What is a torrent file and how does it works?

Question

I'm new at this torrent thing. I was wondering if someone can give me a brief lesson on torrent files and how do they work. Where is the safe to donwload them?

Answer 1

torrent sharing is about "swarming and tracking", where users download many small bits from many different sources at once. Because this format compensates for bottleneck points, it is actually faster than downloading a large file from a single source.

* “Swarming” is about splitting large files into hundreds of smaller “bits”, and then sharing those bits across a “swarm” of dozens of linked users.
* “Tracking” is when specific servers help swarm users find each other.
* Swarm members use special Torrent client software to upload, download, and reconstruct the many file bits into complete usable files.
* Special .torrent text files act as pointers during this whole process, helping users find other users to swarm with, and enforcing quality control on all shared files.


torrent sharing goes like this: if you share files on BitTorrent, you will be rewarded with increased download speed. Conversely, if you choose to "leech" and not share your files upwards, you will be punished with slow Torrent download speeds.

# .torrent files vary from 15kb to 150kb file size, and are published by serious Torrent sharers around the world.
# You download the desired .torrent file to your drive (this takes about 5 seconds per .torrent file at cable modem speeds).
# You open the .torrent file into your Torrent software. Usually, this is as simple as a a double-click on the .torrent file icon, and the client software auto-launches. In other cases, this software will even open the Torrent file for you.

#t he Torrent client software will now talk to a tracker server for 2 to 10 minutes, while it scours the Internet for people to swarm with. Specifically, the client and tracker server will search for other users who have the same exact .torrent file as you.
# As the tracker locates Torrent users to swarm with, each user will be automatically labeled as either a “leech/peer” or as a “seed” (users who have only part of the target file, versus users who have the complete target file). As you might guess, the more seeds you connect to, the faster your download will be. Commonly, 10 peers/leeches and 3 seeders is a good swarm for downloading a single song/movie.
# The client software then begins the transfer. As the name “sharing” implies, every transfer will happen in both directions, “down” and “up” (leech and share).
*SPEED EXPECTATION: Cable and DSL modem users can expect an average of 25 megabytes per hour, sometimes slower if the swarm is small with less than 2 seeders. On a good day with a big swarm, however, you can download a 5MB song within 3 minutes, and a 900MB movie within 60 minutes.
# Once the transfer is complete, leave your Torrent client software running for at least two hours. This is called "seeding" or "good karma", where you share your complete files to other users.
Suggestion: do your downloads just before you go to sleep at night. This way, you will seed your complete files, you will increase your upload/download ratio, and you will have complete downloaded files by the time you wake up!
# Movie and music plug-ins: you may need to install Media Player, DivX, RealAudio, Daemon Tools Virtual CD/DVD, or other software to enjoy your music and movies. Click here for details on plug-ins.
# Enjoy your movies and songs!
# Fair warning: you will want a second hard drive once you start serious Torrent downloading. Songs and movies require large disk space, and an average P2P user commonly has 20 to 40 GB of media files at any one time. A second 160GB hard drive is common for serious P2P users.


for torrent softwares:::::

http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/peersharing/f/torrentclients.htm

Answer 2

right here's a action picture star. because I truly do no longer comprehend neither. I talked about this one internet web site that advised you each and every thing on a thanks to do it and each and every thing, yet then I had to close it because i became installation the equipment that downloads my torrents. nicely, I acquire video games. So what I do is stumble on a torrent internet web site over the internet that has video games on it, acquire the game, then i exploit Azureus (which matches to flippin sluggish on the instantaneous) to do something else. not one of the video games downloaded yet, yet i imagine I truly could burn it on a cd utilizing Nero. Whoa. i comprehend better than I knew.

Answer 3

first off, i don't suggest you use them.

They're not really files, but links to files from other people's computer, you cannot just download torrent files. You need programs like BitTorrent to get them. And along with many of the files you get spyware/adware even viruses sometimes, but its all about whether you trust the source or not.

Not all of them will give you these files, but there are people out there who get kicks from doing things like that..

Answer 4

A file that stocks addresses from where you can download something....for downloading you must use a program like Bit Comet or Net Pumper....the more addresses it stocks, the faster the speed is ;)

Answer 5

torrent file points you to where you can receive the "torrent" of data. Its not safe for me...

Answer 6

The Wikipedia entry on this is pretty helpful as well.