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Bit Torrents...where do I begin?

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reubs

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I want to start downloading torrents so that I can being a collection of concerts and stuff, but I'm not even really sure where to begin. What is a good OS X client? Is there a particular place I should DL from so the torrent is available? Are there any other questions I should be asking?

Thanks in advance.
 
good clients are (I only recommend freeware):
transmission
bit rocket

to download torrent, goto [link removed]
sorry if this link would be inappropriate, if so, mod plz delete the link
 
reubs said:
I want to start downloading torrents so that I can being a collection of concerts and stuff, but I'm not even really sure where to begin. What is a good OS X client? Is there a particular place I should DL from so the torrent is available? Are there any other questions I should be asking?

Thanks in advance.
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i would recommend transmission. simple, easy, the way it should be.

check port on transmission after downloading (transmission prefs) -- set prefs to apple firewall section -- set prefs to router prefs 192.1xxxxxxx -- you are set.
 
reubs said:
I want to start downloading torrents so that I can being a collection of concerts and stuff, but I'm not even really sure where to begin. What is a good OS X client? Is there a particular place I should DL from so the torrent is available? Are there any other questions I should be asking?

Thanks in advance.
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Begin by getting an external HD ;)

For legal concert downloads you may find some bands you like at this site
 
quigleybc said:
Begin by getting an external HD ;)

For legal concert downloads you may find some bands you like at this site
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That's exactly the site I found that made me want to get started...I found a few shows from my college town (that I was actually at!), and I wanted to pick them up. Thanks everyone. On another board they saw "torrent" and locked it down.
 
mac000 said:
i would recommend transmission. simple, easy, the way it should be.

check port on transmission after downloading (transmission prefs) -- set prefs to apple firewall section -- set prefs to router prefs 192.1xxxxxxx -- you are set.
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yep. transmission is the best
 
I use Xtorrent, but Azureus has some nice features (e.g. downloading only 9 of 10 files) but XT is brilliant.
 
Markleshark said:
Ditto here.

Shame its such a system hog. :(
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I've heard that comment many times yet the app runs without issue on my 3-year old 1.25 GHz G4 iMac with 1 GB RAM. I can honestly say I have never experienced these resource issues others seem to complain about, but I don't deny they exist. Regardless, for me, it's the best client out there. :cool:
 
I prefer Transmission, as it provides most of the features that Azeurus does without the nasty Java bit. It's very fast and has a UI that feels MUCH more maclike than most other clients (Xtorrent barred, that thing has a great UI).

Below is a screenshot of Transmission with my custom icons installed:
 

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I've heard that comment many times yet the app runs without issue on my 3-year old 1.25 GHz G4 iMac with 1 GB RAM. I can honestly say I have never experienced these resource issues others seem to complain about, but I don't deny they exist. Regardless, for me, it's the best client out there. :cool:
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Early 2.0 releases were great, later ones seem to take up more (I blame Vivaldi, that bastard. :rolleyes: )
 
I only experience issues with azureus when a HUGE file finished loading, then the entire system freezes for a minute or 5.

This used to happen on my windows PC and does not happen at all on my MBP luckily, however I find azureus to be unstable when exiting (sometimes it freezes) but I just force quit, and everything has been working out for me so far.
 
Okay I just finished DLing my first torrent (awesome), and now I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
 
I assume you mean you downloaded the BT file (a small file, no bigger than 100 Kb). If so, then double click on it (or open it from your BT program) and choose a download destination. If it's the complete file you wanted, then enjoy!
 
dllavaneras said:
I assume you mean you downloaded the BT file (a small file, no bigger than 100 Kb). If so, then double click on it (or open it from your BT program) and choose a download destination. If it's the complete file you wanted, then enjoy!
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No, I actually mean the torrent itself (the big file that takes hours/days to download) has been completed. IT's a concert I found on bt.etree, and now I have a folder with all kinds of files on the inside. That's what I need to get to so I can burn a CD with the music on it.
 
Thanks everyone for your patience.

Within the folder, which has a .shnf ending, there are files with the following endings: .jpg (I know that is the front and back for the jewel case), .txt (which contains the setlist from the show), .md5 (I'm at a loss on this one), and .shn (this is the extension on all of the song tracks for the CD).

I don't have any CD-Rs handy right now, so I can't try dragging and burning them immediately. I was hoping to skip that process and go straight to iTunes, but that may not happen.

Thanks again for any info.
 
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