Guest gnr>everything Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I looked it up on wikipedia but I don't understand it at all...So can someone explain to me the process of download, seeding(wtf?), and getting all the parts or whatever of a torrent?I'd really appreciate this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 OK, seeding=hosting, leeching=downloading.A torrent is basically a list of files to download. Instead of other P2P programs where you can download 1 individual file at a time, with a torrent program you download the torrent, and that tells your computer what files to download. For example... If you want to download a bunch of MP3's from my computer, you would download a torrent, open your torrent client (like BitLord) and open the torrent file. You would then start downloading all the MP3's on the torrent, without having to search for each individual one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gnr>everything Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Ok, I kinda understand. How come people don't always get the whole file and need to download different parts from different people though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Ok, I kinda understand. How come people don't always get the whole file and need to download different parts from different people though?Okay, as a dialup user, i've never used it, but my understanding is that if the person you're downloading the torrent from disconnects their internet or stops 'seeding' the file, then obviously you can't get the whole torrent.If somebody else is seeding the identical file, then you can download parts off them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gnr>everything Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Ok, I think I get it now...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyman Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Pirate BayTorrents.toTwo good sites that you should use if your looking for torrents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC185 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Is there a way to make your downloads go faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 do they mess up your computer as i have had p2p software before and it messed my computer up. thanksSS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 do they mess up your computer as i have had p2p software before and it messed my computer up. thanksSS.No, it shouldn't, but as is the case with everything, there's no guarantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Depp Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 When you want to download something from somewhere like torrentspy.com or thepiratebay.org make sure you look for the torrent with the most SEEDS. The more seeds the faster the download will go. Also, if there is no seeds - you will never get the file. Even if you download 99% - it will be useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadlaser Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 do they mess up your computer as i have had p2p software before and it messed my computer up. thanksSS.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>No, it shouldn't, but as is the case with everything, there's no guarantee.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>true, never had a problem with bitlord.and isohunt.com is by far the best torrent search engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 When you want to download something from somewhere like torrentspy.com or thepiratebay.org make sure you look for the torrent with the most SEEDS. The more seeds the faster the download will go. Also, if there is no seeds - you will never get the file. Even if you download 99% - it will be useless.Did you enjoy the VR show after all that, or did it never finish downloading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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