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--- using_bitcomet_to_download_torrents [2010/04/30 06:54] – lucy
+++ using_bitcomet_to_download_torrents [2015/08/15 04:21] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-===== Using BitComet to Download Torrents =====
+====== Using BitComet to Download Torrents ======
  ==== Before you start ====
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 Transferring files with BitTorrent is a two-step process:
-  * First you download or obtain the .torrent file itself.
+   First you download or obtain the .torrent file itself.
 (This is an ordinary HTTP or FTP download, just as you've probably done many times before. This part doesn't require a BitTorrent client, it's done with an ordinary web browser. You save the torrent file to your hard disk.)
-  * Then you use a BitTorrent client such as BitComet, to open that torrent file and begin transferring the content it
+   Then you use a BitTorrent client such as BitComet, to open that
- references.
+   torrent file and begin transferring the content it references.
 (This part must be done via BitTorrent protocol and requires a client.)
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 ==== Introduction of .torrent file ====
-A .torrent file is a very small text-type file which has a rigid and invariable format. It is used by a client to transfer data via the BitTorrent protocol. You must have a .torrent file in order to use BitTorrent.
+**A .torrent file is a very small text-type file which has a rigid and invariable format. It is used by a client to transfer data via the BitTorrent protocol. You must have a .torrent file in order to use BitTorrent.**
 It's called a .torrent file because the file's extension must be ".torrent" in order for most BitTorrent clients to accept and open it. An example filename is
-ubuntu-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent
+**ubuntu-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent**
 When people refer to torrent files generally, it's understood that they are referring to files with the .torrent extension.
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 You should visit some index sites and spend some time familiarizing yourself with how they are organized.
-BitComet uses a built-in web browser, based on Microsoft's Internet Explorer v.5, and also provides a list of some popular index sites that you may visit with its browser. Clicking on the site name will open it in the browser for you. BitComet also has a built-in torrent search bar for you to search for your needed .torrent file.
+[[bitcomet|BitComet]] uses a built-in web browser, based on Microsoft's Internet Explorer v.5, and also provides a list of some popular index sites that you may visit with its browser. Clicking on the site name will open it in the browser for you. BitComet also has a built-in torrent search bar for you to search for your needed .torrent file.
 You are not required to use the built-in browser, and can use your own web browser, if you prefer. You can bookmark index sites in it just as you bookmark any web site. The "favorites" list within BitComet is updated from time to time, and the update does not preserve any changes or assure that any site will still be included in the next revision. You can use the options in the VIEW menu to make these windows hidden or visible, as you prefer.
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 There are also web-based search engines and stand-alone search applications which can search multiple index sites with a single interface. You may want to explore these as well.
-BitComet toolbar "Favorites"-->"Torrent Sites";
+  * BitComet toolbar "//Favorites --> Torrent Sites//";
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-Visit an index site and find a torrent file whose contents you want to obtain. Click the download link for that torrent file, and when the download dialogue appears, save the file to your hard disk.
+  * Visit an index site and find a torrent file whose contents you want to obtain. Click the download link for that torrent file, and when the download dialogue appears, save the file to your hard disk.
 It is possible to open the file directly into BitComet without saving the file to disk first, but that is discouraged because you may need the torrent file again at some point, which means you will have to find it and re-download it from wherever you got it the first time. It must be the same torrent file, with the same hash index. Another file with the same material, will not work. The file you need may have been deleted from that site, or you may not remember correctly where you downloaded the file, in which case there is nothing you can do. This has happened to many people, who can only regret the practice.
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 Torrent files are small and don't take up much disk space, no matter how big the downloads they reference may be. It's a good idea to keep them until you are utterly certain that you will never need them again. Deleting old torrents may become a part of your regular monthly computer maintenance and hygiene.
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-==== Download torrent with BitComet ====
+====== Download torrents with BitComet ======
-Once you obtain the .torrent file you wish to download, you simply import it into BitComet to begin the transfer. There are several ways of achieving this in BitComet:
+Once you find the .torrent file you wish to download, you simply import it into BitComet to begin the transfer. There are several ways of achieving this in BitComet:
-=== Method 1 - Directly from webpage ===
+===== Method 1 - Directly from webpage =====
-) Left-click on the Torrent link
+====1) Left-click on the Torrent link====
+  * **1.1** On the webpage, click the link of the .torrent file; BitComet will capture it and begin download the task automatically.
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+      * <html><span style=color:darkred;font-weight:bold>Note:</span></html> If you don't intend to save the .torrent files first in a separate location (for backup purpose) as described above, then you can choose "//Open with: BitComet - a BitTorrent Client//" in the dialog box above and also tick the check-box "//Do this automatically for files like this from now on//".<html><br></html> After that, whenever you click on a torrent download link again in a webpage (or use most of the other methods below) you won't be presented anymore with the dialog from step **1.1** but you will be taken directly to the dialog from step **1.2** (below) instead.<html><br></html> You can always change back that option in Firefox, under //Tools --> Options --> Applications// by setting BitComet files back to "//Always ask//" status. (For other browsers the options will probably differ more or less. Check your browser's documentation for details on that.)<html><br /></html> Also please note that BitComet has browser integration only with Firefox and MS Internet Explorer so far. For other browsers you may have to manually open the .torrent file after your browser finishes downloading it.
-On the webpage, click the link of the .Torrent file; BitComet will capture it and begin download the task automatically.
+  * **1.2** Once the .torrent file is done downloading in the browser, BitComet automatically captures the download. (I.e. if you choose "//Open with BitComet//"; if you choose "//Save file//" then you'll have to open it manually by double-clicking on the .torrent file.) Verify the pathname where you want the torrent content to be saved to and click "Download Now";\\ {{:win_06a.jpg|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
-{{:trt_03.png|}} {{:trt_02.png|}}
+  * **1.3** In the tasklist, we can see that the torrent content is downloading (downwards green arrow);\\ {{:win_07a.jpg|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
-) Right-click on the Torrent
+  * **1.4** When BitComet has finished downloading the torrent contents, the status of the task will automatically change to "uploading" (also called "seeding") as shown by an upward-pointing red arrow.\\ {{:win_08c.jpg|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
-On the webpage, right-click on the torrent, choose "Download this with BitComet", then BitComet will start and download the torrent.
+**Note:** <html><span style=color:darkred;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic>Steps </span><span style=font-weight:bold;font-style:italic>1.2 - 1.4</span> <span style=color:darkred;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic>from above, are identical for all the methods described below, therefore they won't be mentioned anymore in order to keep the page uncluttered by unnecessary repetition. They are to be implicitly assumed for each of the following methods, too.</span></html>
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+====2) Right-click on the Torrent====
+  * On the webpage, right-click on the torrent, choose "Download this with BitComet", then BitComet will start and download the torrent.\\ {{:trt_01.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
-) Drag-and-drop the torrent link into BitComet floating Window
+====3) Drag-and-drop the torrent link into BitComet floating Window====
+  * On the webpage, click the torrent then drag-and-drop it into the BitComet floating Window.\\ {{:trt_04.png|}} {{:trt_05.png|}}
-On the webpage, click the torrent then drag-and-drop it into the BitComet floating Window.
+----
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+===== Method 2 - Use Magnet link directly from webpage =====
-=== Method 2 - Use Magnet link directly from webpage ===
+====1) Left-click on the Magnet link====
+  * On the webpage, click the [[peers_seeds_torrent_tracker_dht_peer_exchange_pex_magnet_links#magnet_links|magnet link]]; BitComet will capture the .torrent file automatically and start the download.
-) Left-click on the Magnet link
+{{:trt_06.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
-On the webpage, click the magnet link; BitComet will capture the .torrent file automatically and start the download.
+====2) Right-click on the Magnet link====
+  * On the webpage, right-click on the magnet link and choose "Download with BitComet"; BitComet will download the .torrent file first and then start downloading.\\ {{:trt_07.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
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+====3) Drag-and-drop the Magnet link into BitComet floating Window====
+  * On the webpage, drag-and-drop the magnet link into the BitComet floating window; the "Add download" dialog will popup and begin downloading the .torrent file. Once the download is finished, the task properties dialog will popup to ask if you want to continue to download the task.\\ {{:dd_13.png|}}
-) Drag-and-drop the Magnet link into BitComet floating Window
+----
-On the webpage, drag-and-drop the magnet link into the BitComet floating window; the "Add download" dialog will popup and begin downloading the .torrent file. Once the download is finished, the task properties dialog will popup to ask if you want to continue to download the task.
+===== Method 3 - From Main Menu option =====
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+====1) Open .torrent file on the computer====
+  * Left-click "//File --> Open Torrent//" in BitComet menu bar and open the .torrent file;\\ {{:win_04c.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
+  * In the pop-up dialog, browse and navigate to the .torrent file you saved and click "Open";\\ {{:win_05a.jpg|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
+<html><span style=color:teal;font-weight:bold>Tip:</span></html> You can select multiple torrents at once and hit the "Open" button. This will open the properties dialog for all of them, one at a time, allowing you to add them all to the Task List.
+====2) Use a Magnet URI or direct URL or torrent info-hash====
-=== Method 3 - From Main Menu option ===
+   Please note that with the introduction of support for Magnet Links in v.1.17, these
+   replaced the use of BC Links since they share the same basic principle (passing a hash value).
-) Open .torrent file on the computer
+If you know the Magnet URI, the direct URL to the .torrent file or just the torrent [[peers_seeds_torrent_tracker_dht_peer_exchange_pex_magnet_links#super-seeding_initial_seeding#infohash|info-hash]] value, but you don't have it on your hard drive, you can select "File" then "Open Torrent form URL" .
+  * Enter the Magnet URI or the URL of the .torrent file or the info-hash value in the pop-up form:\\ {{:win_09.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
-Left-click "File"-->"Open Torrent" in BitComet menu bar and open the .torrent file;
+  * In the task list, you will see the .torrent file is being downloaded (a yellow downward-pointing arrow means that the .torrent file is being downloaded);\\ {{:win_10.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
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+  * When the .torrent file's download is finished, the BT task download window appears.\\ {{:win_11.png|}}
-In the pop-up dialog, browse and navigate to the .torrent file you saved and click "Open";
+<html><span style=color:teal;font-weight:bold>Tip</span></html>: Starting with v.1.23 you can add multiple URLs at once. They will all be added to the Task List.
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+===== Method 4 - Shortcuts to opening a .torrent file on your computer =====
+====1) Drag-and-drop the .torrent file into BitComet floating Window====
+  * Navigate to the location where the .torrent file is saved, select it and drag it to the BitComet floating Window. Pop-up task properties dialog will appear; click "Download Now" to start downloading.
-Choose the pathname you want the torrent content to be saved to and click "Download Now";
+{{:win_12a.jpg|}}\\ <html><br /></html>
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+====2) Drag-and-drop the .torrent file to BitComet Main Window====
+  * Navigate to the location where the .torrent file is saved, select it and drag it to the BitComet Main window. Pop-up task properties dialog will appear, click "Download Now" to start downloading.
-In the tasklist, we can see that the torrent content is downloading (downwards green arrow);
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-When BitComet has finished downloading the torrent contents, the status of the task will automatically change to "uploading" (also called "seeding") as shown by an upward-pointing red arrow.
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-) Use a Magnet URI or direct URL or torrent info-hash
-Please note that with the introduction of support for Magnet Links in v.1.17, these replaced the use of BC Links since they share the same basic principle (passing a hash value).
-If you know the Magnet URI, the direct URL to the .torrent file or just the torrent info-hash value, but you don't have it on your hard drive, you can select "File" then "Open Torrent form URL" .
-Enter the Magnet URI or the URL of the .torrent file or the info-hash value in the popup form:
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-In the task list, you will see the .torrent file is being downloaded (a yellow downward-pointing arrow means that the .torrent file is being downloaded);
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-When the .torrent file's download is finished, the BT task download window appears.
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-=== Method 4 - Shortcuts to opening a .torrent file on your computer ===
-) Drag-and-drop the .torrent file into BitComet floating Window
-Navigate to the location where the .torrent file is saved, select it and drag it to the BitComet floating Window. Pop-up task properties dialog will appear; click "Download Now" to start downloading.
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-) Drag-and-drop the .torrent file to BitComet Main Window
-Navigate to the location where the .torrent file is saved, select it and drag it to the BitComet Main window. Pop-up task properties dialog will appear, click "Download Now" to start downloading.
+<html><span style=color:teal;font-weight:bold>Tip</span></html>: You can drag'n'drop multiple .torrent files onto the BitComet UI; they will all be added to the Task List, one after another.
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-==== Shortcut: Search torrent from BitComet ====
+====== Shortcut: Search torrent from BitComet ======
-Bitcomet supports direct torrent download from webpage and it will automatically begin a BitTorent download when the .torrent file download is done.
+**Bitcomet supports direct torrent download from webpage and it will automatically begin a BitTorrent download when the .torrent file download is done.**
 For Example：Using search function in Bitcomet interface.
+  * Enter the keyword for the resource you want to download and you will be redirected to an objective website;\\ {{:win_15a.png|}}
-Enter the keyword for the resource you want to download and you will be redirected to an objective website;
+  * Select one record from the list;\\ {{:win_16.png|}} {{:win_17.png|}}
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+  * Click "Download this torrent!" to continue;\\ {{:win_18.png|}}
-Select one record from the list;
+  * A BT Task pop-up dialog appears after the .torrent file download has finished. Click "Download Now" to continue.\\ {{:win_19.png|}}
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-Click "Download this torrent!" to continue;
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-A BT Task pop-up dialog appears after the .torrent file download has finished. Click "Download Now" to continue.
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