look for comments on whether or not the torrent is safe, as well as quality comments. Rating : Make sure the torrent has a low number of negative reviews and a high number of positive ones.
Download the torrent. Do so by clicking your site's Download button, which will usually say Download Torrent , Get this torrent , or something similar e. Many Torrent websites have false ads plastered on the page that look like download links but will take you to another site. Be careful what you are clicking. Dropping the file here will prompt the movie file itself to begin downloading to your computer.
Select a download location. We only recommend products we believe in. Products that work. But, just so you know, we may earn commission in doing so. Camilla Mo. It enables you to download big files in small pieces, and each of those pieces comes from other users who are downloading the same file, or have already downloaded it. Normally when you download a file, you download the whole thing from a single location — generally a server owned by the distributor of the file.
Downloading copyrighted shows, movies and music is illegal , and can attract significant penalties. All the major studios actively monitor torrent sites to capture the IP addresses of the people illegally downloading their works. They then contact the associated internet service providers ISPs and get them to trace that IP address back to you.
In many countries, ISPs are legally obligated to tell the studios who you are. Note: Some VPN services are free but, as with most things in life, you get what you pay for. You need something more capable. If you don't want to download all of the files listed, remove the checkmarks from the files you don't want.
You can also choose a location to which you want to download the file s. Once you click Add , the file s will start downloading as long as there are seeders available. You can monitor the progress of your download right in the uTorrent Web window. It may take a few minutes for the torrent to get up to full download speed.
The download time will depend on the number of seeds, your connection speed, the connection speed of the seeders, and how many downloads you have going at once. Watch or listen to torrents as they download optional.
Once enough of the file has downloaded, you'll see a preview in the window. Click the preview to start watching or listening. Find your completed file s in your download folder. Once the torrent is downloaded, the completed file will be in the folder you selected or your default download folder, which is usually called Downloads. The file you want is not the one that ends with. Let the torrent seed after it finishes downloading.
Torrents will seed automatically after the files have downloaded. Seeds allow people to download files, and it's considered common courtesy to seed for at least as long as you downloaded to give back to the community. To stop seeding a file, just click the toggle switch next to "Seeding" to turn it off. Method 2. Install uTorrent Classic. If you're an advanced user or would just prefer not to use an app in your web browser, this is the choice for you.
During the installation, follow the on-screen instructions to allow uTorrent through your firewall when prompted. Open uTorrent Classic.
You'll find it in your Windows menu or your Mac's Applications folder. Enable protocol encryption. Many ISPs slow down the connections of people who use apps like uTorrent to preserve bandwidth for their other customers.
Here's how: Click the Options menu at the top of uTorrent. Click Preferences. Click the BitTorrent tab on the left. Under "Protocol Encryption," select Enabled from the menu, and make sure the box next to "Allow incoming legacy connections" is checked.
If you notice that your downloads are still slow later, try switching to Forced instead—the only catch is that there may be fewer peers to connect to when you're trying to download files. Click OK. You can use the Smart Search field at the top of uTorrent to find what you're looking for.
You can also search Google for the name or type of file you're looking for and. Searching from uTorrent does a Google search in your default web browser for whatever you type plus the word "torrent. For example, if you were looking for a torrent of the application OpenOffice, you can try searching openoffice. When you find a torrent site that has files you want, click it to check it out. Just keep in mind that not all torrents and torrenting sites are legitimate, and it can be tough to determine which sites are safe.
One way to investigate a site is to search Google for its address and "reddit" to see if Redditors are talking about it. Sites like x and RARBG are popular torrent sites, but be careful—they offer pirated illegal content for download in addition to legitimate apps, games, and movies. Because many torrenting sites host illegal files, they get shut down quite often.
If you've found a file you want to download, there are a few things you'll want to check first: Look at the number of "seeds" available. Click the button that says Download , Get this torrent , Download torrent , or similar to start the download. This first file you're downloading doesn't actually contain the song, video, or application you're trying to download—it's just a small file with instructions uTorrent will use to download the file from people sharing it online seeders.
You'll find this in your default download folder. This displays the contents of the download in uTorrent, allows you to choose a download location, and gives you the option to start the download. You can also drag and drop the.
Click OK to start the download. It's at the bottom of the options window. This adds the torrent file to your list of downloads. You can now search for and add other torrents if you'd like. Downloads will be prioritized in the order they were added. Monitor the download. Once you see "Downloading 0. The download may take a while to finish depending on the number of seeds, your connection speed, the connection speed of the seeders, and how many downloads you have going at once.
Once the download is complete, the file s will be available in your download folder. The file you want to open not the one that ends with. Torrents will seed automatically after the files have downloaded—you'll know your torrent is seeding when you see "Seeding" on a green bar next to its name.
It's common courtesy to seed for at least as long as you downloaded to give back to the community. To stop seeding, right-click the finished torrent and select Stop. You can access torrents through websites, but you still need special software to download them.
The websites would include special links that only torrent software can understand.
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