I have finally dumped uTorrent!

[Drone]

Decided to bump this thread just because of uget.

It's a cool cross-platform download manager. To download torrents in Linux you'll need to install aria2. Windows version is portable and already has aria2.

Bottom line: it's great for batch downloading and torrents. And yeah it also supports Firefox integration.

 

[RejZoR]

Thx for the uGet. Seems nice and simple. And it's portable.

 

[vectoravtech]

I use http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/ it has anonymous mode.

The explanation: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Anonymous-Mode

 

[johnspack]

I have no problem with utorrent 2.2.1. No ads, no blocking from private trackers. Sometimes older is better!

 

[Scrizz]

I have no problem with utorrent 2.2.1. No ads, no blocking from private trackers. Sometimes older is better!

yep I also use older version of utorrent with no problems!
I love that it's not bloated lol

 

[RejZoR]

It's just sad how they degenerated a trully light and efficient program into this bloated pile of crap they maintain today. It should really be renamed from uTorrent (microTorrent) into something more appropriate. Like FatTorrent or something....

 

[Drone]

It's not a client but pretty useful checker

http://sourceforge.net/projects/torrentfilehashchecker/

Just insert torrent file and browse to downloaded data folder.

 

[Aquinus]

It's not a client but pretty useful checker

http://sourceforge.net/projects/torrentfilehashchecker/

Just insert torrent file and browse to downloaded data folder.

The .torrent file includes the checksums for each block that gets downloaded. IIRC, BT protocol requires that downloaded blocks are checked against the checksum on the torrent itself at the time it's downloaded in order to re-download it in the case of a problem. The only time you should need this is if you're not sure about the integrity of your storage. Loading a .torrent file up in your client and pointing it to the data you already have will also do the exact same thing. Just a little FYI.

 

[Drone]

The .torrent file includes the checksums for each block that gets downloaded. IIRC, BT protocol requires that downloaded blocks are checked against the checksum on the torrent itself at the time it's downloaded in order to re-download it in the case of a problem. The only time you should need this is if you're not sure about the integrity of your storage. Loading a .torrent file up in your client and pointing it to the data you already have will also do the exact same thing. Just a little FYI.

Every torrent client has hash checker I know it. I use this tool because it uses faster algorithm. I had a xubuntu iso torrent I interrupted on one machine [with utorrent], transferred it to my old laptop and resumed download with tixati. I just wanted to make a double check.

 

[Mussels]

Transmission.
On windows that'd be transmission-QT

At first glance the UI looks kinda crap, but its designed for remote use - you setup a download system like you would a NAS, install transmission-remote on literally anything (windows, linux, android, etc) and have all your systems remotely control the one download client.

good for families/housemates/etc who all torrent, since you can all add/pause/delete torrents.

For example, old laptops or laptops with broken screens are perfect low wattage systems for an always-on torrent box and file-sharing for media players.

 

[Aquinus]

Every torrent client has hash checker I know it. I use this tool because it uses faster algorithm. I had a xubuntu iso torrent I interrupted on one machine [with utorrent], transferred it to my old laptop and resumed download with tixati. I just wanted to make a double check.

Speed doesn't really matter so long as it's not single-threaded bound like tixati. Most modern torrent clients will do hash checking in its own thread so clients like uTorrent, Azureus, and Transmission along with the original client will do well so long as the resources and disk I/O is available.

At first glance the UI looks kinda crap, but its designed for remote use - you setup a download system like you would a NAS, install transmission-remote on literally anything (windows, linux, android, etc) and have all your systems remotely control the one download client.

good for families/housemates/etc who all torrent, since you can all add/pause/delete torrents.

It's also really nice when you have 170Mbit down and you have a linux gateway server attached directly to the modem like I do. Needless to say, I don't wait long for good torrents to download. My tower can only do 150mbit so doing it this way is actually faster for me. I use transmission-daemon on that and use transmission remote gui on my tower for control.

 

[Drone]

Nobody mentioned FDM so here it is:

http://freedownloadmanager.org/index.htm


It has some nice features

 

[rruff]

qBittorrent is an excellent replacement that is similar to old school uTorrent but regularly updated. No ads, no BS that I've ever noticed.

I used that for awhile when my old uTorrent failed to download magnets, and pretty much hated it. No way to organize by download date, and then an update removed titles from the file list. You had to click on it to even see what it was called.

I'm running uTorrent 3.1.3 and have no adds. Doesn't auto update or anything. Works great.

 

[jboydgolfer]

i haven't allowed utorrent to update for a very long time, and frankly although i dont use it much, when i DO use it, im glad, and comfortable with the familiar interface.

 

[Mussels]

Nobody mentioned FDM so here it is:

http://freedownloadmanager.org/index.htm


It has some nice features

i use FDM with its torrent stuff disabled, its a strange one. on my i3 laptop where its noticeable, even with no downloads at all in the queue (completed or otherwise) it eats CPU and HDD for some reason.

 

[Athlonite]

qBittorrent for the win encryption and anonymity all in one program

 

[Octopuss]

There's no anonymity when using torrents.

 

[ypsylon]

I have no problem with utorrent 2.2.1. No ads, no blocking from private trackers. Sometimes older is better!

+1 to that

'Analog' often wins with 'digital'.

 

[Ray_Rogers2109]

I've been using Deluge as-of late. Quite enjoy it. Occasionally Vuze but not as much.

 

[Mussels]

transssssmisssssiiooonnnnnnn

 

[Vayra86]

qBittorrent all the way.

If you use older uTorrent versions, I would strongly urge to reconsider.

 

[burebista]

I'm using Tixati and seems fine.

 

[Filip Georgievski]

Actually using BitTorrent for a while now and no issues what so ever.
Love the sync with Android App and I download on the go makes it easy to use.
+1 for BitTorrent

 

[qubit]

There's no anonymity when using torrents.

I read somewhere that it's actually possible to be anonymous, but it's a big hassle and isn't guaranteed every time, so likely not worth it. I'm sorry I don't remember which article it was and it was some time ago. It's just one of those casual reads one has on the internet.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Transmission-QT for me ... after quite a while with uTorrent ... in fact i didn't knew there was a win version (pretty clueless eh? ) but i was already using it on my MacBook Pro and under Linux