Which Torrent Client Do YOU Prefer???

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:35 pm

Hey, I've got a problem and it would be really nice if someone could help me.

I recently switched from bittorrent to utorrent, so deleted bittorrent, downloaded utorrent, but when I try to download a torrent, it says something along the lines of, "the torrent file could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences."

I'm assuming i had my preferences so that bittorrent would download the torrent files, but now since i have deleted it and switched to utorrent, it can't find the right application to use. Could anybody tell me how to change my preferences so that i download torrent files with utorrent?

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:54 pm

I prefer Azures Vuze, I get speeds of around 60KB/s as opposed to 20KB/s in uTorrent.

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:27 am

µTorrent all the way, I download as fast as others can upload, usally around 2.5-4MB/s, 11 something MB/s as max one time Smile

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:25 pm

Am I the only person who uses Transmission? Am I the only mac user for that matter?

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:34 pm

weirdobeardo wrote:

Am I the only person who uses Transmission? Am I the only mac user for that matter?

you can get utorrent for the mac http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/mac i don't use a mac mate Wink

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:39 pm

thetazzzz wrote:

weirdobeardo wrote:

Am I the only person who uses Transmission? Am I the only mac user for that matter?

you can get utorrent for the mac http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/mac i don't use a mac mate Wink

Thanks, but Transmission has treated me rather well, actually.

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:59 am

I used azureus for the first yr or so of DLin' an i woulda swore by it but then i tried utorrent an' now would never go back. I guess unless you try different clients you will never know what you prefer. If you try utorrent an' dont like it after a coupla weeks then it's easy just to switch back, eh?

Dont be afraid to try somethin' new.

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:00 am

I used azureus for a bit, never did grow on me Smile

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:51 am

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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:41 am

Clever girl Laughing

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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:21 am

I have used µTorrent (with wine), and also KTorrent.
They are both equal in the up/down department.

One thing I like to do sometimes (to minimise cpu usage) is just use an old networked computer and use a command line download:
(i.e. at prompt: btlaunchmanycurses.bittornado /mnt/torrent/folder --saveas /mnt/music/folder )

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:56 am

peacenik wrote:

I have used µTorrent (with wine), and also KTorrent.
They are both equal in the up/down department.

One thing I like to do sometimes (to minimise cpu usage) is just use an old networked computer and use a command line download:
(i.e. at prompt: btlaunchmanycurses.bittornado /mnt/torrent/folder --saveas /mnt/music/folder )

With wine ? Are you trying to run it in Linux or in Mac?

If in Mac then there is an official Mac version as I read the command line I think it's linux Wink

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:35 am

Devilz_108 wrote:

With wine ? Are you trying to run it in Linux or in Mac?

If in Mac then there is an official Mac version as I read the command line I think it's linux Wink

You are correct, O wise one, it is Linux I use.

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:03 pm

I've been using Bittorent. It works just fine for me. I dun need no stinkin fancy schmancy program. Fast and Simple, works for me. Ha, should be my motto in life Razz

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:06 pm

jmanguba wrote:

Hey, I've got a problem and it would be really nice if someone could help me.

I recently switched from bittorrent to utorrent, so deleted bittorrent, downloaded utorrent, but when I try to download a torrent, it says something along the lines of, "the torrent file could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences."

I'm assuming i had my preferences so that bittorrent would download the torrent files, but now since i have deleted it and switched to utorrent, it can't find the right application to use. Could anybody tell me how to change my preferences so that i download torrent files with utorrent?

Couldn't you just right click on it and choose which application to open it with ie.utorrent ?!