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Originally posted by popo
i downloaded and installed it but i have no idea how to use it or even how to open it. i can't find the file in my start menu and looking inside the bittorrent folder doesn't help much. i'm confused. and i did try redownloading and reinstalling.
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It just runs. Use your browser to visit a site that hosts BitTorrent files (for examples of legit services to try, there's
the browser Mozilla Firebird nightly builds or
BT for Slashdot Effect Victims. Find a BT file that has at least one "seed" (someone serving a complete file) and click on it. This should automatically launch BitTorrent and prompt you for a place to save the file.
Remember to leave the "tracker" open as long as you can after downloading the file, so that others can upload it from you. It is a shared service, and the more you upload, the faster your downloads will be (tricky algorhythm).
People who are in the process of downloading are called "leechers", but this is NOT an insult. Leechers also upload the portions that they already have.
The filespace on your HD will be "reserved" for the entire size of the file at the beginning of the download.